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Jodie Foster

Jodie Foster

Director & actor · born 19 November 1962 · Los Angeles, California, USA

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).

Where to start: The Silence of the Lambs (1991).

As director 7

As actor 89

TV shows 28

Frequently asked questions

What is the best Jodie Foster movie?

By viewer score, The Silence of the Lambs (1991) at 8.3/10.

What are Jodie Foster’s most popular movies?

The Silence of the Lambs, Taxi Driver, Elysium.

How many movies has Jodie Foster made?

96 films on TMDB, 7 as director, 89 as actor.

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