Jodie Foster
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Image:Jodiefoster.jpg Jodie Foster (born November 19 1962) is a two-time Academy Award-winning American actress, director, and producer.
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Biography
Early life
Alicia Christian Foster was born to Lucius Foster and Brandy Almond in Los Angeles, California. She attended an exclusive prep school, the Lycée Français de Los Angeles, before going to Yale University where she earned a B.A. in literature and graduated magna cum laude in 1985. While at Yale, Foster led a fairly normal life, considering her celebrity. She often would spend time with friends at the local dive bar Anchor, and she occasionally partied in the haunts of one of the secret societies, Manuscript Society (a scene recounting such an event is noted in Tom Perrotta's novel Joe College)
Career
Foster has appeared in more than 100 film and television shows since beginning her career at age two as the Coppertone Girl in a television commercial. Foster debuted as a television actress in a 1969 episode of Mayberry R.F.D.. Her first film appearance came in the 1970 TV movie Menace on the Mountain. Foster made a number of Disney movies, including Napoleon and Samantha (1972), One Little Indian (1973), Freaky Friday (1976), and Candleshoe (1977). She also co-starred with Christopher Connelly in the 1974 TV series version of Paper Moon. As a teenager, Foster made several appearances on the French pop circuit as a singer. Commenting on her years as a child actress, which she describes as an "actor’s career", Foster has said that "it was very clear to me at a young age that I had to fight for my life and that if I didn’t, my life would get gobbled up and taken away from me".<ref name="childstar">Template:Cite web</ref> Image:Taxi Driver still 2.jpg
At age 14, Jodie received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as a preteen prostitute in Martin Scorsese's film, Taxi Driver opposite Robert De Niro. De Niro's character in Taxi Driver intended to assassinate a presidential candidate. In 1981, John Hinckley, Jr. shot U.S. President, Ronald Reagan and three other people. He claimed his motive was to impress Foster. His obsession with Foster came after repeated viewings of the film, and he stalked her while she attended Yale University. This has been an incident of intense embarrassment for Foster, who has been known to walk out of interviews if Hinckley's name is even mentioned. The punk band Jodie Foster's Army is named in reference to Hinckley's actions.
Unlike child stars such as Shirley Temple or Tatum O'Neal, Foster successfully transitioned to adult roles. She won the first of her two Golden Globes and Academy Awards as Best Actress for her role as a gang-rape victim in The Accused (1988). She earned her second for her co-starring role opposite Anthony Hopkins in the 1991 film, The Silence of the Lambs. Foster is fluent in French and has performed in French-language films, such as Un long dimanche de fiançailles (2004).
Foster made her directoral debut in 1991 with Little Man Tate, a drama about a child prodigy, in which she also costarred. She also directed Home for the Holidays (1995), a comedy starring Holly Hunter and Robert Downey Jr.. In 1992, Foster founded a production company called Egg Pictures in Los Angeles, and she began working as a producer in 1994 with the acclaimed Nell, the story of young woman raised in an isolated place who has to return to civilization. Image:SOTLClariceLecter.jpg
In the 2000s, Foster established a commercially successful persona as a tough, resourceful single mother, as embodied in the films Panic Room (2002) and Flightplan (2005).
Foster has appeared in a number of Japanese commercials, mostly in the 1990s. These include advertisements for the Honda Civic, Keri cosmetics, Mt. Rainier ice coffee, and the Pasona Temporary Agency. In 1998, an asteroid, 17744 Jodiefoster, was named in her honor. The University of Pennsylvania has scheduled Foster to give the 2006 commencement address on May 15, 2006.
