
Jodie Foster (real name Nee Alicia Christian Foster) was born on November 19, 1962 in
Los Angeles, California and is a great actress. Besides this she is a talented director and producer.
Biography and Career :
Jodie Foster started her career at the age of 2. She had attended the Yale University and managed to graduate magna cum laude. In 1997 she received the honorary Doctorate from them.
When she was a child she appeared in few commercials and the first role came in 1970 in "Menace on the Mountain". Six years later she was doing a great job in "Taxi Driver" and was becoming a popular actress. In 1988 came the first Oscar after the role in "The Accused".
Another important role was the one in "The Si
lence of the Lambs". Other roles of her were in movies like "Contact", "Panic Room", "Flightplan" or "Inside Man".
In 1990 she was the founder of Production Company EGG PICTURES in Los Angeles. She gave birth to her child, Kit, in September 2001. Until now (2007) she had won many awards and honors including two Academy Awards and two Golden Globes. She also received three BAFTA awards and a Screen Actors Guild Award.
She is a great woman, actress and during the years she has proved what she is capable of and how talented she is. We wish her good luck and are sure her career will continue having an enormous success.
Trivia :
- Height: 161 cm
- Measurements: 34B-24-33 1/2
- In 1995 she was in Empire magazine's 100 "Sexiest Stars" in film history.
- Buddy Foster and Connie Foster are her brother and sister.
- She loves eating organic food.
- She speaks Italian fluently.
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Meryl Streep and
Robert De Niro are her favorite actors.
Quotes :
- "Normal is not something to aspire to, it's something to get away from."
Filmography :
- Sugarland (2008)
- Nim's Island (2008)
- The Brave One (2007)
- Inside Man (2006)
- Flightplan (2005)
- Un long dimanche de fiani§ailles (2004)
- Biography (1 episode, 2004)
- Panic Room (2002)
- The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys (2002)
- Anna and the King (1999)
- Contact (1997)
- The X Files (1 episode, 1997)
- Frasier (1 episode, 1996)
- Nell (1994)
- Maverick (1994)
- Sommersby (1993)
- Shadows and Fog (1992)
- Little Man Tate (1991)
- The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
- Catchfire (1990)
- Rabbit Ears: The Fisherman and His Wife (1989) (V)
- The Accused (1988)
- Stealing Home (1988)
- Siesta (1987)
- Five Corners (1987)
- Mesmerized (1986)
- Sang des autres, Le (1984)
- The Hotel New Hampshire (1984)
- Svengali (1983) (TV)
- O'Hara's Wife (1982)
- Carny (1980)
- Foxes (1980)
- Candleshoe (1977)
- Casotto (1977)
- Moi, fleur bleue (1977)
- The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane (1976)
- Freaky Friday (1976)
- Bugsy Malone (1976)
- Taxi Driver (1976)
- Echoes of a Summer (1976)
- ABC Afterschool Specials (3 episodes, 1973-1975)
- Medical Center (1 episode, 1975)
- Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974)
- Paper Moon (1974) TV Series (unknown episodes)
- Smile, Jenny, You're Dead (1974) (TV)
- Love Story (1 episode, 1973)
- The New Perry Mason (1 episode, 1973)
- Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1973) TV Series (unknown episodes)
- The Addams Family (1973) TV Series (voice)
- One Little Indian (1973)
- Kung Fu (1 episode, 1973)
- Tom Sawyer (1973)
- The Partridge Family (1 episode, 1973)
- The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan (10 episodes, 1972)
- Ghost Story (1 episode, 1972)
- The Paul Lynde Show (1 episode, 1972)
- Kansas City Bomber (1972)
- Napoleon and Samantha (1972)
- My Sister Hank (1972) (TV)
- Bonanza (1 episode, 1972)
- Ironside (1 episode, 1972)
- Gunsmoke (3 episodes, 1969-1972)
- The Courtship of Eddie's Father (5 episodes, 1969-1971)
- My Three Sons (2 episodes, 1971)
- Adam-12 (1 episode, 1970)
- Mayberry R.F.D. (2 episodes, 1968-1970)
- Daniel Boone (1 episode, 1970)
- Nanny and the Professor (1 episode, 1970)
- Disneyland (2 episodes, 1970)
- Menace on the Mountain (1970) (TV)
- Julia (1 episode, 1969)
- The Doris Day Show (1 episode, 1969).
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