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Known for movies

Aunt Bess (#2) (1980-1981)

All My Children (1970)
as Aunt Bess (#2) (1980-1981)

Vera (1985-1992, 1993-1994)

Guiding Light (1952)
as Vera (1985-1992, 1993-1994)

Woman Outside Audubon Ballroom

Malcolm X (1992)
as Woman Outside Audubon Ballroom

Gloria

Clockers (1995)
as Gloria

Short Info

Date Of BirthJune 11, 1924
DiedJune 17, 1997, Fairfax, Virginia, United States
SpouseMorton Goldsen, Robert Foster
FactTrained at the American Theatre Wing in Manhattan, 1949-52. Co-founder of the Negro Ensemble Company, appearing in 25 of its productions between 1967 and 1986. On stage from 1955.


Frances Foster is an American actress. She is known for her roles in the films The Silence of the Lambs (1991), Philadelphia (1993), and The Devil’s Advocate (1997).

Foster was born on November 19, 1962, in New York City, New York. Her parents were Eleanor (née Smith) and Robert Foster. She has two sisters, Lisa and Amy. Foster was raised in a Jewish household. She attended the High School of Performing Arts.

Foster’s career began with a role in the film Taxi Driver (1976). She went on to star in the films The Silence of the Lambs (1991), Philadelphia (1993), and The Devil’s Advocate (1997). She has also appeared in the films Anna and the King (1999), Panic Room (2002), and Inside Man (2006).

Foster has won two Academy Awards, for Best Actress in The Silence of the Lambs (1991) and Best Supporting Actress in The Accused (1988). She has also been nominated for three Golden Globe Awards, winning Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama for The Silence of the Lambs (1991).

Foster has been in a relationship with actor Cyprian Broderick since 2005. They have two sons together, Charles and Kit.

General Info

Date Of BirthJune 11, 1924
DiedJune 17, 1997, Fairfax, Virginia, United States
Place Of BirthYonkers, New York, United States
ProfessionActor, Singer, Theatre Director
NationalityAmerican

Family

SpouseMorton Goldsen, Robert Foster

Accomplishments

AwardsObie Award for Sustained Excellence of Performance
MoviesThe Juror, Clockers, Crooklyn, Malcolm X, Citizen Cohn, Five Corners, Trapped in Silence, The House of Dies Drear, A Piece of the Action, Take a Giant Step, Through an Open Window, Legacy of Blood
TV ShowsRyan's Hope

Social profile links

IMDBhttp://imdb.com/name/nm0287804

Facts

#Fact
1She and Lynne Thigpen were awarded the 1996 Drama Logue Award for Outstanding Ensemble Performance for "Having Our Say" at the Mark Taper Forum Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
2Trained at the American Theatre Wing in Manhattan, 1949-52. Co-founder of the Negro Ensemble Company, appearing in 25 of its productions between 1967 and 1986. On stage from 1955.

Movies

Actress

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Juror1996Housewife
Clockers1995Gloria
Crooklyn1994Aunt Song
Moon Over Miami1993TV SeriesBeverly Hale
Law & Order1993TV SeriesMary Tillar
The Distinguished Gentleman1992Grandma
Malcolm X1992Woman Outside Audubon Ballroom
Citizen Cohn1992TV MovieFirst Annie Lee Moss
Through an Open Window1992ShortDianne
Darrow1991TV MovieElsa Jackson
Working It Out1990TV SeriesNurse
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd1989TV SeriesMrs. Hawthorne
A Man Called Hawk1989TV SeriesMorgan Walker
Sesame Street1985-1989TV SeriesSusan's Mother / Dorothy
Desperate1987TV MovieLoretta
Five Corners1987Waitress
Enemy Territory1987Elva Briggs
Trapped in Silence1986TV MovieOvelia
North and South1985TV Mini-SeriesSlave
ABC Afterschool Specials1985TV SeriesSchool Principal
Tales of the Unknown South1984TV Movie segment "Neighbors"
The House of Dies Drear1984TV MovieGreat-Grandmother Jeffers
American Playhouse1983TV SeriesAunt Mabel
The Neighborhood1982TV MovieMrs. Cieland
Ryan's Hope1977-1978TV SeriesMiriam George
The Last Tenant1978TV MovieNurse in Home
King1978TV Mini-SeriesMrs. Alberta King
Watch Your Mouth1978TV Series
A Piece of the Action1977Bea Quitman
Kojak1976TV SeriesPearl Johnson
Great Performances1976TV SeriesGremmar
Good Times1975TV SeriesMs. Gertrude Vinson
The Wide World of Mystery1974TV SeriesSylvie
Cops and Robbers1973Bleeding Lady
Who Says I Can't Ride a Rainbow!1971
All My Children1970TV SeriesAunt Bess (#2) (1980-1981)
One Life to Live1968TV SeriesGrace Trainor (1968-70)
The Defenders1964TV SeriesThe Young Woman
The Law and Mr. Jones1962TV SeriesNurse
Dr. Kildare1962TV SeriesBarbara James
Take a Giant Step1959Poppy
The Secret Storm1954TV SeriesAnne Share (1971)
Guiding Light1952TV SeriesVera (1985-1992, 1993-1994)

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
American Masters1989TV Series documentaryHerself
The Core of the Apple1986TV Series documentaryHerself

Source: IMDb, Wikipedia

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