Deceased
When Did Frances Foster Die?
Life & Death
Died aged 73GenderFemaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn11/06/1924Died17/06/1997 (aged 73)Died inFairfaxWikidataQ5478651 ↗Buried atPinelawn Memorial ParkTMDb#140178 ↗
Frances Helen Foster was an American film, television and stage actress. In addition to being an actress, Foster was also an award–winning stage director and an original member of the Negro Ensemble Company. Moreover, in 1955, she became the first African American to appear in a nationally broadcast television commercial.
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Importing filmography…
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | ClockersMovie | Gloria | 71 |
| 1994 | CrooklynMovie | Aunt Song | 70 |
| 1992 | Malcolm XMovie | Woman Outside Audubon Ballroom | 68 |
| 1992 | Citizen CohnMovie | First Annie Lee Moss | 68 |
| 1992 | The Distinguished GentlemanMovie | Grandma | 68 |
| 1991 | DarrowMovie | Elsa Jackson | 67 |
| 1990 | Law & OrderSeries | Mary Tillar | 66 |
| 1989 | A Man Called HawkSeries | — | 65 |
| 1987 | The Days and Nights of Molly DoddSeries | Mrs. Hawthorne | 63 |
| 1987 | Enemy TerritoryMovie | Elva Briggs | 63 |
| 1987 | Five CornersMovie | Waitress | 63 |
| 1986 | Trapped in SilenceMovie | Ovelia | 62 |
| 1985 | North and SouthSeries | Slave | 61 |
| 1984 | The House of Dies DrearMovie | Great-Grandmother Jeffers | 60 |
| 1984 | Tales of the Unknown SouthMovie | "Neighbors" | 60 |
| 1978 | The Last TenantMovie | Nurse in Home | 54 |
| 1978 | KingSeries | Alberta King | 54 |
| 1977 | A Piece of the ActionMovie | Bea Quitman | 53 |
| 1976 | The First Breeze of SummerMovie | Gremmar | 52 |
| 1974 | Good TimesSeries | — | 50 |
| 1973 | KojakSeries | Pearl Johnson | 49 |
| 1971 | Great PerformancesSeries | Gremmar | 47 |