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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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Filmography16 titles
The House of Dies Drear
1984as Great-Grandmother Jeffers
1984as Great-Grandmother Jeffers
Good Times
1974
1974
Malcolm X
1992as Woman Outside Audubon Ballroom
1992as Woman Outside Audubon Ballroom
North and South
1985as Slave
1985as Slave
Law & Order
1990as Mary Tillar
1990as Mary Tillar
Kojak
1973as Pearl Johnson
1973as Pearl Johnson
Crooklyn
1994as Aunt Song
1994as Aunt Song
Clockers
1995as Gloria
1995as Gloria
King
1978as Alberta King
1978as Alberta King
Great Performances
1971as Gremmar
1971as Gremmar
The Distinguished Gentleman
1992as Grandma
1992as Grandma
Five Corners
1987as Waitress
1987as Waitress
A Piece of the Action
1977as Bea Quitman
1977as Bea Quitman
The Juror
1996as Housewife
1996as Housewife
Take a Giant Step
1959as Poppy
1959as Poppy
James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
1989as Self
1989as Self