Significance
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Gloria Foster was not an actress looking for fame. Fame was bestowed upon her because the way she acted and because she was able to embody the roles of each of her characters. She did not just play the characters, but became the character emotionally, physically, and spiritually. Working in the acting business is hard, but “what probably saved me is that I’ve always felt it was important to live; to experience the day; to experience the hurt, the pain, the love, and come your next role, you’re so much more vital”. She got to experience acting on the stage, on film, and on television and was able to experience so many different characters that she could learn from each one in her own life. As her career moved forward, she was able to take from all her previous roles and create a complex character. She was a breakthrough actress for African Americans. She was so successful because, “everything is an exploration, or building upon what you’ve learned. I’m not very good at the business of show business. It was an art form, as far as I was concerned”.
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