Deceased
When Did Frances Foster Die?
Life & Death
Died aged 73GenderFemaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn11/06/1924Died17/06/1997Died 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 |
| 1992 | Malcolm XMovie | Woman Outside Audubon Ballroom | 68 |
| 1992 | Citizen CohnMovie | First Annie Lee Moss | 68 |
| 1992 | The Distinguished GentlemanMovie | Grandma | 68 |
| 1990 | Law & OrderSeries | Mary Tillar | 66 |
| 1987 | The Days and Nights of Molly DoddSeries | Mrs. Hawthorne | 63 |
| 1987 | Enemy TerritoryMovie | Elva Briggs | 63 |
| 1985 | North and SouthSeries | Slave | 61 |
| 1984 | The House of Dies DrearMovie | Great-Grandmother Jeffers | 60 |
| 1978 | The Last TenantMovie | Nurse in Home | 54 |
| 1978 | KingSeries | Alberta King | 54 |
| 1977 | A Piece of the ActionMovie | Bea Quitman | 53 |
| 1974 | Good TimesSeries | — | 50 |
| 1973 | KojakSeries | Pearl Johnson | 49 |
| 1971 | Great PerformancesSeries | Gremmar | 47 |