Meg Foster

Meg Foster
Foster at Phoenix Film Festival in 2013
Born	Margaret Foster (1948-05-10) May 10, 1948 (age 70) Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1969–present
Spouse(s)	Stephen McHattie (divorced)
Children	1

Margaret "Meg" Foster (born May 10, 1948) is an American actress who had roles in the TV miniseries version of The Scarlet Letter and the films Ticket to Heaven, The Osterman Weekend, and They Live among many other projects.

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  1 Early years
  


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  2 Career
  


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  3 Personal life
  


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  4 Filmography
  
  
  
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    4.1 Films
    
  
  
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    4.2 Television films
    
  
  
  
  


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  5 Television series
  


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  6 References
  


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  7 External links
  

Early years

Foster was born in Reading, Pennsylvania, to David and Nancy (née Adamson) Foster, and grew up in Rowayton, Connecticut with four siblings: sisters Gray, Jan, and Nina, and brother Ian.^{[1][2][unreliable source?][3]} She studied acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York.^[4]

Career

In 1968, Foster acted in a Cornell Summer Theater production of John Brown's Body.^[5] Later in 1968, she was in the off-Broadway production of The Empire Builders.^[6]

When Loretta Swit was unable to reprise her film role^{[citation needed]} of Detective Christine Cagney in the Cagney & Lacey series, Foster took on the role for the short (six episodes) first season,^[7] before she was replaced by Sharon Gless. Entertainment columnist Dick Kleiner wrote in August 1982 about Foster's being dropped from the show: "It isn't a pretty story, no matter who you talk to. Meg was so hurt and distraught that she still isn't talking. But she told friends that she felt as though she had been hit by a truck."^[8] Kleiner's story implied that Foster's dismissal from the show had cost her other opportunities. "Until that news spread," he wrote, "she was an in-demand actress."^[8]

Foster worked throughout the 1970s, 80s and 90s. She guest-starred in numerous TV shows including two episodes of Hawaii Five-O (1973 and 1976), The Six Million Dollar Man season two episode "Straight on 'till Morning" (1974), Three for the Road (1975), and the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine season four episode "The Muse" (1996).

Other TV shows include Bonanza, The Twilight Zone, Here Come the Brides, Storefront Lawyers, Barnaby Jones, Murder, She Wrote, Miami Vice, The Cosby Show, Quantum Leap, ER, and Xena: Warrior Princess. She was Hera in Hercules: The Legendary Journeys

She also appeared in a number of memorable movie roles throughout the 80s, including the villainous Evil-Lyn in the big screen version of Masters of the Universe and Holly in the John Carpenter film They Live alongside "Rowdy" Roddy Piper.

She was nominated for a 1982 Genie Award for "Best Performance by a Foreign Actress" for the film Ticket to Heaven. Since the 1990s, Foster has acted mainly in stage productions, including King Lear and Barabbas.^{[citation needed]}

Foster's striking pale-blue eyes were dubbed "the eyes of 1979" by Mademoiselle magazine.^[9] In a newspaper interview that same year, she stated that her eyes, at least in her opinion, were not “so distinctive".^[10] However, on some occasions film and television producers did have Foster wear contact lenses to lessen what they viewed as the distractive effects of her eyes during screen performances.^[10]

