Meg Foster
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| Born | May 10, 1948 Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Occupation | Film, stage television actress |
| Spouse(s) | Stephen McHattie (?-?) (divorced) |
Meg Foster (born Megan Foster in May 10, 1948) is an American actress.
Foster was born in Reading, Pennsylvania. Since the 1990s, she acted mainly in stage productions and B-movies. Meg's most famous features are her icy blue eyes. She played Detective Christine Cagney on the first season of Cagney and Lacey (following Loretta Swit, who played the character in the TV movie pilot), until she was replaced, after just six episodes into the debut season, by Sharon Gless. She also guest starred in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine season four episode "The Muse". She is also known for playing the villainous Evil-Lyn in the big screen version of Masters of the Universe and the Greek goddess Hera in Hercules: The Legendary Journeys.
[edit] Awards
- Nominated, 3rd Genie Awards, "Best Performance by a Foreign Actress" for role in film Ticket to Heaven
[edit] Filmography
- Adam at 6 A.M. (1970)
- The Todd Killings (1971)
- The Death of Me Yet (1971)
- Thumb Tripping (1972)
- Sunshine (1973)
- Welcome to Arrow Beach (1974)
- Things in Their Season (1974)
- Promise Him Anything (1975)
- Sunshine (1975)
- James Dean (1976)
- Washington: Behind Closed Doors (1977)
- Sunshine Christmas (1977)
- A Different Story (1978)
- The Scarlet Letter (1979)
- Carny (1980)
- Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones (1980)
- The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1980)
- Ticket to Heaven (1981)
- Cagney & Lacey (1982)
- Desperate Intruder (1983)
- The Osterman Weekend (1983)
- Best Kept Secrets (1984)
- The Emerald Forest (1985)
- Riding Fast (1986)
- The Wind (1987)
- Masters of the Universe (1987)
- Desperate (1987)
- Betrayal of Silence (1988)
- They Live (1988)
- Leviathan (1989)
- Blind Fury (1989)
- Relentless (1989)
- Stepfather II (1989)
- Tripwire (1990)
- Jezebel's Kiss (1990)
- Back Stab (1990)
- Diplomatic Immunity (1991)
- Future Kick (1991)
- Dead On: Relentless II (1992)
- To Catch a Killer (1992)
- Shadowchaser (1992)
- Hidden Fears (1993)
- Best of the Best 2 (1993)
- Shrunken Heads (1994)
- Oblivion (1994)
- Immortal Combat (1994)
- Lady in Waiting (1994)
- The Killers Within (1995)
- Undercover Heat (1995)
- Space Marines (1996)
- Oblivion 2: Backlash (1996)
- Deep Family Secrets (1997)
- The Man in the Iron Mask (1998)
- Lost Valley (1998)
- Spoiler (1998)
- The Minus Man (1999)
- Coming Up Easy (2004)
[edit] External links
- Meg Foster at the Internet Movie Database
- Meg Foster at Allmovie
- Meg Foster article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki
