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- 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
Best Known For
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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The Silence of the Lambs - Jodie Foster Stories (Inside Story) (3:41)
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The Silence of the Lambs - Behind the Scenes (Inside Story) (3:59)
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The Silence of the Lambs - Jodie Foster Interview (Inside Story) (3:01)
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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Cecil B. DeMille Award
In January 2013, Foster received the Cecil B. DeMille Award, an honory Golden Globe Award that is annually awarded to a performer for "outstanding contributions to the world of entertainment" by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. The famously private actress and director took time in her acceptance speech to thank her former partner, Cydney Bernard. She described Bernard as "one of the deepest loves of my life ... my heroic co-parent,
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my ex-partner in love but righteous soul sister in life, my confessor, ski buddy, consigliere, most beloved BFF of 20 years." The speech marked the first time that Foster had publicly talked about being a lesbian. She also acknowledged that she and Bernard had been raising two sons together. "I am so proud of our modern family," she said in her speech. "Our amazing sons, Charlie and Kit, who are my reason to breathe and to evolve, my blood and soul."
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