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Jodie Foster

Acting
Known For

63 Years Old

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 victim in The Accused (1988), and Clarice Starling in The Silence of the Lambs (1991). She also received a nomination for Nell (1994). Her other notable films include Sommersby (1993), Maverick (1994), Contact (1997), Anna and the King (1999), Panic Room (2002), Flightplan (2005), Inside Man (2006), The Brave One (2007), Nim's Island (2008), Carnage (2011), Elysium (2013), Hotel Artemis (2018), and The Mauritanian (2021). Foster made her directorial film debut with Little Man Tate (1991) and has since directed films such as Home for the Holidays (1995), The Beaver (2011) and Money Monster (2016). She founded her own production company, Egg Pictures, in 1992. She earned two Primetime Emmy Awards for producing The Baby Dance (1999), and directing the Orange Is the New Black episode "Lesbian Request Denied" in 2014. She has also directed episodes for Tales from the Darkside, House of Cards, Black Mirror, and Tales from the Loop.

Born

Los Angeles, California, USA on 19th November 1962

All Credits

The Simpsons Image
The Simpsons
Maggie Roark (voice)
The X-Files Image
The X-Files
'Betty' (voice)
The Daily Show Image
The Daily Show
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Image
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Image
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers Image
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
True Detective Image
True Detective
Liz Danvers
The Kelly Clarkson Show Image
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
The Graham Norton Show Image
The Graham Norton Show
Self - Guest
Saturday Night Live Image
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
Golden Globe Awards Image
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
Frasier Image
Frasier
Marlene (voice)
Bonanza Image
Bonanza
Bluebird
Jimmy Kimmel Live! Image
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
Ironside Image
Ironside
Adam-12 Image
Adam-12
Mary Bennett
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Image
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Champs-Elysées Image
Champs-Elysées
Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark Image
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
Intimate Portrait Image
Intimate Portrait
Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors Image
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche Image
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self
Spécial cinéma Image
Spécial cinéma
Self
Taxi Driver Image
Taxi Driver
Iris
Gunsmoke Image
Gunsmoke
Marieanne
Gunsmoke Image
Gunsmoke
Patricia
Gunsmoke Image
Gunsmoke
Susan Sadler
The Ellen DeGeneres Show Image
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
The Oscars Image
The Oscars
Self
ABC Afterschool Special Image
ABC Afterschool Special
Sue
ABC Afterschool Special Image
ABC Afterschool Special
Sharon Lee
Daniel Boone Image
Daniel Boone
Rachel Pickett
Midi Première Image
Midi Première
Self
Quotidien Image
Quotidien
Self - Guest
Bugsy Malone Image
Bugsy Malone
Tallulah
My Three Sons Image
My Three Sons
Priscilla
La semaine des 4 Julie Image
La semaine des 4 Julie
Self - Guest
Medical Center Image
Medical Center
A Private Life Image
A Private Life
Lilian Steiner
HBO First Look Image
HBO First Look
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Goldene Kamera
Self
Numéro un Image
Numéro un
Self
Contact Image
Contact
Ellie Arroway
Beau geste Image
Beau geste
Self
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter Image
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
Elysium Image
Elysium
Delacourt
Beach House Image
Beach House
Teresina
Ghost Story Image
Ghost Story
Judy
The Directors Image
The Directors
Self
The Partridge Family Image
The Partridge Family
Julie Lawrence
Mayberry R.F.D. Image
Mayberry R.F.D.
Little Girl
Mayberry R.F.D. Image
Mayberry R.F.D.
Fairy
Rove Image
Rove
Self
The Courtship of Eddie's Father Image
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
Joey Kelly
Maverick Image
Maverick
Annabelle Bransford
Motherhood Image
Motherhood
Jodie Foster
Carny Image
Carny
Donna
The Beaver Image
The Beaver
Meredith Black
Panic Room Image
Panic Room
Meg Altman
The New Scooby-Doo Movies Image
The New Scooby-Doo Movies
Pugsley Addams (voice)
Sommersby Image
Sommersby
Laurel Sommersby
Tom Sawyer Image
Tom Sawyer
Becky Thatcher
Becoming Iconic Image
Becoming Iconic
Self
Inside Man Image
Inside Man
Madeleine White
Nell Image
Nell
Nell Kellty
Shooting 'Panic Room' Image
Shooting 'Panic Room'
Self
Catchfire Image
Catchfire
Anne Benton
Mr. Scorsese Image
Mr. Scorsese
Self
Flightplan Image
Flightplan
Kyle
Svengali Image
Svengali
Zoe Alexander
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Jodie Promo
(Archival)
Julia Image
Julia
Napoleon and Samantha Image
Napoleon and Samantha
Samantha
The American Film Institute Salute to ... Image
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self
Hollywood’s Children Image
Hollywood’s Children
Self (archive footage)
The Silence of the Lambs Image
The Silence of the Lambs
Clarice Starling
Cinefile: Reel Women Image
Cinefile: Reel Women
Self
Lo + plus Image
Lo + plus
Self - Guest
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Harty
Self
O'Hara's Wife Image
O'Hara's Wife
Barbara O'Hara
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées Image
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
Self (archive footage)
Anna and the King Image
Anna and the King
Anna
The Brave One Image
The Brave One
Erica Bain
One Little Indian Image
One Little Indian
Martha
Mesmerized Image
Mesmerized
Victoria
The Early Show Image
The Early Show
Self - Guest
Paper Moon Image
Paper Moon
Addie Pray
The Accused Image
The Accused
Sarah Tobias
A Very Long Engagement Image
A Very Long Engagement
Elodie Gordes
Carnage Image
