Meg Foster in profile

Here's a great circa 1978 profile of Meg Foster. Alongside some factual information concerning her life and career, the actress offers some quotes about her background in the theater and her perspectives on acting.

Meg Foster in Washington: Behind Closed Doors

In 1977, Meg Foster appeared alongside a large cast in the miniseries Washington: Behind Closed Doors. It's tempting to call this a thinly veiled retelling of the Watergate fiasco, but there really is no veil. This is the story of Nixon, the people around him, the Pentagon Papers and Watergate...only all the names have changed.

Meg Foster had been appearing on television steadily since 1970, though she had never taken part in a miniseries until Washington: Behind Closed Doors. She doesn't have the biggest part in this project, but her role is quite crucial. Not only does Meg Foster look great here, she also easily handles the material she is given.

Meg Foster on Medical Center

In 1972, Meg Foster guest starred alongside Ida Lupino and Howard Duff in an episode of Medical Center called 'Conflict'. Nearly two years later, Meg Foster would appear on Medical Center again...but for now we'll just take a look at her first appearance on the show.

In 'Conflict', Meg Foster plays a young woman who has long suffered from a heart condition. Typical of Medical Center and other medical shows, certain guest stars are never seen out of their hospital beds and this is the case here. We only get to see a sickly Meg Foster, but she does a great job with her ailing character and overall she makes a very sympathetic patient.  

Here are some pictures of Meg Foster from her first appearance on Medical Center:

Meg Foster on Police Story

In her final TV guest role of the decade, Meg Foster appeared in the two-hour 1977 season premiere of Police Story. The episode, titled 'Trigger Point', was later rebroadcast in two separate parts.

Meg Foster's time on-screen is relatively brief but, as always, she makes the most of the time she is given. She shares the bulk of her scenes with actor Don Johnson (Meg Foster would later guest star on his Miami Vice series), but also is seen in bed with actor Dennis Cole.

Here's a clip of Meg Foster on Police Story, with some of extra footage left in for context purposes:

Here are some pictures of Meg Foster on Police Story:

Meg Foster on Circle of Fear

In 1973, Meg Foster was a guest star on an episode of Circle of Fear titled 'Spare Parts'. The show had previously been known as Ghost Story and Meg Foster had also made a guest appearance on the series when it was known by that name.

Meg Foster had very distinctive eyes and this particular TV appearance really made use of this fact. Her character was a blind woman who was receiving an eye transplant. Since this was a horror anthology, the actress was able to use her translucent blue eyes to great, creepy effect when it turned out that the eye donor left some unfinished business after his death.

As with so many of her other early 1970s television guest appearances, Meg Foster does a great job here. And, as you can see in the pictures below, she even gets a chance to wear two different pairs of very hip sunglasses!

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Here are some images of Meg Foster on Circle of Fear:

Meg Foster on Ghost Story

In 1972, Meg Foster appeared on one of the first episodes of the horror anthology series Ghost Story (also known as Circle of Fear). The actress would guest star on the show again several months later in one of the final episodes of the short-lived show.

The episode "At the Cradle Foot" revolves around actor James Franciscus and his bizarre journey to Wyoming to solve the murder of his daughter. The thing is though, his daughter's murder hasn't happened yet...it's a premonition he's having. He feels that his daughter will be murdered on a carousel in the future, so he travels to Wyoming in the hope that he can prevent this strange occurrence. Once there, James Franciscus meets a young woman named Julie (played by Meg Foster) who works at the boarding house he stays at. Of course, she ends up being involved in his preposterous visions of future events.

As you might know, Meg Foster maintained a near omnipresence on TV during the 1970s. Her appearance on Ghost Story was just another fine example of the fabulous work the beautiful actress was doing on American television back then. Though her time onscreen was limited here, as always, Meg Foster managed to make a very nice impression.

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Here are some pictures of Meg Foster on Ghost Story:

Meg Foster & Jeremy Slate

Meg Foster & James Franciscus

Meg Foster weeps