Jodie Foster

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November 19, 1962

Alicia Christian Foster

In her teens Jodie was romantically involved with actor Scott Baio

Actress

2012 God of Carnage

2010 The Beaver

2009 The Simpsons (TV series) (voice)

2008 Nim's Island

2007 The Brave One

2006 Inside Man

2005 Flightplan

2004 A Very Long Engagement

2002 Panic Room

2002 The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys

1999 Anna and the King

1997 Contact

1997 The X Files (TV series) (voice)

1996 Frasier (TV series) (voice)

1994 Nell

1994 Maverick

1993 Sommersby

1991 Shadows and Fog

1991 Little Man Tate

1991 The Silence Of The Lambs

1990 Catchfire

1989 Rabbit Ears: The Fisherman and His Wife (video short)

1988 The Accused

1988 Stealing Home

1987 Siesta

1987 Five Corners

1986 My Letter to George

1984 Le sang des autres

1984 The Hotel New Hampshire

1983 Svengali (TV movie)

1982 O'Hara's Wife

1980 Carny

1980 Foxes

1977 Candleshoe

1977 Beach House

1977 Moi, fleur bleue

1976 The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane

1976 Freaky Friday

1976 Bugsy Malone

1976 Taxi Driver

1976 Echoes of a Summer

1973-1975 ABC Afterschool Specials (TV series)

1975 Medical Center (TV series)

1974 Paper Moon (TV series)

1974 Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

1974 Smile Jenny, You're Dead (TV movie)

1973 Love Story (TV series)

1973 Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (TV series)

1973 The New Perry Mason (TV series)

1973 The Addams Family (TV series)

1973 One Little Indian

1973 Kung Fu (TV series)

1973 Tom Sawyer

1973 The Partridge Family (TV series)

1972 The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan (TV series)

1972 Ghost Story (TV series)

1972 The Paul Lynde Show (TV series)

1972 The New Scooby-Doo Movies (TV series) (voice)

1972 Kansas City Bomber

1972 Napoleon and Samantha

1972 My Sister Hank (TV movie)

1971-1972 My Three Sons (TV series)

1972 Bonanza (TV series)

1972 Ironside (TV series)

1969-1972 Gunsmoke (TV series)

1969-1971 The Courtship of Eddie's Father (TV series)

1970 Adam-12 (TV series)

1968-1970 Mayberry R.F.D. (TV series)

1970 Daniel Boone (TV series)

1970 Disneyland (TV series)

1970 Menace on the Mountain (TV movie)

1970 Nanny and the Professor (TV series)

1969 Julia (TV series)

1969 The Doris Day Show (TV series)

Producer

2007 The Brave One (executive producer)

2002 The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys (producer)

2000 Waking the Dead (executive producer)

1998 The Baby Dance (TV movie) (executive producer)

1995 Home for the Holidays (producer)

1994 Nell (producer)

1986 My Letter to George (co-producer)

Director

2010 The Beaver

1995 Home for the Holidays

1991 Little Man Tate

1988 Tales from the Darkside (TV series)

Appearances

2010 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (TV series)

2010 Festivals SUNcovered (TV series)

2010 The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards

2007-2009 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)

2009 Motherhood

2007-2008 Eigo de shabera-night (TV series)

2008 Quelli che... il calcio (TV series)

2008 Getaway (TV series)

2008 La méthode Cauet (TV series)

2005-2008 Le grand journal de Canal+ (TV series)

2008 Rachael Ray (TV series)

2005-2008 Live with Regis and Kelly (TV series)

2008 Nim's Island, Our World: A Reel Thinking Event (TV movie)

1993-2008 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)

2008 Australia's Funniest Home Video Show (TV series)

2008 Hollywood 411 (TV series)

2007 100 Films and a Funeral (documentary)

2007 Caiga quien caiga (TV series)

2007 Extérieur jour (TV series)

2005-2007 Corazón de... (TV series)

2007 Sunday Morning Shootout (TV series)

2007 The Daily Show (TV series)

2005-2007 Late Show with David Letterman (TV series)

1994-2007 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)

2007 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: 10th Anniversary Edition (TV documentary)

