Meg Foster
Biography
Margaret “Meg” Foster is an American actress born on May 10, 1948 in Reading, Pennsylvania, United States. She is also credited as Margaret Wilson Foster. Foster’s career is documented with more than one hundred twelve credited appearances, and she is listed in the TMDB database with a content score of 100. Among her notable film roles, she portrayed Hester Prynne in the 1979 adaptation of The Scarlet Letter, played Ingrid in the 1981 movie Ticket to Heaven, and appeared as Holly in John Carpenter’s 1988 science‑fiction film They Live. The TMDB profile identifies her gender as female and categorizes her primary occupation as acting.
Career overview
Margaret "Meg" Foster, also credited as Margaret Wilson Foster, is an American actress born on May 10, 1948, in Reading, Pennsylvania. Over the course of her career she has accumulated more than one hundred credited performances, with the TMDB database listing 112 acting credits. Foster’s work spans both film and television, and she is recognized for her distinctive presence on screen.
Among her most noted film roles, Foster portrayed Hester Prynne in the 1979 adaptation of The Scarlet Letter, bringing a classic literary character to life on screen. She later appeared as Ingrid in the 1981 drama Ticket to Heaven, and in 1988 she took on the role of Holly in the cult science‑fiction film They Live. These performances illustrate her range across period drama, contemporary drama, and genre cinema.
Throughout her extensive career, Foster has remained a consistent figure in the acting community, maintaining a profile that reflects a broad array of characters and projects. Her contributions to film and television continue to be documented in public databases, underscoring a lasting professional presence that extends into the present day.
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- Masters of the Universe: Revolution (2024) as Motherboard (voice)
- The Accursed (2022) as Ms. Ambrose
- Hellblazers (2022) as Mary
- There's No Such Thing as Vampires (2020) as Sister Frank
- A Place Called Hollywood (2019) as Beverly Bonds
- A Place Called Hollywood (2019) as Beverly Bonds
- Investigation 13 (2019) as Layla Parrish
- Overlord (2018) as Chloe's Aunt
- Any Bullet Will Do (2018) as Ma Whitman
- A Reckoning (2018) as Diana Maple
- Jeepers Creepers 3 (2017) as Gaylen Brandon
- Baskets (2016) as Thelma
- 31 (2016) as Venus Virgo
- Three Days in August (2016) as Maggie
- The Originals (2013) as Josephine LaRue
- The Lords of Salem (2013) as Margaret Morgan
- Ravenswood (2013) as Mrs. Grunwald
- Sebastian (2012) as Gloria
- 25 Hill (2011) as Audrey Gibbs
- Pretty Little Liars (2010) as Carla Grunwald
- The Mentalist (2008) as Judith Saynay
- Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend' (2004) as Self
- The Minus Man (1999) as Irene
- The Man in the Iron Mask (1998) as Queen Anne
- Spoiler (1998) as Woman #1
- Lost Valley (1998) as Mary-ann Compton
- Deep Family Secrets (1997) as Ellen
- Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1996)
- Oblivion 2: Backlash (1996) as Stell Barr
- Space Marines (1996) as Cmdr. Lasser
- Dusk to Dawn Drive-In Trash-O-Rama Show Vol. 3 (1996)
- Xena: Warrior Princess (1995) as Hera
- Sliders (1995) as Col. Margaret Burke
- Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1995) as Hera
- Undercover (1995) as Mrs V
- The Killers Within (1995) as Laura Seaton
- ER (1994) as Mrs. Rose
- Lady in Waiting (1994) as Carrie
- Shrunken Heads (1994) as Big Moe
- Immortal Combat (1994) as Quinn
- Oblivion (1994) as Stell Barr
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) as Onaya
- Best of the Best 2 (1993) as Sue MacCauley
- Hidden Fears (1993) as Maureen Dietz
- Project: Shadowchaser (1992) as Sarah
- To Catch a Killer (1992) as Linda Carlson
- Dead On: Relentless II (1992) as Carol Dietz
- To Catch a Killer (1992) as Attorney Carlson
- Diplomatic Immunity (1991) as Gerta Hermann
- Future Kick (1991) as Nancy
- Twin Peaks (1990) as Cashier
- Shannon's Deal (1990)
- Jezebel's Kiss (1990) as Amanda Faberson
- Back Stab (1990) as Sara Rudnick
- Quantum Leap (1989) as Laura Fuller
- Leviathan (1989) as Ms. Martin
- Stepfather 2 (1989) as Carol Grayland
- Relentless (1989) as Carol Dietz
- Blind Fury (1989) as Lynn Devereaux
- Tripwire (1989) as Julia
- They Live (1988) as Holly Thompsen
- Betrayal of Silence (1988) as Julie
- The Making of 'They Live' (1988) as Self
- Masters of the Universe (1987) as Evil-Lyn
- Desperate (1987) as Dorymae
- The Wind (1986) as Sian Anderson
- The Twilight Zone (1985) as (segment "Dreams for Sale")
- The Emerald Forest (1985) as Jean Markham
- Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Del Scott
- Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Laura Kerwin
- Miami Vice (1984) as Alice Carson
- The Cosby Show (1984) as Dyan
- Best Kept Secrets (1984) as Shari Mitchell
- The Hitchhiker (1983) as Deirdre
- The Osterman Weekend (1983) as Ali Tanner
- Desperate Intruder (1983) as Joanna Walcott
- Riding Fast (1983) as Sara
- Cagney & Lacey (1982) as Christine Cagney
- Ticket to Heaven (1981) as Ingrid
- Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones (1980) as Jean Richie
- Carny (1980) as Gerta
- The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1980) as Katrina Van Tassel
- The Scarlet Letter (1979) as Hester Prynne
- A Different Story (1978) as Stella Cooke
- Sunshine Christmas (1977) as Nora
- Washington: Behind Closed Doors (1977) as Jennie Jamison
- James Dean (1976) as Dizzy Sheridan
- Baretta (1975)
- Bronk (1975)
- Three for the Road (1975)
- Sunshine (1975) as Nora
- Promise Him Anything (1975) as Marjorie
- The Six Million Dollar Man (1974) as Minonee
- Welcome to Arrow Beach (1974) as Robbin Stanley
- Things in Their Season (1974) as Judy Pines
- Barnaby Jones (1973) as Doris Talbot
- Barnaby Jones (1973) as Glenda
- Police Story (1973)
- Sunshine (1973) as Nora
- Ghost Story (1972) as Julie Barnes
- Ghost Story (1972) as Penny Wiseman
- The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
- The Sixth Sense (1972)
- Thumb Tripping (1972) as Shay
- Cannon (1971)
- The Todd Killings (1971)
- The Death of Me Yet (1971) as Alice
- Adam at Six A.M. (1970) as Joyce
- Medical Center (1969) as Cassie
- Hawaii Five-O (1968) as Nina
- Hawaii Five-O (1968) as Anne Waring
- The Mod Squad (1968)
- Mannix (1967)
- The F.B.I. (1965) as Marcy Brown
- The F.B.I. (1965) as Paula Taylor
- Bonanza (1959) as Evangeline Woodtree
- The Deceived as Momma Foster