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Frances Foster (1924–1997)

Actress

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Trained at the American Theatre Wing in Manhattan, 1949-52. Co-founder of the Negro Ensemble Company, appearing in 25 of its productions between 1967 and 1986. On stage from 1955.

Born:

Frances Brown
in Yonkers, New York, USA

Died:

(age 73) in Fairfax, Virginia, USA
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1996 The Juror
Housewife
 
1995 Clockers
Gloria
 
1994 Crooklyn
Aunt Song
 
1993 Moon Over Miami (TV series)
Beverly Hale
– If You Only Knew (1993) … Beverly Hale
 
1993 Through an Open Window (short)
Dianne
 
1993 Law & Order (TV series)
Mary Tillar
– Mother Love (1993) … Mary Tillar
 
1992 The Distinguished Gentleman
Grandma
 
1992 Malcolm X
Woman Outside Audubon Ballroom
 
1992 Citizen Cohn (TV movie)
First Annie Lee Moss
 
1991 Darrow (TV movie)
Elsa Jackson
 
1990 Working It Out (TV series)
Nurse
– And Now, My Non-Love (1990) … Nurse
 
1989 The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd (TV series)
Mrs. Hawthorne
– Here's Why You Should Always Make Your Bed in the Morning (1989) … Mrs. Hawthorne
 
1989 A Man Called Hawk (TV series)
Morgan Walker
– Beautiful Are the Stars (1989) … Morgan Walker
 
1987 Desperate (TV movie)
Loretta
 
1987 Five Corners
Waitress
 
1987 Enemy Territory
Elva Briggs
 
1986 Trapped in Silence (TV movie)
Ovelia
 
1952 Guiding Light (TV series)
Vera (1985-1992, 1993-1994)
 
1985 North and South (TV mini-series)
Slave
– Episode #1.4 (1985) … Slave
 
1985 ABC Afterschool Specials (TV series)
School Principal
– I Want to Go Home (1985) … School Principal
 
1984 Tales of the Unknown South (TV movie)
(segment "Neighbors")
 
1984 House of Dies Drear (TV movie)
Great-Grandmother Jeffers
 
1983 American Playhouse (TV series)
Aunt Mabel
– The Files on Jill Hatch: Part I (1983) … Aunt Mabel
 
1982 The Neighborhood (TV movie)
 
1980-1981 All My Children (TV series)
Aunt Bess (#2)
 
1977-1978 Ryan's Hope (TV series)
Miriam George
– Episode #1.850 (1978) … Miriam George
– Episode #1.849 (1978) … Miriam George
– Episode #1.665 (1978) … Miriam George
– Episode #1.616 (1977) … Miriam George
– Episode #1.585 (1977) … Miriam George
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1978 The Last Tenant (TV movie)
Nurse in Home
 
1978 King (TV mini-series)
Mrs. Alberta King
– Episode #1.1 (1978) … Mrs. Alberta King
 
1977 A Piece of the Action
Bea Quitman
 
1976 Kojak (TV series)
Pearl Johnson
– A Summer Madness (1976) … Pearl Johnson
 
1976 Great Performances (TV series)
Gremmar
– The First Breeze of Summer (1976) … Gremmar
 
1975 Good Times (TV series)
Ms. Gertrude Vinson
– The Dinner Party (1975) … Ms. Gertrude Vinson
 
1974 The Wide World of Mystery (TV series)
Sylvie
– Legacy of Blood (1974) … Sylvie
 
1973 Cops and Robbers
Bleeding Lady
 
1971 The Secret Storm (TV series)
Anne Share
 
1971 Who Says I Can't Ride a Rainbow!
 
1968 One Life to Live (TV series)
Grace Trainor (1968-70)
 
1959 Take a Giant Step
Poppy
 
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1989 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Herself
– James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket (1989) … Herself
 
1986 The Core of the Apple (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Shades of Harlem - skyggerne fra Harlem (1986) … Herself
 

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