1999-2007 Biography (TV series documentary)

2007 La noche de los Oscar (TV movie)

2007 The 79th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)

2006 Forbes Celebrity 100: Who Made Bank? (TV movie)

2006 Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters (documentary)

2006 The Ultimate Heist: Making 'Inside Man' (TV documentary)

2005-2006 Film '72 (TV series)

2006 In-Flight Movie: The Making of 'Flightplan' (video documentary short)

2005 The 100 Greatest Family Films (TV documentary)

2005 Jonathan Demme & Jodie Foster: Breaking the Silence (video documentary short)

2005 Jonathan Demme & Jodie Foster: Making 'The Silence of the Lambs' (video documentary short)

2005 Jonathan Demme & Jodie Foster: The Beginning (video documentary short)

2002-2005 Rove Live (TV series)

2005 Continuarà... (TV series)

2005 Magacine (TV series)

2005 Buenafuente (TV series)

2005 The WIN Awards (TV special)

2005 Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV series)

2005 Inside the Actors Studio (TV series)

2005 Starz Special: On the Set of 'Flightplan' (TV documentary)

2005 The Early Show (TV series)

2005 The 20th IFP Independent Spirit Awards (TV special documentary)

2004 The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing (documentary)

2004 Shooting 'Panic Room' (video documentary)

2004 The Hollywood Greats (TV series documentary)

2004 In the Company of Women (TV documentary)

2003 After They Were Famous (TV series documentary)

2003 Abby Singer

2003 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Robert De Niro (TV movie)

2003 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes & Villains (TV special documentary)

2003 Kela on the Karpet (TV mini-series)

1997-2002 The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV series)

2002 Larry King Live (TV series)

2002 The 74th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)

2002 The Making of 'Panic Room' (TV documentary short)

2002 + de cinéma (TV series documentary short)

2002 Page to Screen (TV series documentary)

2001 Anatomy of a Scene (TV series documentary)

2001 What Lies Beneath: Constructing the Perfect Thriller (TV documentary short)

2000 The Directors (TV series documentary)

1999 Making 'Taxi Driver' (video documentary)

1999 The 56th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV documentary)

1999 AMC: Film Preservation Classics (TV series)

1999 Celebrity Profile (TV series documentary)

1999 Intimate Portrait (TV series documentary)

1999 Hollywood Salutes Jodie Foster: An American Cinematheque Tribute (TV movie)

1998 Bravo Profiles: The Entertainment Business (TV mini-series documentary)

1998 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: The Antiheroes (documentary)

1998 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: America's Greatest Movies (TV special documentary)

1998 The Uttmost (documentary)

1998 Nova (TV series documentary)

1998 Everest: The Death Zone (TV documentary)

1998 The 55th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)

1998 Three Gorges: The Biggest Dam in the World (TV documentary) (voice)

1996-1997 Mundo VIP (TV series)

1997 The American Film Institute Salute to Martin Scorsese (TV special documentary)

1997 The 69th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)

1997 Movie Magic (TV series documentary)

1996 Women in Film Crystal Awards (TV movie)

1996 2nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV special)

1996 Corazón, corazón (TV series)

1996 Lo + plus (TV series)

1995 The 67th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)

1995 1995 MTV Movie Awards (TV special)