Personal life

Foster is divorced from Canadian actor Stephen McHattie. She has a son, Christopher.^[11]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1970	Adam at 6 A.M.	Joyce
1971	The Todd Killings
1972	Thumb Tripping	Shay
1974	Welcome to Arrow Beach	Robbin Stanley
1978	A Different Story	Stella Cooke
1980	The Legend of Sleepy Hollow	Katrina Van Tassel
1980	Carny	Gerta
1981	Ticket to Heaven	Ingrid	Nominated—Genie Award for Best Performance by a Foreign Actress
1983	The Osterman Weekend	Ali Tanner
1985	The Emerald Forest	Jean Markham
1986	The Wind	Sian Anderson
1987	Masters of the Universe	Evil-Lyn
1988	Riding Fast	Sara
1988	They Live	Holly Thompson
1989	Leviathan	Ms. Martin
1989	Relentless	Carol Dietz
1989	Blind Fury	Lynn Devereaux
1989	Stepfather II	Carol Grayland
1990	Tripwire	Julia
1990	Jezebel's Kiss	Amanda Faberson
1990	Back Stab	Sara Rudnick
1991	Diplomatic Immunity	Gerta Hermann
1991	Future Kick	Nancy
1992	Project Shadowchaser	Sarah
1992	Dead On: Relentless II	Carol Dietz
1993	Hidden Fears	Maureen Dietz
1993	Best of the Best 2	Sue MacCauley
1994	Oblivion	Stell Barr
1994	Shrunken Heads	Big Moe
1994	Immortal Combat	Quinn
1994	Lady in Waiting	Carrie
1995	The Killers Within	Laura Seaton
1995	Undercover Heat	Mrs. V
1996	Oblivion 2: Backlash	Stell Barr
1997	Space Marines	Cmdr. Lasser
1998	Lost Valley	Mary-Ann Compton
1998	The Man in the Iron Mask[12]	Queen Anne of France	Not to be confused with the other The Man in the Iron Mask 1998 film, which featured Anne Parillaud as Anne
1998	Spoiler	Woman #1
1999	The Minus Man	Irene
2003	Being with Eddie	Elinor	Short film
2004	Coming Up Easy	Mom
2011	25 Hill	Audrey Gibbs
2011	Sebastian	Gloria
2012	The Lords of Salem	Margaret Morgan
2014	Investigation 13	Layla Parrish
2016	Three Days in August	Maggie
2016	31	Venus Virgo
2017	Teen Titans: The Judas Contract	Mother Mayhem	Voice
2017	Jeepers Creepers 3	Gaylen Brandon

Television films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1971	The Death of Me Yet	Alice
1973	Sunshine	Nora
1974	Things in Their Season	Judy Pines
1975	Promise Him Anything	Marjorie
1976	James Dean	Dizzy Sheridan
1977	Sunshine Christmas	Nora
1979	The Scarlet Letter	Hester Prynne
1980	Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones	Jean Richie
1980	The Legend of Sleepy Hollow	Katrina Van Tassel
1983	Desperate Intruder	Joanna Walcott
1984	Best Kept Secrets	Shari Mitchell
1987	Desperate	Dorymae
1988	Betrayal of Silence	Julie
1992	To Catch a Killer	City Attorney Linda Carlson
1997	Deep Family Secrets	Ellen

