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Quick Facts
- NAME: Jodie Foster
- OCCUPATION: Actress, Director, Producer
- BIRTH DATE: November 19, 1962 (Age: 50)
- EDUCATION: Yale University, Lycée Français de Los Angeles
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Los Angeles, California
- Originally: Alicia Christian Foster
- Full Name: Jodie Foster
- AKA: Alicia Foster
- ZODIAC SIGN: Scorpio
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Jodie Foster is an award-winning American actress best known for her roles in the films Taxi Driver, The Accused and The Silence of the Lambs.
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Jodie Foster - An Acclaimed Actress
Watch a short video about Jodie Foster and find out why this talented actress pursued her degree after having already established a career in acting.
The Silence of the Lambs - Jodie Foster Stories
Cast and crew talk about working with Jodie Foster in her Oscar-winning role as Clarice Starling.
The Silence of the Lambs - Behind the Scenes
The cast and crew members discuss some memorable moments behind the scenes.
The Silence of the Lambs - Jodie Foster Interview
Jodie Foster describes working with Jonathan Demme and the touches of feminism he put into the movie.
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While she attended college, Hinckley became obsessed with Foster, writing her love letters and calling her on the phone. She eventually testified during Hinckley's trial and admitted to being badly shaken by the experience. Nevertheless, Foster returned to work shortly after the incident, starring in Svengali alongside Peter O'Toole, finding in acting a release from the intense and unwanted scrutiny Hinckley's actions had drawn her way.
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Acclaimed Actress and Director
After graduating from Yale, Foster made the transition from child star to mature actress, appearing in a series of mostly unremarkable pictures through the mid-1980s. Her next widely acclaimed role came in another intense and gritty picture, when she played rape survivor Sarah Tobias in The Accused (1988). For this performance she won both an Academy Award and Golden Globe for Best Actress, establishing her as one of Hollywood's most esteemed serious actresses.
Foster made a strong impression again in 1991 with her performance as FBI agent Clarice Starling in blockbuster hit The Silence of the Lambs (1991), in which Foster's character goes head to head with the unforgettable psychopath Hannibal Lechter, played by Anthony Hopkins. For this role, Foster collected her second Academy Award and Golden Globe.
Firmly established as one of Hollywood's biggest stars and enjoying the professional and financial freedom to follow a different path, Foster turned to directing. When asked about the differences between acting and directing, she said, "Well, you have control, but you also have 175 people involved. Acting, for me, is exhausting. I'm always so energized by directing. It's more intense to direct. I can pop in and express myself, then pop out again. It's a huge passion for me." Her feature-film directorial debut, Little Man Tate (1991), won widespread plaudits from critics.
Between her occasional directorial projects, Foster continued to act in hit movies such as Maverick (1994), Contact (1997) and the box office smash Panic Room (2002).
Foster's choice of scripts spans from blockbuster to indie and foreign. In The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys (2002), she played a nun, Sister Assumpta, while also producing the film. After taking a small part in a French film, The Very Long Engagement (2004), Foster returned to big-budget Hollywood fare with Flightplan in 2005.
Later Career
Foster has been very selective about her projects in recent years. She reunited with her Maverick colleague Mel Gibson in the offbeat drama The Beaver (2011). For the film, Foster served as its director and as Gibson's co-star. She also worked with Roman Polanski on his dramatic comedy Carnage (2011) around this time. Foster and John C. Reilly play a New York City couple who become involved in a dispute with another couple (Kate Winslet and Christoph Waltz) in the film.
In recent years, Foster has continued to pursue filmmaking. She stars opposite Matt Damon in the sci-fi film Elysium (2013). Around the same time, she began working on a new directing project: Money Monster (2013), a film about a television star who becomes a Wall Street guru through insider tips.
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