Jodie Foster is a multi-talented and accomplished actress, filmmaker, and producer who has been in the spotlight since her childhood.
She has starred in many iconic and critically acclaimed films such as Taxi Driver, The Silence of the Lambs, Contact, and The Mauritanian.
She has also directed films such as Little Tate, The Beaver and Money Monster. She is one of the few actors to have won two Oscars, three BAFTAs and three Golden Globes.
She also speaks multiple languages fluently, is a graduate of Yale University, and is a passionate advocate for privacy and LGBT rights.
contour
- Full name: Alicia Christian Foster
- Date of Birth: November 19, 1962
- Age: 62
- Gender: Female
- Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA
- Country: United States
- Occupation: Actress, Filmmaker, Producer
- Height: 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
- Parents: Evelyn Ella “Brandy” Almond and Lucius Fisher Foster III
- Siblings: Buddy Foster, Cindy Foster-Jones and Connie Foster
- Spouse: Alexandra Hedison (m. 2014)
- Children: Charles Foster and Kit Foster
- Marital status: Married
- Net worth: $100 million
Early life and education
Jodie Foster, 62, was born in Los Angeles, California, on November 19, 1962. She is the youngest of four children of film producer Evelyn Ella “Brandy” Almond and wealthy businessman Lucius Fisher Foster III.
Her parents divorced before she was born, and she was raised by her mother and grandparents. She has three older siblings: Buddy Foster, Cindy Foster Jones, and Connie Foster.
Foster began acting at the age of three, appearing in commercials and television shows. She learned French at a young age and spoke in a number of films released in France.
She attended the College Lycée Français, a French school in Los Angeles, and graduated at the top of her class in 1980.
She then attended Yale University, where she majored in English literature and minored in Italian, graduating magna cum laude in 1985.
personal life
Jodie Foster married photographer and actress Alexandra Hedison in 2014. They live in Los Angeles with their two sons, Charles and Kit, who were born through artificial insemination.
Foster, who has never revealed the identity of her child’s father, was previously in a relationship with film producer Cydney Bernard from 1993 to 2008.
Foster is very private about her personal life and rarely gives interviews. In 2013, during her acceptance speech for the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the Golden Globes, she publicly came out as lesbian.
She also expressed support for the #MeToo movement and the Time’s Up initiative, which aims to combat sexual harassment and discrimination in the entertainment industry.
Profession
Jodie Foster has had an eventful acting career spanning more than five decades, beginning with her 1972 film debut in the Disney film Napoleon & Samantha.
She gained recognition for her role as a teenage prostitute in the 1976 film Taxi Driver, a role for which she received her first Oscar nomination. She also appeared in films such as Freaky Friday, Bully Cassidy and The Little Girl Who Lives in the Lane.
Foster took a break from acting in the 1980s to focus on her studies, but she returned to the screen in 1988 in the film The Accused, playing a rape survivor.
She won her first Academy Award for Best Actress for the role, and her second for her performance as FBI agent Clarice Starling in the 1991 thriller The Silence of the Lambs, which is considered one of the greatest films of all time.
Foster also ventured into directing and producing in the 1990s. In 1991, she made her directorial debut with Little Tate, in which she played the mother of a child prodigy.
She then directed and produced the 1995 film Home for the Holidays, a comedy about a dysfunctional family. She also starred in films such as Somersby, Maverick, Nell, Contact and Anna and the King.
In the 2000s, Foster continued to act, direct, and produce. She starred in films such as Panic Room, The Next Level, Inside Man, The Brave, and Nim’s Island. She also directed and produced the 2011 film The Beaver, in which Mel Gibson played a depressed man who communicated through a beaver puppet.
She also directed and produced the 2016 film Money Monster, Starring George Clooney and Julia Roberts, it tells the story of a TV host and a producer who are held hostage by an angry investor.
In the 2010s, Foster expanded her repertoire to television. She directed several popular shows, such as Orange Is the New Black, House of Cards and Black Mirror.
She also played a nurse who runs a secret hospital for criminals in the 2018 film Hotel Artemis. She also played a lawyer who defended Guantanamo Bay prisoners in the 2021 film The Mauritanian. She won her third Golden Globe for this role.
Awards
Jodie Foster has received numerous awards and honors for her work in film and television. Some of her most notable awards are:
- She won two Academy Awards for Best Actress for The Accused (1988) and The Silence of the Lambs (1991).
- She has won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress three times, for Taxi Driver (1976), The Accused (1988) and The Silence of the Lambs (1991).
- She has won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress three times for The Accused (1988), The Silence of the Lambs (1991) and The Mauritanian (2021).
- 2013 Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award
- In 1992, he won a Crystal Award for outstanding film.
- In 1994, she won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Actress for Nell
- Won a Saturn Award for Best Actress for Contact (1997).
- Won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress for The Silence of the Lambs (1991).
- Nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series for Orange Is the New Black (2014).
- Nominated for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for House of Cards (2014).
net worth
According to sources, Jodie Foster’s net worth is $100 million.
Most of her wealth comes from her acting, directing, and producing career.
dispute
Jodie Foster has faced several controversies and criticisms throughout her career. Some of the most notable are:
- She was the target of stalker John Hinckley Jr., who tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan in 1981. He was obsessed with her and the movie Taxi Driver, in which she played a teenage prostitute. She testified at his trial and later wrote an article about the incident.
- Some gay activists accused her of homophobia because she did not come out publicly until 2013. She defended her decision, saying she valued her privacy and had been open with friends and family long before.
- Some animal rights activists have criticized her for wearing fur in some films and photo shoots. She responded by saying that she is not a vegetarian and that she respects other people’s choices.
- She was heavily criticized by some fans and critics for working with Mel Gibson on the film “The Beaver” in 2011, after the actor was exposed for making racist and sexist comments and being accused of domestic violence. She defended him, saying he was a friend of mine and a talented actor who deserved another chance.
social media
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Filmography
- taxi driver
- The little girl living in the alley
- Crazy Friday
- Bugsy Malone
- The Defendant
- The Silence of the Lambs
- Tate the Dwarf
- Somersby
- Unique
