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Jodie Foster (born November 19 1962) is an Oscar-winning American actress, director, and producer.

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 occassionally 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.

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. 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.

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Actors - Jodie Foster

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