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1969	NET Playhouse	Praxithia	Episode: "The Prodigal"
1970	Here Come the Brides	Callie Marsh	Episode: "Two Worlds"
1970	The Interns	Sharon	Episode: "Eyes of the Beholder"
1970	Mod Squad	Cora	Episode: "Who Are the Keepers, Who Are the Inmates?"
1971	Mod Squad	Carolyn	Episode: "Death of a Nobody"
1971	Men at Law	Barbara Millett	Episode: "Hostage"
1971	Bonanza	Mrs. Evangeline Woodtree	Episode: "The Silent Killer"
1971	Dan August	Em Jackson	2 episodes
1971	The F.B.I.	Marcy Brown	Episode: "The Recruiter"
1972	The F.B.I.	Marcy Brown	Episode: "A Second Life"
1972	Young Dr. Kildare	Rebecca	Episode: "The Legacy"
1972	The Sixth Sense	Carey Evers	Episode: "Gallows in the Wind"
1972	Mannix	Sheila	Episode: "A Game of Shadows"
1972	Medical Center	Carol McKinnon	Episode: "Conflict"
1972	Circle of Fear	Julie Barnes	Episode: "At the Cradle Foot"
1973	Circle of Fear	Penny Wiseman	Episode: "Spare Parts"
1973	Cannon	Linda Morrow	Episode: "Come Watch Me Die"
1973	Barnaby Jones	Doris Talbot	Episode: "A Little Glory, a Little Death"
1974	Barnaby Jones	Glenda	Episode: "A Cold Record for Murder"
1974	Barnaby Jones	Gina Nelson	Episode: "Blueprint for a Caper"
1973	Hawaii Five-O	Nina	Episode: "The Child Stealers"
1974	Medical Center	Cassie	Episode: "Web of Intrigue"
1974	The F.B.I.	Paula Taylor	Episode: "The Animal"
1974	The Six Million Dollar Man	Minonee	Episode: "Straight on 'till Morning"
1975	Sunshine	Nora	13 episodes
1975	The Streets of San Francisco	Nancy Elizabeth Mellon	Episode: "Trail of Terror"
1975	Bronk	Margaret Lewis	Episode: "Short Fuse"
1975	Three for the Road	Patti Hardy	Episode: "The Albatross"
1975	Baretta	Lola	Episode: "Ragtime Billy Peaches"
1975	Baretta	Stella	Episode: "Count the Days I'm Gone"
1976	Hawaii Five-O	Anne Waring	Episode: "Double Exposure"
1977	Washington: Behind Closed Doors	Jennie Jamison	6 episodes
1977	Police Story	Nancy	Episode: "Trigger Point"
1982	Cagney & Lacey	Det. Chris Cagney	6 episodes
1985	The Twilight Zone	Jenny	Episode: "Dreams for Sale"
1985	Murder, She Wrote	Del Scott	Episode: "Joshua Peabody Died Here... Possibly"
1987	Miami Vice	Alice Carson	Episode: "Contempt of Court"
1988	Miami Vice	Alice Carson	Episode: "Blood & Roses"
1988	The Cosby Show	Diane Hemmings	Episode: "Trust Me"
1989	Midnight Caller	Annie Driscoll	Episode: "Wait Until Midnight"
1989	The Hitchhiker	Deirdre	Episode: "The Martyr"
1990–91	The Trials of Rosie O'Neill	D.A. Deb Grant	3 episodes
1990	The Young Riders	Mary Lou	Episode: "Decoy"
1991	Shannon's Deal	Eva Melville	Episode: "Trouble"
1992	Reasonable Doubts	Anna Dare	Episode: "Moment of Doubt"
1992	Quantum Leap	Laura Fuller	3 episodes
1994	Fortune Hunter	Georgia Appleton	Episode: "Millennium"
1995	ER	Mrs. Rose	Episode: "Make of Two Hearts"
1996	Murder, She Wrote	Laura Kerwin	Episode: "The Dark Side of the Door"
1996	Star Trek: Deep Space Nine	Onaya	Episode: "The Muse"
1996	Mr. & Mrs. Smith	Athena	Episode: "The Kidnapping Episode"
1998–99	Hercules: The Legendary Journeys	Hera	2 episodes
1999	Sliders	Col. Margaret Burke	Episode: "Slide by Wire"
2000	Xena: Warrior Princess	Hera	Episode: "God-Fearing Child"
2013	Hjem	Mina	Episode: "#2.7"
2013–16	Pretty Little Liars	Mrs. Grunwald	5 episodes
2013–14	Ravenswood	Mrs. Grunwald	7 episodes
2015	The Originals	Josephine LaRue	5 episodes
2016	Baskets	Thelma	Episode: "Cowboys"
2017	Twin Peaks	Cashier	Episode: "Part 3"

References

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   ^ "Paid Notice: Deaths Foster, Nancy Adamson". The New York Times. Retrieved July 19, 2013..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
   


2. 
   ^ "The Fosters of Ridgewood Drive". Rowaytonkids. Archived from the original on November 26, 2013. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
   


3. 
   ^ "Meg Foster interview". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
   


4. 
   ^ "'Brown's Body' Continues". The Ithica Journal. New York, Ithaca. July 20, 1968. p. 25. Retrieved August 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
   
   


5. 
   ^ "'Brown's Body' Set at Cornell". The Ithica Journal. New York, Ithaca. July 13, 1968. p. 25. Retrieved August 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
   
   


6. 
   ^ Davis, James (October 2, 1968). "Don't Miss Abstruse Theater -- If You Can". Daily News. New York, New York City. p. 49. Retrieved August 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
   
   


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   ^ Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. pp. 151–152. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.
   


8. 
   ^ ^ab Kleiner, Dick (August 22, 1982). "Story behind Meg's ouster". Longview News-Jounal. Texas, Longview. p. 8 - F. Retrieved August 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
   
   


9. 
   ^ "Just call her old blue eyes". Daily News. Kentucky, Bowling Green. April 4, 1979. p. 14-B. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
   


10. 
    ^ ^ab Christy, Marian (March 29, 1979). "Meg Foster: 'We act every day of our life'". The Boston Globe. Massachusetts, Boston. p. 21. Retrieved August 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
    
    


11. 
    ^ Stephen McHattie profile, nytimes.com; accessed October 13, 2014.
    


12. 
    ^ Second movie The Man in the Iron Mask
    

External links

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  Meg Foster on IMDb


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  Meg Foster at AllMovie
  


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  Meg Foster at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
  

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