Frances Foster was born on June 11, 1924 in Yonkers, New York, USA as Frances Brown. She was an actress, known for All My Children (1970), Guiding Light (1952) and Malcolm X (1992). She was married to Robert Stansfield Foster. She died on June 17, 1997 in Fairfax, Virginia, USA.
Obie Award for Sustained Excellence of Performance
Movies
The Juror, Clockers, Crooklyn, Malcolm X, Citizen Cohn, Five Corners, Trapped in Silence, The House of Dies Drear, A Piece of the Action, Take a Giant Step, Through an Open Window, Legacy of Blood
TV Shows
Ryan's Hope
Star Sign
Gemini
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Fact
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She and Lynne Thigpen were awarded the 1996 Drama Logue Award for Outstanding Ensemble Performance for "Having Our Say" at the Mark Taper Forum Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
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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.