Life and career

Margaret Foster was born in Reading, Pennsylvania, the daughter of David and his wife Nancy (née Adamson). Foster grew up in Rowayton, Connecticut with her parents and four siblings: sisters Gray, Jan, and Nina, and brother Ian. She studied acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York.

When Loretta Swit was unable to reprise her film role of Detective Christine Cagney in the Cagney & Lacey series, Foster took on the role for the short (six episodes) first season, when she was replaced by Sharon Gless. She worked prolifically throughout the 1970s, 80s and 90s. She has 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, Storefront Lawyers, Barnaby Jones, Murder, She Wrote, Miami Vice, The Cosby Show, Quantum Leap, ER, and Xena: Warrior Princess. She played the villainous Evil-Lyn in the big screen version of Masters of the Universe and Hera in Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. 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 on stage productions, including King Lear and Barabbas.

Foster's pale-blue eyes were dubbed by Mademoiselle as "the eyes of 1979."

Personal life

Foster is divorced from Canadian actor Stephen McHattie. They have a son, Christopher.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1970	Adam at Six A.M.	Joyce
1971	Todd Killings, TheThe Todd Killings
1972	Thumb Tripping	Shay
1974	Welcome to Arrow Beach	Robbin Stanley
1978	Different Story, AA Different Story	Stella Cooke
1980	The Legend of Sleepy Hollow	Katrina Van Tassel
1980	Carny	Gerta
1981	Ticket to Heaven	Ingrid
1983	Osterman Weekend, TheThe Osterman Weekend	Ali Tanner
1985	Emerald Forest, TheThe Emerald Forest	Jean Markham
1986	Wind (aka Edge of Terror), TheThe Wind (aka Edge of Terror)	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
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	Killers Within, TheThe 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	Man in the Iron Mask, TheThe Man in the Iron Mask	Queen Anne d'Autriche
1998	Spoiler	Woman #1
1999	Minus Man, TheThe 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
2016	Investigation 13	Laylah Parish
2015	31	Venus Virgo

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1969	NET Playhouse	Praxithia	Episode: "The Prodigal"
1970	Here Come the Brides	Callie Marsh	Episode: "Two Worlds"
1970	Interns, TheThe 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	Episode: "The Titan" Episode: "Bullet for a Hero"
1971	Death of Me Yet, TheThe Death of Me Yet	Alice	TV movie
1971	F.B.I., TheThe F.B.I.	Marcy Brown	Episode: "The Recruiter"
1972	F.B.I., TheThe F.B.I.	Marcy Brown	Episode: "A Second Life"
1972	Young Dr. Kildare	Rebecca	Episode: "The Legacy"
1972	Sixth Sense, TheThe 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 Gina Nelson	Episode: "A Cold Record for Murder" Episode: "Blueprint for a Caper"
1973	Hawaii Five-O	Nina	Episode: "The Child Stealers"
1973	Sunshine	Nora	TV movie
1974	Medical Center	Cassie	Episode: "Web of Intrigue"
1974	F.B.I., TheThe F.B.I.	Paula Taylor	Episode: "The Animal"
1974	Six Million Dollar Man, TheThe Six Million Dollar Man	Minonee	Episode: "Straight on 'till Morning"
1974	Things in Their Season	Judy Pines	TV movie
1975	Promise Him Anything	Marjorie	TV movie
1975	Sunshine	Nora	13 episodes
1975	Streets of San Francisco, TheThe 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 Stella	Episode: "Ragtime Billy Peaches" Episode: "Count the Days I'm Gone"
1976	James Dean	Dizzy Sheridan	TV movie
1976	Hawaii Five-O	Anne Waring	Episode: "Double Exposure"
1977	Washington: Behind Closed Doors	Jennie Jamison	TV miniseries
1977	Police Story		Episode: "Pressure Point"
1977	Sunshine Christmas	Nora	TV movie
1979	Scarlet Letter, TheThe Scarlet Letter	Hester Prynne	TV miniseries
1980	Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones	Jean Richie	TV movie
1980	Legend of Sleepy Hollow, TheThe Legend of Sleepy Hollow	Katrina Van Tassel	TV movie
1982	Cagney & Lacey	Det. Chris Cagney	6 episodes
1983	Desperate Intruder	Joanna Walcott	TV movie
1984	Best Kept Secrets	Shari Mitchell	TV movie
1985	Twilight Zone, TheThe Twilight Zone	Jenny	Episode: "Dreams for Sale"
1985	Murder, She Wrote	Del Scott	Episode: "Joshua Peabody Died Here... Possibly"
1987	Wind, TheThe Wind	Sian Anderson	Video
1987	Desperate	Dorymae	TV movie
1987	Miami Vice	Alice Carson	Episode: "Contempt of Court"
1988	Miami Vice	Alice Carson	Episode: "Blood & Roses"
1988	Betrayal of Silence	Julie	TV movie
1988	Cosby Show, TheThe Cosby Show	Diane Hemmings	Episode: "Trust Me"
1989	Midnight Caller	Annie Driscoll	Episode: "Wait Until Midnight"
1989	Hitchhiker, TheThe Hitchhiker	Deirdre	Episode: "The Martyr"
1990	Young Riders, TheThe Young Riders	Mary Lou	Episode: "Decoy"
1991	Shannon's Deal	Eva Melville	Episode: "Trouble"
1991	Trials of Rosie O'Neill, TheThe Trials of Rosie O'Neill	D.A. Deb Grant	Episode: "Battle Fatigue"
1992	Dead On: Relentless II	Carol Dietz	Video
1992	To Catch a Killer	City Attorney Linda Carlson	TV movie
1992	Shadowchaser	Sarah	Video
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"
1997	Deep Family Secrets	Ellen	TV movie
1998	Hercules: The Legendary Journeys	Hera	Episode: "Reunions"
1999	Hercules: The Legendary Journeys	Hera	Episode: "Full Circle"
1999	Sliders	Col. Margaret Burke	Episode: "Slide by Wire"
2000	Xena: Warrior Princess	Hera	Episode: "God-Fearing Child"
2013	Hjem	Mina
2013, 2015	Pretty Little Liars	Mrs. Grunwald	Episodes: "Under the Gun", "Now You See Me, Now You Don't", "Grave New World", "Through a Glass, Darkly"
2013-2014	Ravenswood	Mrs. Grunwald	Recurring Character
2015	The Originals	Josephine LaRue	Recurring Character
2016	Baskets	Thelma	Episode: "Cowboys"

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