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Julia Foster

Julia Foster

Actor · Born August 2, 1943 (83) · Lewes, Sussex, England, UK

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Julia Foster (born 2 August 1943 in Lewes, Sussex, England) is an English actress. Foster's credits include the films The Bargee (1964) with Harry H. Corbett, Alfie (1966) with Michael Caine, Half a Sixpence (1967) with Tommy Steele, and Percy (1971) with Hywel Bennett. On television she starred as the eponymous heroine in the BBC production of Moll Flanders (1975) and also appeared alongside John Stride in the Yorkshire Television series Wilde Alliance in 1978. She also appeared with Michael Winner in a British TV advert for Esure car insurance. She played Queen Margaret of Anjou in the BBC productions of Shakespeare's Henry VI and Richard III, which received its UK broadcast in January 1983. Foster's first husband was Lionel Morton, once the lead singer with the 1960s pop band The Four Pennies. She is the mother of British television celebrity Ben Fogle with her second husband, veterinarian Bruce Fogle. Foster is also a seller of antique furniture, in particular decorated Scandinavian furniture of the 18th and 19th centuries. Description above from the Wikipedia article Julia Foster, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
August 2, 1943 (83)
From
Lewes, Sussex, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
12 on MovieCove · 48 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 15% in 30 days

What are Julia Foster's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Self.

Genres

Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 93rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Power
36%
Self
31%
Bonds
13%
Morality
10%
Survival
6%
Ideas
4%
Power3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal3 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 6

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 4 · Intense 3

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 1 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 4

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 3 of 4 analyzed roles.

Ally
3 of 4
Mentor
1 of 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
7
Tense
4
Joyful
1
Absurd
1
Elegiac
1
Other
5

How their films linger

Thought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Julia Foster's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Julia Foster's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

48 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page.

  • National Theatre Live: Allelujah! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Mary

  • Dad's Army(2016)

    as Dolly Godfrey

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Flick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Sally Martin

  • Virtual Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Carol Bolitho

  • News at Twelve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • Casualty(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Joyce Pratkash

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • Late Starter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 8 episodes · as Liz Weldon

  • The Cabbage Patch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 7 episodes · Actor

  • Richard III(1983)

    as Queen Margaret

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Third Part of Henry the Sixth(1983)

    as Queen Margaret

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Second Part of Henry the Sixth(1983)

    as Queen Margaret

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The First Part of Henry the Sixth(1983)

    as Margaret

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Crimes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Veronica

  • Play for Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Veronica

  • Hammer House of Horror(1980)

    Show 1 episode · as Ruth

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Wilde Alliance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 13 episodes · as Amy Wilde

  • Ghosts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Regine

  • Ride of the Valkyrie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Actor

  • A Divorce (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 3 episodes · as Linda

  • F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood(1975)

    as Sheilah Graham

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Moll Flanders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Betty / Moll Flanders

  • The Great McGonagall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Mrs. McGonagall

  • Good Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 6 episodes · as Angie Botley

  • Mr. Axelford's Angel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Angel

  • Masquerade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Call Girl

  • All Coppers Are... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Sue

  • Percy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Marilyn

  • Simon Simon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as 1st Typist

  • ITV Saturday Night Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 3 episodes · as Sally Blissett

  • The Sex Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Perdita Watson

  • Red, White, and Zero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Actor

  • Half a Sixpence(1967)

    as Ann

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • ITV Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Angel Roper · as Regine - the Maid

  • Trapped (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Linda

  • The House Mouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Rita

  • The Night Before The Morning After (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Susan Whittaker

  • Alfie(1966)

    as Gilda

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Thirty-Minute Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Rita

  • One Way Pendulum(1965)

    as Sylvia

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Bargee (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Christine Turnbull

  • The System (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Lorna

  • West 11 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Girl

  • The Small World of Sammy Lee (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Patsy

  • Two Left Feet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Beth Crowley

  • The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner(1962)

    as Gladys

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Term of Trial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Virginia

  • Drama 61-67 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Christine

  • Armchair Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · as Georgie · as Susan Whittaker

Career shape

Star power in the 71st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 48 titles from 1956 to 2018; peak year 2016.

Highest rated

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962)

Midcredits 93rd

Most popular right now

Alfie (1966)

Film career

19562018

Peak 2016 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting48 of 48: 48 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score75th

By decade

1950s1 · acting1960s19 · acting1970s13 · acting1980s11 · acting1990s1 · acting2000s1 · acting2010s2 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Julia Foster's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 81st percentile, the median of all 10; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 83rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

83rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 12 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 12 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood (1975)

68th percentile spread · 18% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Third Part of Henry the Sixth (1983)

Midcredits 96th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the acting 75/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 84, detractors 50. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Julia Foster work with?

People who share at least 2 of Julia Foster's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jane Howell shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Editors

Producers