History Creator / JodieFoster

More tragically, she was also the victim of a stalker that eventually escalated into her stalker attempting to [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attempted_assassination_of_Ronald_Reagan assassinate President Ronald Reagan]] in 1981 and dedicating it to her. This incident scarred her enough that to this day, interviewers are warned not to bring it up before talking to her, and she's been known to walk off immediately if they ignore that advice. She's only talked about it twice: first, in a 1982 essay for ''Esquire'' magazine entitled "Why Me?", and in 1999 on ''The Charlie Rose Show.''

Besides her acting work, Foster has directed four films: ''Film/LittleManTate'', ''Home for the Holidays'', ''Film/TheBeaver'' and ''Film/MoneyMonster''. She also directed two episodes for ''Series/OrangeIsTheNewBlack'', one for ''Series/{{House of Cards|US}}'', and [[Recap/BlackMirrorArkangel one]] for ''Series/BlackMirror''.

* ''Series/{{Ironside}}'' (episode "Bubble, Bubble, Toil and Murder", 1972) as Pip Barker

Alicia Christian "Jodie" Foster (born November 19, 1962 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actor, director, and producer. She received her first [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAward Oscar]] nomination at age thirteen (for ''Film/TaxiDriver'') and has never looked back.

* ''Series/AdamTwelve'' (episode "Log 55: Missing Girl", 1970) as Mary Bennett

Alicia Christian "Jodie" Foster (born November 19, 1962) is an American actress, director, and producer. She received her first [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAward Oscar]] nomination at age thirteen (for ''Film/TaxiDriver'') and has never looked back.

More than three decades later -- having gained two Best Actress Oscars and two more nominations, a never-ending stream of critical praise and a flawless record as a top box-office draw for her wide releases -- Foster is known for playing a wide variety of lead roles in virtually every single genre, including foreign films, films she's directed, indie films, and some of the most popular movies of all time. Her Clarice Starling in ''Literature/TheSilenceOfTheLambs'' was named the top heroine in American film by the AFI (as well as winning her her second Oscar for a lead role). Her role in ''Film/{{Contact}}'' led to an asteroid being named in her honour, and at the 70th annual UsefulNotes/{{Golden Globe Award}}s, she received a lifetime achievement award and publicly came out about her sexuality for the first time, while thanking her then-partner Cydney Bernard.

Jodie Foster (born Alicia Christian Foster; November 19, 1962 in Los Angeles, California) received her first [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAward Oscar]] nomination at age thirteen (for ''Film/TaxiDriver'') and has never looked back.

* ''Series/KungFu'' (episode "Alethea", 1973) as Althea Patricia Ingram

* ''Film/{{Freaky Friday|1976}}'' (1976) as Annabel Andrews/Ellen Andrews

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!!Film roles on this wiki:

!!Other roles:
* The voice of Anne Chan in ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingChanAndTheChanClan''.
* Alethea Patricia Ingram in the ''Series/KungFu'' episode "Alethea".
* The [[CrossDressingVoices voice of Pugsley]] in ''WesternAnimation/TheAddamsFamily1973''.
* The voice of the tattoo, "Betty," in ''Series/TheXFiles'' episode "Never Again."
* The voice of [[SuddenlySpeaking Maggie]] in a sequence of the ''[[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Simpsons]]'' episode "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS20E20FourGreatWomenAndAManicure Four Great Women and a Manicure]]".

!!As a director:

!!Tropes & Trivia about her works:

More than three decades later -- having gained two Best Actress Oscars and two more nominations, a never-ending stream of critical praise and a flawless record as a top box-office draw for her wide releases -- Foster is known for playing a wide variety of lead roles in virtually every single genre, including foreign films, films she's directed, indie films, and some of the most popular movies of all time. Her Clarice Starling in ''Literature/TheSilenceOfTheLambs'' was named the top heroine in American film by the AFI (as well as winning her her second Oscar for a lead role). ''Film/{{Contact}}'' led to an asteroid being named in her honour, and at the 70th annual Golden Globes, she received a lifetime achievement award and publicly came out about her sexuality for the first time, while thanking her then-partner Cydney Bernard.

* The [[CrossDressingVoices voice of Pugsley]] in several animated series of ''WesternAnimation/TheAddamsFamily.''

More than three decades later -- having gained two Best Actress Oscars and two more nominations, a never-ending stream of critical praise and a flawless record as a top box-office draw for her wide releases -- Foster is known for playing a wide variety of lead roles in virtually every single genre, including foreign films, films she's directed, indie films, and some of the most popular movies of all time. Her Clarice Starling in ''Literature/TheSilenceOfTheLambs'' was named the top heroine in American film by the AFI (as well as winning her her second Oscar for a lead role). ''Film/{{Contact}}'' led to an asteroid being named in her honour, and at the 70th annual Golden Globes, she received a lifetime achievement award and publicly came out about her sexuality for the first time.

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More than three decades later -- having gained two Best Actress Oscars and two more nominations, a never-ending stream of critical praise and a flawless record as a top box-office draw for her wide releases -- Foster is known for playing a wide variety of lead roles in virtually every single genre, including foreign films, films she's directed, indie films, and some of the most popular movies of all time. Her Clarice Starling in ''Literature/TheSilenceOfTheLambs'' was named the top heroine in American film by the AFI (as well as winning her her second Oscar for a lead role). ''{{Film/Contact}}'' led to an asteroid being named in her honour, and at the 70th annual Golden Globes, she received a lifetime achievement award and publicly came out about her sexuality for the first time.

* ''Film/{{Carnage}}'' (2011) as Penelope Longstreet

* TheCastShowoff: She's perfectly fluent in French. Due to her unusual upbringing (she spent part of her youth in France and watched numerous local films, then studied at a French school in Los Angeles, graduating at the best of her class), she can speak it without any trace of American accent and demonstrates it in ''Film/AVeryLongEngagement'', ''Film/TheBraveOne'' and ''Stop Calling Me Baby!''. She also dubs herself in French.

* TheCastShowoff: She's perfectly fluent in French. Due to her unusual upbringing (she spent part of her youth in France and watched numerous local films), she can speak it without any trace of American accent and demonstrates it in ''Film/AVeryLongEngagement'', ''Film/TheBraveOne'' and ''Stop Calling Me Baby!''. She also dubs herself in French.

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* TheCastShowoff: She's perfectly fluent in French. She can speak it without any trace of American accent and demonstrates it in ''Film/AVeryLongEngagement'', ''Film/TheBraveOne'' and ''Stop Calling Me Baby!''. When it comes time to dub her roles into French, she does it herself.

In general, Foster is very secretive about her private life; she gave birth to two sons but has not revealed the identity of the children's father(s), and as mentioned above, took until 2013 to come out of the closet about being in relationships with women. In 2014, she married actress and photographer Alexandra Hedison.