Foster's latest film, Inside Man, a thriller co-starring Denzel Washington, was released on March 24, 2006 and opened at #1 at the box office. Her next film will be The Brave One, a thriller which will be filmed in New York City, directed by Neil Jordan and co-starring Terrence Howard. Commenting on her latest roles, Foster has said that she enjoys appearing in mainstream genre films that have a "real heart to them".<ref name="foster">Template:Cite web</ref>
Personal life
Foster is intensely private about her personal life. For example, she has two sons (Charles born in 1998, and Christopher, born in 2001), but has not revealed the father's identity or even if they have the same father. Because she has lived with producer Cydney Bernard for several years, some people assume that she is a lesbian, but Foster has not made any public statements regarding her sexual orientation. An unauthorized biography, written by her brother Buddy Foster, identifies her as bisexual.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Sugarland | Announced | |
| 2007 | The Brave One | Pre-production | |
| 2006 | Inside Man | Madeliene White | |
| 2005 | Flightplan | Kyle Pratt | |
| 2004 | A Very Long Engagement (Un long dimanche de fiançailles) | Elodie Gordes | |
| 2003 | Abby Singer | Herself | |
| 2002 | Panic Room | Meg Altman | |
| The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys | Sister Assumpta | Also producer | |
| 1999 | Anna and the King | Anna Leonowens | |
| 1998 | The Uttmost | Herself | Documentary |
| 1997 | Contact | Ellie Arroway | |
| 1994 | Nell | Nell Kellty | Also producer |
| Maverick | Mrs. Annabelle Bransford | ||
| 1993 | Sommersby | Laurel Sommersby | |
| 1992 | Shadows and Fog | Prostitute | |
| 1991 | Little Man Tate | Dede Tate | Also director |
| The Silence of the Lambs | Clarice Starling | ||
| 1990 | Catchfire | Anne Benton | a.k.a. Backtrack |
| 1988 | The Accused | Sarah Tobias | |
| Stealing Home | Katie Chandler | ||
| 1987 | Siesta | Nancy | |
| Five Corners | Linda | ||
| 1986 | Mesmerized | Victoria | Also co-producer |
| 1984 | The Blood of Others (Le Sang des autres) | Hélène | |
| The Hotel New Hampshire | Frannie Berry | ||
| 1983 | Svengali | Zoe Alexander | |
| 1982 | O'Hara's Wife | Barbara O'Hara | |
| 1980 | Foxes | Jeanie | |
| Carny | Donna | ||
| 1977 | Candleshoe | Casey Brown | |
| Casotto | Teresina Fedeli | ||
| Stop Calling Me Baby! (Moi, fleur bleue) | Isabelle Tristan (aka Fleur bleue) | ||
| 1976 | The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane | Rynn | |
| Freaky Friday | Annabel Andrews | ||
| Bugsy Malone | Tallulah | ||
| Taxi Driver | Iris Steensma | ||
| Echoes of a Summer | Deirdre Striden | ||
| 1975 | The Secret Life of T.K. Dearing | T.K. Dearing | TV |
| 1974 | Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore | Audrey | |
| Smile, Jenny, You're Dead | Liberty Cole | TV | |
| 1973 | Rookie of the Year | Sharon Lee | TV |
| Alexander, Alexander | Sue | TV | |
| The Addams Family | Pugsley (voice) | TV | |
| Kung Fu | Alethea Patricia Ingram | TV | |
| Tom Sawyer | Becky Thatcher | ||
| One Little Indian | Martha McIver | ||
| 1972 | Kansas City Bomber | Rita | |
| Napoleon and Samantha | Samantha | ||
| My Sister Hank | Henrietta "Hank" Bennett | TV | |
| 1970 | Menace on the Mountain | Suellen McIver | TV |
Awards
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| title=Academy Award for Best Actress
for The Accused
| years=1988
| before=Cher for Moonstruck
| after=Jessica Tandy for Driving Miss Daisy
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| title=Academy Award for Best Actress
for The Silence of the Lambs
| years=1991
| before=Kathy Bates for Misery
| after=Emma Thompson for Howards End
}}
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References
Footnotes
Web sites
- {{{2|{{{name|Jodie Foster}}}}}} at The Internet Movie Database
- Jodie Foster Timeline
- Jodie Foster Online
- TV and Movie Trivia Tribute: Jodie Foster
- Jodie Foster.nu | unofficial fansite
- One of Jodie Foster's French TV musical appearances with singer Claude François
- Another TV appearance singing solo
- Another fansite with picturesca:Jodie Foster
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