Before her first screen appearance, Meg Foster spent years honing her craft in classic stage productions. Born in 1948 and trained at New York’s Neighborhood Playhouse, she brought intensity and skill to every role. Her striking blue eyes and commanding presence soon made her a standout during TV’s golden age, with roles in hit series throughout the 1970s and early ’80s.Her big break came when she was cast as Christine Cagney in Cagney & Lacey, but just as success seemed within reach, she was
unexpectedly replaced. The decision—never fully explained—caused her promising trajectory to stall and left her largely absent from screens for a time.Foster returned stronger, carving out a niche in film with memorable roles in Masters of the Universe and They Live, where her intensity and unique presence captivated audiences. She remained active in television as well, with guest roles in ER, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and Murder, She Wrote.