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Jodie Foster

Jodie Foster
Foster in Paris at the César Awards 2011.
Personal information
Birth nameAlicia Christian Foster
Birth dateNovember 19, 1962(age 48)
Place of birthLos Angeles, California,
United States
EducationBachelor's degree (magna cum laude)
Alma materYale University
OccupationActress, producer, director
Years active1966 � present
ChildrenCharles Bernard Foster, born on July 20, 1998(age 12)
Kit Bernard Foster, born on September 29, 2001(age 9)

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Alicia Christian "Jodie" Foster (born November 19, 1962) is an American actress, film director, producer as well as being a former child actress.

Foster began acting in commercials at three years old, and her first significant role came in the 1976 film Taxi Driver as the preteen prostitute Iris for which she received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Also that year, she starred in the cult film The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane. She won an Academy Award for Best Actress in 1989 for playing a rape survivor in The Accused. In 1991, she starred in The Silence of the Lambs as Clarice Starling, a gifted FBI trainee, assisting in a hunt for a serial killer. This performance received international acclaim and her second Academy Award for Best Actress. She received her fourth Academy Award nomination for playing a hermit in Nell (1994). Other popular films include Maverick (1994), Contact (1997), Panic Room (2002), Flightplan (2005), Inside Man (2006), The Brave One (2007), and Nim's Island (2008).

Foster's films have spanned a wide variety of genres, from family films to horror. In addition to her two Academy Awards she has won three Bafta Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a People's Choice Award, and has received two Emmy nominations.

Jodie Foster Video

www.apple.com A parting gift from Carl Sagan and Voyager Pale Blue Dot was uploaded in February 2007 and featured by You Tube in June 2007. Broadcast here with the kind permission of Cosmos Studios. Other works by Carl Sagan include the movie Contact starring Jodie Foster. Other books - The Demon Haunted World, Billions and Billions, The Varieties of Scientific Experience. One of his most famous quotes - If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch You must first invent the universe This video and music was created by Ice Core Scientist. It has received nominations to the finals of the Portabello Film Festival in London and the Concorto Film festival in Italy. The song Pale Blue Dot can be downloaded free at Last FM and the mini ep from the iTunes link there, or on the home page here. All images courtesy of Nasa / ESA / Prelinger Archive / Public Domain, but unless otherwise stated, remain the exclusive property of their respective copyright holders.
4.02 min. | 4.68 user rating		 Jodie Foster in Back Trace showing how to put Stockings on
0.70 min. | 4.75 user rating		 Two-time Academy Award® winner Jodie Foster directs and co-stars with two-time Academy Award® winner Mel Gibson in THE BEAVER -- an emotional story about a man on a journey to re-discover his family and re-start his life. Plagued by his own demons, Walter Black was once a successful toy executive and family man who now suffers from depression. No matter what he tries, Walter can't seem to get himself back on track...until a beaver hand puppet enters his life. THE BEAVER opens Spring 2011.
2.43 min. | 3.83 user rating		 Jodie Foster being interviewed by Ellen. Really Funny!
4.52 min. | 4.87 user rating		 The Intro of the movie contact with Jodie Foster.
2.68 min. | 4.88 user rating
Neil Jordan's The Brave One stars Jodie Foster as a happy woman whose life changes irrevocably after a brutal assault leaves her partner (Naveen Andrews) dead.
2.50 min. | 4.75 user rating		 Este video foi feito em homenagem a esta maravilhosa atriz, Alicia Christian Foster (Jodie Foster)
3.33 min. | 4.78 user rating		 Hier nun meine überarbeitete Version vom Jodie Foster Video. Etwas besser noch als das Vorherige denk ich :) Aber eigentlich find ich beide toll *g*
2.57 min. | 4.39 user rating		 Here is the full trailer of Jodie Foster's Panic Room movie trailer also starring Kristen Stewart and Jared Leto. Jodie is in great form here.
2.50 min. | 4.90 user rating		 Segunda compilação de suspiros e frases de algumas vencedoras do Oscar. Com Kate Winslet, Marion Cotillard, Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, Halle Berry, Julia Roberts, Susan Sarandon, Jodie Foster Cher, Shirley MacLaine, Jessica Lange, Faye Dunaway, Penélope Cruz, Jennifer Hudson e Cloris Leachman.
1.45 min. | 4.32 user rating