Carnage
Penelope Longstreet
The Addams Family Image
The Addams Family
Pugsley Addams (voice)
The Mauritanian Image
The Mauritanian
Nancy Hollander
Love, Antosha Image
Love, Antosha
Self
The Emmy Awards Image
The Emmy Awards
Self - Winner
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies Image
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies
Self - Host
Little Man Tate Image
Little Man Tate
Dede Tate
The Paul Lynde Show Image
The Paul Lynde Show
Hotel Artemis Image
Hotel Artemis
Jean Thomas / Nurse
The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan Image
The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan
Anne Chan
NYAD Image
NYAD
Bonnie Stoll
Nim's Island Image
Nim's Island
Alexandra Rover
Abby Singer Image
Abby Singer
Jodie Foster (uncredited)
Freaky Friday Image
Freaky Friday
Annabel Andrews
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Untitled Anthony Hopkins Documentary
Self
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen Image
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(archive footage)
The Hotel New Hampshire Image
The Hotel New Hampshire
Franny Berry
Breakdown: 1975 Image
Breakdown: 1975
Narrator (voice)
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore Image
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Audrey
Scorsese's Women Image
Scorsese's Women
Mother
Stealing Home Image
Stealing Home
Katie Chandler
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Henry Louis Gates Jr.: Uncovering America
Self - Actress and Director
Shadows and Fog Image
Shadows and Fog
Prostitute
Cérémonie des César Image
Cérémonie des César
The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane Image
The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane
Rynn Jacobs
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice Image
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
Elizabeth Henderson
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters Image
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters
Self
Five Corners Image
Five Corners
Linda Komkowski
Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women Image
Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women
Self – Host
The Blood of Others Image
The Blood of Others
Hélène
Movies Are My Life Image
Movies Are My Life
Self
The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys Image
The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys
Sister Assumpta
Candleshoe Image
Candleshoe
Casey
100 Films and a Funeral Image
100 Films and a Funeral
Self
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing Image
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
Self
Kung Fu Image
Kung Fu
Alethea Patricia Ingram
Inside the Actors Studio Image
Inside the Actors Studio
Self
Making 'Taxi Driver' Image
Making 'Taxi Driver'
Self
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché Image
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
Self - Narrator (voice)
Foxes Image
Foxes
Jeanie
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It Was a Wonderful Life
Narrator (voice)
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! Image
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Self (archive footage)
Kansas City Bomber Image
Kansas City Bomber
Rita
Scooby-Doo Meets The Addams Family Image
Scooby-Doo Meets The Addams Family
Pugsley Addams (Voice)
Siesta Image
Siesta
Nancy
All About Bette Image
All About Bette
Self
Grease Day USA Image
Grease Day USA
Self
Jodie Foster: Hollywood Under the Skin Image
Jodie Foster: Hollywood Under the Skin
Self (archive footage)
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The True Story of Hannibal
Self
Mickey's 50 Image
Mickey's 50
Self
Rabbit Ears - The Fisherman and His Wife Image
Rabbit Ears - The Fisherman and His Wife
Narrator (voice)
Menace on the Mountain Image
Menace on the Mountain
Suellen McIver
Smile Jenny, You're Dead Image
Smile Jenny, You're Dead
Liberty Cole
Celebrities Uncensored Image
Celebrities Uncensored
Self
AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition Image
AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition
Self
No Image
Three Gorges: The Biggest Dam in the World
Narrator (voice)
Stop Calling Me Baby! Image
Stop Calling Me Baby!
Isabelle Tristan, aka 'Fleur bleue'
Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs' Image
Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'
Self
Disney Legends Awards Ceremony Image
Disney Legends Awards Ceremony
Self
The Making of '...And God Spoke' Image
The Making of '...And God Spoke'
Self (archive footage)
Page to Screen: 'The Silence of the Lambs' Image
Page to Screen: 'The Silence of the Lambs'
Self
Echoes of a Summer Image
Echoes of a Summer
Deirdre
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: America's Greatest Movies Image
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: America's Greatest Movies
Self / Host
The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs' Image
The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'
Self
Hinckley Image
Hinckley
Self (archive footage)
Early Directors on Directing Image
Early Directors on Directing
Self
Inside Story - The Silence of the Lambs Image
Inside Story - The Silence of the Lambs
Self
Silence of the Lambs: Breaking the Silence Image
Silence of the Lambs: Breaking the Silence
Self
Silence of the Lambs: Making Silence of the Lambs Image
Silence of the Lambs: Making Silence of the Lambs
Self
Silence of the Lambs: The Beginning Image
Silence of the Lambs: The Beginning
Self
Beyond the Visible: The Story of the Very Large Array Image
Beyond the Visible: The Story of the Very Large Array
Narrator (voice)
Jonathan Demme & Jodie Foster Image
Jonathan Demme & Jodie Foster
Self
No Image
A Look Back with Jodie Foster
Self
Everest: The Death Zone Image
Everest: The Death Zone
Narrator (voice)
Jodie Foster, une histoire française Image
Jodie Foster, une histoire française