Biography
Frances Helen Foster (née Brown; June 11, 1924 – June 17, 1997) was an American film, television and stage actress. In addition to being an actress, Foster was also an award–winning stage director and a founding member of the Negro Ensemble Company. Moreover, in 1955, she became the first African American to appear in a nationally broadcast television commercial.
Filmography
all 25
Movies 18
TV Shows 7
self 1
Self
James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket (2023)
Movie
Gloria
Clockers (1995)
Movie
3
Aunt Song
Crooklyn (1994)
Movie
Grandma
The Distinguished Gentleman (1992)
Movie
8
Woman Outside Audubon Ballroom
Malcolm X (1992)
Movie
4.5
First Annie Lee Moss
Citizen Cohn (1992)
Movie
Dianne
Through an Open Window (1992)
Movie
Mary Tillar
Law & Order (1990)
TV
5.78
A Man Called Hawk (1989)
TV
Loretta
Desperate (1987)
Movie
Waitress
Five Corners (1987)
Movie
1
Elva Briggs
Enemy Territory (1987)
Movie
Ovelia
Trapped In Silence (1986)
Movie
Slave
North and South (1985)
TV
3.5
'Neighbors'
Tales of the Unknown South (1984)
Movie
Great-Grandmother Jeffers
The House of Dies Drear (1984)
Movie
Nurse in Home
The Last Tenant (1978)
Movie
Alberta King
King (1978)
TV
Bea Quitman
A Piece of the Action (1977)
Movie
Gremmar
The First Breeze of Summer (1976)
Movie
Sylvie
Legacy of Blood (1974)
Movie
Good Times (1974)
TV
10
Pearl Johnson
Kojak (1973)
TV
6
Gremmar
Great Performances (1971)
TV
1
Poppy
Take a Giant Step (1959)
Movie
Ratings
Average 5.62
Based on 240 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1959
1978
1987
1987
2023
Information
Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1924-06-11
Deathday1997-06-17 (73 years old)
Birth PlaceYonkers, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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