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'Elyisum' Adds William Fichtner - New York Post Tweet this news
New York Post--The film already has Matt Damon, Sharlto Copley, -Jodie Foster- and Wagner Moura. And now Fichtner? Hell yeah! I mean, when has he not been a bad-ass? The Dark Knight? He took a shotgun to the Joker! Drive Angry 3D? He worked for the devil! - Date : Thu, 07 Apr 2011 17:07:01 GMT+00:00
Cinema: Latest News > April 7 - West End Extra Tweet this news
West End Extra--I hardly need to go over the harrowing plot: the dark tale of one man turning to violence as he battles with loneliness and isolation also starred a young -Jodie Foster- and Cybill Shepherd. Nominated for 14 Oscars, it will have a limited - Date : Thu, 07 Apr 2011 10:50:27 GMT+00:00
William Fichtner to join 'Elysium' - Digital Spy Tweet this news
Digital Spy--Matt Damon, -Jodie Foster-, Wagner Moura and Sharlto Copley will star in the movie, which will be released on March 8, 2013 through Sony Pictures. Bill Block and Simon Kinberg are serving as producers on the project. Foster and Fichtner previ - Date : Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:54:20 GMT+00:00
Herrmann hits right note on 100th anni - Variety Tweet this news
Variety--1976: American actors -Jodie Foster- and Robert De Niro sit together at a diner in a still from the film, 'Taxi Driver' directed by Martin Scorsese. (Photo by Columbia Pictures/Fotos International/Getty Images) This year marks the ... - Date : Thu, 07 Apr 2011 11:05:43 GMT+00:00
Jodie Foster: Mel Gibson is one of the most popular people in Hollywood - Metro Tweet this news
Metro--Bad boy Mel Gibson may have had a few brushes with the law recently but he is still one of the most popular people in Hollywood, says -Jodie Foster-. 'He's 'a really loyal and trustworthy person, just a really good friend, and not fu - Date : Wed, 06 Apr 2011 10:48:27 GMT+00:00
SXSW Interview: Anton Yelchin Talks Building Porter For 'The Beaver' - Film School Rejects Tweet this news
Film School Rejects---Jodie Foster's- film is an ensemble piece, and all the leads - not just Walter Black (Mel Gibson) - are suffering from some form of depression. The greatest fear of Yelchin's character, Porter, is becoming just like his fat - Date : Tue, 05 Apr 2011 03:00:43 GMT+00:00
Icon Film Announce 'The Beaver' - PR-USA.net (press release) Tweet this news
PR-USA.net (press release)--Two-time Academy Award ® winner -Jodie Foster- directs and co-stars with two-time Academy Award ® winner Mel Gibson in The Beaver - an emotional story about a man on a journey to re-discover his family and re-start his life. - Date : Mon, 04 Apr 2011 09:04:49 GMT+00:00
'The Beaver' starring Mel Gibson and Jodie Foster - trailer review - Scorecard Review Tweet this news
Scorecard Review--Julia: I agree with you completely! but then again, it will sell.. at least kids wont see the fla... Peter Reveles: You're in luck, Snyder said(and of course I'm not quoting him verbatim.)That the DVD will ... brent: oh, PS---e - Date : Sun, 03 Apr 2011 02:27:58 GMT+00:00
Jodie Foster Stands Up for Mel Gibson - GossipCenter.com Tweet this news
GossipCenter.com--He's one of the most hated men in Hollywood these days, thanks to recordings of drunken violent rants and his reputation as a woman beater, but Mel Gibson has an ally in -Jodie Foster-. The “Silence of the Lambs” actress seems t - Date : Mon, 28 Mar 2011 22:06:44 GMT+00:00
Roman Polanski's CARNAGE Movie Photos with Kate Winslet and Jodie Foster - Daemon's Movies Tweet this news
Daemon's Movies--Check out photos for CARNAGE (Formerly known as God of Carnage) featuring Kate Winslet, -Jodie Foster-, John C. Reilly, and Christoph Waltz. The movie also stars and is directed by Roman Polanski. You can read all our coverage of Car - Date : Fri, 01 Apr 2011 14:33:24 GMT+00:00