1995 Hollywood's Most Powerful Women (TV documentary)

1994 All About Bette (TV documentary)

1994 Primer plano (TV series)

1994 Tiempos difíciles (TV series)

1994 A Century of Women (TV mini-series documentary) (voice)

1993 The 65th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)

1993 It Was a Wonderful Life (documentary) (voice)

1992 The 64th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)

1992 Cinema 3 (TV series)

1991 Siskel & Ebert: Actors on Acting (TV movie)

1991 The 63rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)

1990 The 62nd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)

1990 The 21st BAFTA Awards

1989 The 61st Annual Academy Awards (TV special)

1989 Aspel & Company (TV series)

1989 The 46th Annual Golden Globe Awards

1980 Today (TV series)

1980 Good Morning America (TV series)

1978 Disneyland (TV series)

1978 Mickey's 50 (documentary)

1978 The 50th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)

1978 La nuit des Césars (TV series documentary)

1977 Dinah! (TV series)

1977 The 49th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)

1976 Saturday Night Live (TV series)

1974 The 46th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)

Academy Awards

1995 Nominated Oscar Best Actress in a Leading Role for: Nell (1994).

1992 Won Oscar Best Actress in a Leading Role for: The Silence of the Lambs (1991).

1989 Won Oscar Best Actress in a Leading Role for: The Accused (1988).

1977 Nominated Oscar Best Actress in a Supporting Role for: Taxi Driver (1976).

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films

2006 Nominated Saturn Award Best Actress for: Flightplan (2005).

2003 Nominated Saturn Award Best Actress for: Panic Room (2002).

1998 Won Saturn Award Best Actress for: Contact (1997).

1992 Nominated Saturn Award Best Actress for: The Silence of the Lambs (1991).

1978 Won Saturn Award Best Actress for: The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane (1976).

American Cinematheque Gala Tribute

1999 Won American Cinematheque Award

American Society of Cinematographers

1996 Won Board of the Governors Award

BAFTA Awards

1992 Won BAFTA Film Award Best Actress for: The Silence of the Lambs (1991).

1990 Nominated BAFTA Film Award Best Actress for: The Accused (1988).

1977 Won BAFTA Film Award Best Supporting Actress for: Bugsy Malone (1976) and Taxi Driver (1976).

1977 Won BAFTA Film Award Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles for: Bugsy Malone (1976) and Taxi Driver (1976).

Berlin International Film Festival

1996 Won Berlinale Camera

Blockbuster Entertainment Awards

1998 Nominated Blockbuster Entertainment Award Favorite Actress - Drama for: Contact (1997).

Boston Film Festival

1991 Won Film Excellence Award

Chicago Film Critics Association Awards

1998 Nominated CFCA Award Best Actress for: Contact (1997).

1992 Won CFCA Award Best Actress for: The Silence of the Lambs (1991).

David di Donatello Awards

1995 Won David Best Foreign Actress (Migliore Attrice Straniero) for: Nell (1994).

1989 Won David Best Foreign Actress (Migliore Attrice Straniero) for: The Accused (1988).

1977 Won Special David for: Taxi Driver (1976). For the acting.

Daytime Emmy Awards

2001 Nominated Daytime Emmy Outstanding Special Class Special for: "AMC: Film Preservation Classics" (1999). For episode "Film Preservation Classics with Jodie Foster".

Emmy Awards

1999 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Made for Television Movie for: The Baby Dance (1998) (TV).

European Film Awards

1997 Won Audience Award Best Actress

Golden Camera, Germany

1996 Won Golden Camera

Golden Globes

2008 Nominated Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama for: The Brave One (2007).

1998 Nominated Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama for: Contact (1997).

1995 Nominated Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama for: Nell (1994).

1992 Won Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama for: The Silence of the Lambs (1991).

1989 Won Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama for: The Accused (1988). Tied with Sigourney Weaver for Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey (1988) and Shirley MacLaine for Madame Sousatzka (1988).

