Frances Foster
Frances Foster is known for Malcolm X (1992), The Juror (1996), Clockers (1995).
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 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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Known for
Full filmography
20 films — 18 in the catalogue
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5.7 The Juror
1996 · Housewife
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6.7 Clockers
1995 · Gloria
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6.8 Crooklyn
1994 · Aunt Song
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6.0 The Distinguished Gentleman
1992 · Grandma
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7.6 Malcolm X
1992 · Woman Outside Audubon Ballroom
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6.3 Citizen Cohn
1992 · First Annie Lee Moss
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Through an Open Window
1992 · Dianne
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5.4 Darrow
1991 · Elsa Jackson
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3.0 James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
1989 · Self
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9.0 Desperate
1987 · Loretta
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5.9 Five Corners
1987 · Waitress
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5.6 Enemy Territory
1987 · Elva Briggs
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6.3 Trapped In Silence
1986 · Ovelia
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9.0 Tales of the Unknown South
1984 · "Neighbors"
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8.0 The House of Dies Drear
1984 · Great-Grandmother Jeffers
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The Last Tenant
1978 · Nurse in Home
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5.8 A Piece of the Action
1977 · Bea Quitman
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7.0 The First Breeze of Summer
1976 · Gremmar
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Legacy of Blood
1974 · Sylvie
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5.2 Take a Giant Step
1959 · Poppy
Series and TV shows
5 titles
People data: TMDb.
Cast
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