Gloria Foster (November 15, 1933 – September 29, 2001) was an American actress.
She is best known for having played the Oracle in the first two films of The Matrix film series, The Matrix (1999) and The Matrix Reloaded (2003) films, the latter film being her last. She died from diabetes complications during filming of the latter film, resulting in the character being recast with Mary Alice for The Matrix Revolutions.
Films with pages in TV Tropes:
- The Cool World (1964) as Mrs. Custis
- Nothing But a Man (1964) as Lee
- The Angel Levine (1970) as Sally
- Leonard Part 6 (1987) as Medusa
- The Matrix as the Oracle
- The Matrix (1999)
- The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
TV series with pages on TV Tropes:
- I Spy (1968, episode "Shana") as Shana
- The Mod Squad (1969, two episodes) as Jenny
- The Bill Cosby Show (1970, episode "The Deluge") as Dolores Winters
- The Cosby Show (1987, episode "Hillman") as Dr. Barbara Bracy
- Law & Order (1992, 1997; episodes "Conspiracy" and "Entrapment") as Satima Tate