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Frances Foster
American actress (1924-1997) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 73
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.
Frances Foster is read about 28 times a day, in 7 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 13 June 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
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1997Died17 June 19971996
The JurorFilm, Housewife1995
ClockersFilm, Gloria1994
CrooklynFilm, Aunt Song1992
Citizen CohnFilm, First Annie Lee Moss1991
DarrowFilm, Elsa Jackson1990
Law & OrderSeries, Mary Tillar1989
A Man Called HawkSeries
James Baldwin: The Price of the TicketFilm, 19891987
The Days and Nights of Molly DoddSeries, Mrs. Hawthorne
DesperateFilm, 1987Loretta1986
Trapped in SilenceFilm, Ovelia1985
North and SouthSeries, Slave1984
Tales of the Unknown SouthFilm, "Neighbors"1982
American PlayhouseSeries, Aunt Mabel1978
KingSeries, Alberta King
The Last TenantFilm, 1978Nurse in Home1977
A Piece of the ActionFilm, Bea Quitman1976
The First Breeze of SummerFilm, Gremmar1974
Good TimesSeries
Legacy of BloodFilm, 1974Sylvie1973
KojakSeries, Pearl Johnson1971
Great PerformancesSeries, Gremmar1959
Take a Giant StepFilm, Poppy1924Born11 June 1924
The JurorFilm, Housewife1995ClockersFilm, Gloria1994CrooklynFilm, Aunt Song1992Citizen CohnFilm, First Annie Lee Moss1991DarrowFilm, Elsa Jackson1990Law & OrderSeries, Mary Tillar1989A Man Called HawkSeriesJames Baldwin: The Price of the TicketFilm, 19891987The Days and Nights of Molly DoddSeries, Mrs. HawthorneDesperateFilm, 1987Loretta1986Trapped in SilenceFilm, Ovelia1985North and SouthSeries, Slave1984Tales of the Unknown SouthFilm, "Neighbors"1982American PlayhouseSeries, Aunt Mabel1978KingSeries, Alberta KingThe Last TenantFilm, 1978Nurse in Home1977A Piece of the ActionFilm, Bea Quitman1976The First Breeze of SummerFilm, Gremmar1974Good TimesSeriesLegacy of BloodFilm, 1974Sylvie1973KojakSeries, Pearl Johnson1971Great PerformancesSeries, Gremmar1959Take a Giant StepFilm, Poppy1924Born11 June 1924People around Frances
Close ties
Spike Lee Produced Malcolm X, Clockers and Crooklyn
Martin Scorsese Produced Clockers (1996)
Harvey Keitel Also in Kojak, Clockers and American Masters
Michael Imperioli Also in Law & Order, Malcolm X and Clockers
Delroy Lindo Also in Malcolm X, Clockers and Crooklyn
Dann Florek Also in Law & Order and Five Corners
David Margulies Also in Law & Order, Kojak and American Masters
Terence Blanchard Wrote Clockers and Crooklyn
Sidney Poitier Directed A Piece of the Action (1977)
Eli Wallach Also in Kojak and American Masters
James Garner Also in The Distinguished Gentleman (1993)
Bill Irwin Also in Sesame Street and American Masters
Steven Hill Also in Law & Order and Mother Love
David Patrick Kelly Also in Malcolm X and Crooklyn
Michael Moriarty Also in Law & Order and Mother Love
Jonathan Lynn Directed The Distinguished Gentleman (1993)
Elizabeth Marvel Also in Law & Order and American Masters- Fritz Weaver Also in Law & Order and Citizen Cohn
Paul Schulze Also in Clockers and Mother Love
Dan Frazer Also in Law & Order and Kojak
Joie Lee Produced Crooklyn (1995)- David L. Wolper Produced North and South (1994)
Peter Maloney Also in Law & Order and Citizen Cohn
Victor Slezak Also in Five Corners and Darrow
Known for
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Malcolm X 1992
Crooklyn 1994
Clockers 1995
The Distinguished Gentleman 1992
Five Corners 1987
Filmography 20
29 credits on file
Television 9
About this person
Moreover, in 1955, she became the first African American to appear in a nationally broadcast television commercial.
Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1924 to 1997 · aged 73