1977 Nominated Golden Globe Best Motion Picture Actress - Musical/Comedy for: Freaky Friday (1976).

Hamburg Film Festival

1997 Won Douglas Sirk Award

Hasty Pudding Theatricals, USA

1992 Won Woman of the Year

Hollywood Film Festival

2002 Won Hollywood Film Award Outstanding Achievement in Acting

Independent Spirit Awards

1989 Won Independent Spirit Award Best Female Lead for: Five Corners (1987).

Irish Film and Television Awards

2008 Nominated Audience Award Best International Actress for: The Brave One (2007).

Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards

1992 Won KCFCC Award Best Actress for: The Silence of the Lambs (1991).

1989 Won KCFCC Award Best Actress for: The Accused (1988).

1977 Won KCFCC Award Best Supporting Actress for: Taxi Driver (1976).

London Critics Circle Film Awards

1992 Nominated ALFS Award Actress of the Year for: The Silence of the Lambs (1991).

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards

1976 Won New Generation Award

MTV Movie Awards

1995 Nominated MTV Movie Award Best Female Performance for: Nell (1994).

National Board of Review, USA

1988 Won NBR Award Best Actress for: The Accused (1988).

National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA

1977 Won NSFC Award Best Supporting Actress for: Taxi Driver (1976).

New York Film Critics Circle Awards

1991 Won NYFCC Award Best Actress for: The Silence of the Lambs (1991).

People's Choice Awards

2008 Nominated People's Choice Award Favorite Female Action Star

1995 Won People's Choice Award Favorite Dramatic Motion Picture Actress

Rembrandt Awards

1998 Won Audience Award Best Actress for: Contact (1997).

Satellite Awards

1998 Won Mary Pickford Award

Screen Actors Guild Awards

1995 Won Actor Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role for: Nell (1994).

ShoWest Convention, USA

1992 Won ShoWest Award Female Star of the Year

Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival

2005 Won Honorary Grand Prize

Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards

1995 Won SEFCA Award Best Actress for: Nell (1994).

TV Land Awards

2007 Nominated TV Land Award The "Hey! It's...!" Award (Favorite Cameo or Guest Star) for: "The X Files" (1993).

Women in Film Crystal Awards

1996 Won Crystal Award

Young Artist Awards

1981 Nominated Young Artist Award Best Young Actress in a Major Motion Picture for: Foxes (1980).

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An actress since she was a toddler, Jodie Foster would be forgiven for peaking early, comparatively speaking, but she's also one of the few child actors who managed a hugely successful transition to adult roles. Foster began her career through the typical episodic TV and kiddie movie route before making a significant impact as the underage prostitute in Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver (1976), which won her an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress. She had previously worked for Scorsese in Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974), in which she already seemed more mature than many of the adults in the movie. Other kids fare awaited, as well as more ambitious projects, although much of Foster's career throughout the first half of the 1980s was sidelined by her commitment to studies in English literature at Yale University.

Foster truly emerged as a major adult star with her two Best Actress Oscar-winning performances in The Accused (1988) and The Silence of the Lambs (1991), and she also made an auspicious directing debut with Little Man Tate (1991). But then what happened? She has spoken of a desire to focus more on her family, but nonetheless, her stardom of the late 1980s and early 1990s seems diminished when one examines the film roles that she selected during this period, excepting Nell (1994), perhaps. Working rather sporadically during this era anyway, Foster would largely coast through movies such as Maverick (1994), Contact (1997), and Flightplan (2005), roles she previously could have tackled in her sleep. Undeniably brilliant and extraordinarily talented, Foster may have lost interest in the craft after hitting the high notes while so young. She has at least continued directing with the legal drama Sugarland (2008), starring herself and Robert De Niro.

Being understood is not the most essential thing in life.

Cruelty might be very human, and it might be cultural, but it's not acceptable.

As a child, was attacked by a lion and carried briefly in its mouth while filming Disney's Napoleon and Samantha (1972).

Earned a B.A. in literature and graduated from Yale University (1985).

Fluent in French by age 14

Was stalked by John Hinckley during her college years, who attempted to assassinate US President Ronald Reagan to impress her (30 March 1981).

She was fluent in Italian by the age of 18.

An asteroid, 17744 Jodiefoster, was named after her (1998).

Turned down the role of "Violet" for Pretty Baby (1978)

Turned down the role of "Catherine Tramell" for Basic Instinct (1992)

Turned down the lead role for Adventures in Babysitting (1987)

Turned down the role of Angel in Little Darlings (1980).

Turned down the role of Suzanne Stone in To Die For (1995)

Turned down the role of Amanda in The Bad News Bears (1976).

Turned down the role of Annie Reed in Sleepless in Seattle (1993)

Turned down the role that was played by Molly Ringwald in Pretty in Pink (1986).

Salary

The Brave One (2007) $15,000,000

Flightplan (2005) $13,000,000

Panic Room (2002) $12,000,000

Anna and the King (1999) $15,000,000

Contact (1997) $9,000,000

Nell (1994) US$4,500,000 for acting + US$5,000,000 for producing

Maverick (1994) $5,000,000

The Hotel New Hampshire (1984) US$500,000

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