List of acting credits in film and television
Current projects :
Year Title Role class="unsortable"Notes
1968 Mayberry, R.F.D. bit parts in 2 episodes TV series
1970 Menace on the Mountain Suellen McIver TV
1970 Daniel Boone Rachel TV series, season 6, episode 24: "Bringing Up Josh"
1970 Adam 12 Mary TV series, season 3, episode 6: "Log 55 Missing Girl"
1972 My Sister Hank Henrietta "Hank" Bennett TV
1972 Napoleon and Samantha Samantha
1972 Kansas City Bomber Rita
1972 TheAmazing Chan and the Chan Clan Anne Chan (voice) TV series
1973 Rookie of the Year Sharon Lee TV
1973 Alexander, Alexander Sue TV
1973 Partridge Family Julie TV series
1973 Tom Sawyer Becky Thatcher
1973 Kung Fu Alethea Patricia Ingram TV series
1973 One Little Indian Martha McIver
1973 TheAddams FamilyThe Addams Family (1973 animated series) Pugsley (voice) TV series
1974 Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore Audrey
1974 Smile, Jenny, You're Dead Liberty Cole TV
1974 Paper Moon Addie Loggins TV series
1975 TheSecret Life of T.K. Dearingnolink=1 T.K. Dearing TV
1976 Taxi Driver Iris Steensma BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (also for Bugsy Malone)
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress
National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nominated-Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
1976 Echoes of a Summer Deirdre Striden aka The Last Castle
1976 Bugsy Malone Tallulah BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (also for Taxi Driver)
1976 TheLittle Girl Who Lives Down the Lane Rynn Jacobs Saturn Award for Best Actress
1976 Freaky Friday Annabel Andrews Nominated-Golden Globe Award for Best Actress � Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
1977 Moi, fleur bleue Isabelle Tristan (aka Fleur bleue) aka Stop Calling Me Baby
1977 Casotto Teresina Fedeli aka Beach House
1977 Candleshoe Casey Brown
1980 Foxes Jeanie Nominated-Young Artist Award for Best Young Actress in a Major Motion Picture
1980 Carny Donna
1982 O'Hara's Wife Barbara O'Hara
1983 Svengali Zoe Alexander
1984 TheHotel New HampshireThe Hotel New Hampshire (film) Frannie Berry
1984 TheBlood of Othersnolink=1 Hélène Bertrand aka Le Sang des autres
1986 Mesmerized Victoria Thompson
1987 Five Corners Linda Independent Spirit Award for Best Lead Female
1987 Siesta Nancy
1988 Stealing Home Katie Chandler
1988 TheAccusedThe Accused (1988 film) Sarah Tobias Academy Award for Best Actress
David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actress
Golden Globe Award for Best Actress � Motion Picture Drama (tied with Sigourney Weaver for Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey and Shirley MacLaine for Madame Sousatzka)
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress
National Board of Review Award for Best Actress
Nominated-BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
1990 Catchfire Anne Benton aka Backtrack
1991 TheSilence of the LambsThe Silence of the Lambs (film) Clarice Starling Academy Award for Best Actress
BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress
Golden Globe Award for Best Actress � Motion Picture Drama
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress
London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress
New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress
Nominated-Saturn Award for Best Actress
1991 Little Man Tate Dede Tate
1992 Shadows and Fog Prostitute
1993 Sommersby Laurel Sommersby
1994 Maverick Mrs. Annabelle Bransford
1994 Nell Nell Kellty David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actress
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress
Nominated-Academy Award for Best Actress
Nominated-Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress
Nominated-Golden Globe Award for Best Actress � Motion Picture Drama
1997 TheX-Files Betty (voice) TV series, episode "Never Again"
1997 Contact Dr. Eleanor Arroway Saturn Award for Best Actress
Nominated-Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress
Nominated-Golden Globe Award for Best Actress � Motion Picture Drama
1998 TheUttmostnolink=1 Herself Documentary
1998 Psycho Woman in background
1999 Anna and the King Anna Leonowens
2002 TheDangerous Lives of Altar Boys Sister Assumpta
2002 Panic Room Meg Altman Nominated-Saturn Award for Best Actress
2002 Tusker Minnie Animated voice over
2003 Abby Singer Herself
2004 AVery Long Engagement Elodie Gordes Un long dimanche de fiançailles
2005 Flightplan Kyle Pratt Nominated-Saturn Award for Best Actress
2005 Statler and Waldorf: From the Balcony Herself Guest appearance in episode 8
2006 Inside Man Madeline White
2007 TheBrave OneThe Brave One (2007 film) Erica Bain Nominated-Golden Globe Award for Best Actress � Motion Picture Drama
Nominated-Irish Film Award for Best International Actress
Nominated-St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress
2008 Nim's Island Alexandra Rover
2009 TheSimpsons Maggie Simpson (voice) TV series, episode: "Four Great Women and a Manicure"
2011 TheBeaverThe Beaver (film) Meredith Black
2011 Elysium

