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- Actress
- Additional Crew
Gloria Foster will always be best known for her performance as The Oracle in The Matrix (1999) and The Matrix Reloaded (2003), but the actress's career spanned four decades on the stage and screen.
Born on November 15, 1933 in Chicago, Illinois, Foster was put in the custody of her grandparents and raised on a farm. She returned to Chicago to attend the University of Illinois. Acting was not a focus until she was accepted at the city's distinguished Goodman Theatre. She performed on stages around the city before heading to New York City in the early 1960s.
In New York, her first stage role was in "A Raisin in the Sun". She won an Obie Award for her next performance in the play "In White America", where she portrayed 27 different characters. Life Magazine dedicated a two-page article on Foster. More roles followed as her fans grew in number; quite often, roles were being written expressly for her. By the end of her career, she would win 2 more Obies, for a later performance of "A Raisin in the Sun" and the Broadway production of "Having Our Say" in 1995.
Foster's first film role was in The Cool World (1963); during production set met actor-director Clarence Williams III, and the couple soon married. (They later divorced, and Foster never remarried.)
Her film work was limited, with roles in Nothing But a Man (1964), The Comedians (1967), The Angel Levine (1970), Man and Boy (1971), Leonard Part 6 (1987), City of Hope (1991), and the aforementioned Matrix appearances. She worked a bit more on television, with appearances throughout the years on I Spy (1965), Mod Squad (1968), The Bill Cosby Show (1969), The White Shadow (1978), The Cosby Show (1984), Law & Order (1990) (her character here was based on Betty Shabazz, Malcolm X's widow), and Soul Food (2000). She appeared in the TV movies The House of Dies Drear (1984) and the Golden Globe-nominated Separate But Equal (1991).
She returned to the stage in 1995 in "Having Our Say", co-starring with Mary Alice, who would take her place as The Oracle in The Matrix Revolutions (2003).
On September 29, 2001, she died of complications from diabetes. She was 67.- Stanley Brown was born on 18 August 1914 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He was an actor, known for Atlantic City (1944), The Man with Nine Lives (1940) and The Face Behind the Mask (1941). He was married to Lorraine McCall and Ruth F. Brown. He died on 29 September 2001 in West Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Eleanor Phelps was born on 8 September 1907 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. She was an actress, known for The Count of Monte Cristo (1934), Cleopatra (1934) and Cinderella (1957). She died on 29 September 2001 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Producer
- Writer
- Director
Edgardo Gazcón was born on 15 April 1931 in Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico. He was a producer and writer, known for El hombre sin miedo (1980), Yo, el valiente (1964) and El ausente (1972). He died on 29 September 2001 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico.- Producer
- Director
- Writer
Niels-Jørgen Kaiser was born on 12 April 1930 in Holbæk, Denmark. He was a producer and director, known for Ung i dag (1962), En historie om ingenting (1963) and Set med baronens øjne (1962). He died on 29 September 2001 in Denmark.- Mary Streep was born on 30 July 1915 in Connecticut, USA. She was an actress, known for Heartburn (1986). She was married to Harry William Streep, Jr.. She died on 29 September 2001 in Stamford, Connecticut, USA.
- Producer
- Production Manager
- Director
Risto Orko was born on 15 September 1899 in Rauma, Finland. He was a producer and production manager, known for Ne 45000 (1933), Aktivistit (1939) and VMV 6 (1936). He was married to Liisa Orko. He died on 29 September 2001 in Helsinki, Finland.- Nguyen Van Thieu was born on 5 April 1923 in Tri Thuy, Ninh Thuan, Vietnam. He was married to Nguyen Thi Mai Anh. He died on 29 September 2001 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
- Dan Cushman was born on 1 January 1909 in Marion, Michigan, USA. Dan was a writer, known for Stay Away, Joe (1968) and Timberjack (1955). Dan was married to Elizabeth Louise Loudon. Dan died on 29 September 2001 in Great Falls, Montana, USA.
- Jimmy O'Connor was born on 20 May 1918 in Paddington, London, England, UK. He was a writer and actor, known for The Wednesday Play (1964), The Gamblers (1967) and Play for Today (1970). He was married to Nemone Lethbridge and Mary Agnes Davey. He died on 29 September 2001 in London, England, UK.
- Paul Baur was born on 20 August 1960 in Munich, Germany. He was an actor, known for Loft (1985), Das Wunder (1985) and Kir Royal (1986). He died on 29 September 2001 in Stuttgart, Germany.
- Max Desrau was born on 21 March 1918 in Rouen, Seine-Inférieure [now Seine-Maritime], France. He was an actor, known for Aux frontières du possible (1971), To Kill a Cop (1981) and Le Magnifique (1973). He died on 29 September 2001 in Noisy-Le-Sec, Seine-Saint-Denis, France.
- Georg Schuchter was born on 5 December 1952 in Salzburg, Austria. He was an actor, known for Alma - A Show biz ans Ende (1999), Tatort (1970) and Le gorille (1990). He died on 29 September 2001 in Hoher Göll, Bavaria, Germany.
- Bennie Goldberg was born on 21 December 1919 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland. He was an actor, known for Ben Casey (1961), Cannon (1971) and The Virginian (1962). He died on 29 September 2001 in Detroit, Michigan, USA.
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Cinematographer
- Actor
Albert Viguier was born on 20 July 1911 in Paris, France. He was a cinematographer and actor, known for Le Jour Se Leve (1939), Fanfan la Tulipe (1952) and The Last Vacation (1948). He died on 29 September 2001.- Mabel Fairbanks died on 29 September 2001 in Burbank, California, USA.
- Clément Bairam was born on 6 July 1909 in Paris, France. He was an actor, known for Les compagnons de Baal (1968), Histoire de chanter (1946) and Les trafiquants de la mer (1947). He died on 29 September 2001 in Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France.
- Colin Fraser was born on 25 September 1918 in Nairobi, British East Africa [now Kenya]. He died on 29 September 2001 in Ocean Shores, New South Wales, Australia.