Foster studied at the
American Academy of Dramatic Arts. She began appearing on
Broadway in 1914, starting with a production of Roi Cooper Megrue's
Under Cover. Her subsequent Broadway appearances included
The Cinderella Man (1916), ''Three's a Crowd
(1919), Captain Applejack (1921), The Jazz Singer (1925), and Topaze'' (1930). After appearing in a couple of short films, in 1931 she made her feature film debut in
George Cukor's
Tarnished Lady alongside
Tallulah Bankhead. That same year she also appeared in
Edmund Goulding's
The Night Angel with
Nancy Carroll and
Fredric March. In 1933, she was in the comedies
Our Betters and
Dinner at Eight, both directed by Cukor. Two years later she appeared in the Tolstoy adaptation
Anna Karenina with
Greta Garbo. In 1935 she also returned to Broadway for the brief run of
Living Dangerously. In 1936 she had her first stage appearance in London, starring in a production of
Night of January 16th. Foster's last movie was
The Gorgeous Hussy in 1936. Her final Broadway production was
American Landscape (1938). ==Personal life==