Producer
Current projects :
Year Title class="unsortable"Notes
1986 Mesmerized co-producer
1994 Nell
1995 Home for the Holidays
1998 TheBaby Dancenolink=1 (TV) executive producer
2000 Waking the Dead executive producer
2002 TheDangerous Lives of Altar Boys
2007 TheBrave OneThe Brave One (2007 film) executive producer

Director
Current projects :
Year Title class="unsortable"Notes
1988 Tales from the Darkside (1 episode, "Do Not Open This Box")
1991 Little Man Tate
1995 Home for the Holidays
2011 TheBeaverThe Beaver (film)

Academy Award for Best Actress

Katharine Hepburn (1981) * Meryl Streep (1982) * Shirley MacLaine (1983) * Sally Field (1984) * Geraldine Page (1985) * Marlee Matlin (1986) * Cher (1987) * Jodie Foster (1988) * Jessica Tandy (1989) * Kathy Bates (1990) * Jodie Foster (1991) * Emma Thompson (1992) * Holly Hunter (1993) * Jessica Lange (1994) * Susan Sarandon (1995) * Frances McDormand (1996) * Helen Hunt (1997) * Gwyneth Paltrow (1998) * Hilary Swank (1999) * Julia Roberts (2000) ---- Complete list * (1928 �1940) * (1941 �1960) * (1961 �1980) * (1981 �2000) * (2001-present)

Golden Globe Award for Best Actress � Motion Picture Drama

Meryl Streep (1981) * Meryl Streep (1982) * Shirley MacLaine (1983) * Sally Field (1984) * Whoopi Goldberg (1985) * Marlee Matlin (1986) * Sally Kirkland (1987) * Jodie Foster/Shirley MacLaine/Sigourney Weaver (1988) * Michelle Pfeiffer (1989) * Kathy Bates (1990) * Jodie Foster (1991) * Emma Thompson (1992) * Holly Hunter (1993) * Jessica Lange (1994) * Sharon Stone (1995) * Brenda Blethyn (1996) * Judi Dench (1997) * Cate Blanchett (1998) * Hilary Swank (1999) * Julia Roberts (2000) ---- Complete List * (1943 �1960) * (1961 �1980) * (1981 �2000) * (2001 �present)

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role

Jodie Foster (1994) * Susan Sarandon (1995) * Frances McDormand (1996) * Helen Hunt (1997) * Gwyneth Paltrow (1998) * Annette Bening (1999) * Julia Roberts (2000) * Halle Berry (2001) * Renée Zellweger (2002) * Charlize Theron (2003) * Hilary Swank (2004) * Reese Witherspoon (2005) * Helen Mirren (2006) * Julie Christie (2007) * Meryl Streep (2008) * Sandra Bullock (2009)



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