Jodie Foster
Acting
Born: Nov 19, 1962
From: Los Angeles, California, USA
Credits: 30 titles
Biography
Alicia Christian 'Jodie' Foster (born November 19, 1962) is an American actress and filmmaker. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, three BAFTA Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. For her work as a producer and director, she has been nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award. She has also earned numerous honors such as the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2013, was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2016 and received the Cannes Film Festival's Honorary Palme d'Or in 2021. Foster began her professional career as a child model and later as a teen idol in various Disney films including Napoleon and Samantha (1972), Freaky Friday (1976) and Candleshoe (1977). She acted in Martin Scorsese's comedy-drama Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974) and reunited with him in Taxi Driver (1976) in a role for which she received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress nomination. Other early films include Tom Sawyer (1973), Bugsy Malone (1976), The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane (1976), Carny (1980) and Foxes (1980). After attending Yale University, Foster transitioned into mature leading roles earning two Academy Awards for playing a rape …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beyond the Visible: The Story of the Very Large Array | Narrator (voice) | 2013 | — |
| Nim's Island | Alexandra Rover | 2008 | 5.937 |
| The Brave One | Erica Bain | 2007 | 6.595 |
| Inside Man | Madeleine White | 2006 | 7.403 |
| Flightplan | Kyle | 2005 | 6.448 |
| A Very Long Engagement | Elodie Gordes | 2004 | 7.32 |
| The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing | Self | 2004 | 7.015 |
| Panic Room | Meg Altman | 2002 | 6.79 |
| Anna and the King | Anna | 1999 | 6.78 |
| Contact | Ellie Arroway | 1997 | 7.4 |
| Cinefile: Reel Women | Self | 1995 | — |
| Nell | Nell Kellty | 1994 | 6.55 |
| Maverick | Annabelle Bransford | 1994 | 6.894 |
| Sommersby | Laurel Sommersby | 1993 | 6.346 |
| The Silence of the Lambs | Clarice Starling | 1991 | 8.345 |
| Little Man Tate | Dede Tate | 1991 | 6.6 |
| Catchfire | Anne Benton | 1990 | 5.31 |
| The Accused | Sarah Tobias | 1988 | 7.086 |
| Stealing Home | Katie Chandler | 1988 | 6.297 |
| Siesta | Nancy | 1987 | 5.322 |
| The Blood of Others | Hélène | 1984 | 5.346 |
| The Hotel New Hampshire | Franny Berry | 1984 | 5.647 |
| Foxes | Jeanie | 1980 | 5.964 |
| Carny | Donna | 1980 | 6.19 |
| Candleshoe | Casey | 1977 | 6.862 |
| Taxi Driver | Iris | 1976 | 8.127 |
| Bugsy Malone | Tallulah | 1976 | 6.611 |
| Freaky Friday | Annabel Andrews | 1976 | 6.101 |
| Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore | Audrey | 1974 | 6.968 |
| Napoleon and Samantha | Samantha | 1972 | 6.216 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1962 |
| From | Los Angeles, California, … |