Jodie Foster

Jodie Foster (ne Alicia Christian Foster) is an award-winning American actress, director and producer. At age 12, Foster rose to fame for her Oscar-nominated breakout performance as a child prostitute in Martin Scorsese's 1976 film, Taxi Driver. Foster also starred in Disney's Freaky Friday (1976) and Foxes (1980) before taking a small break from acting. She graduated from Yale in 1985 before returning to the big screen for her next critically-acclaimed role as rape survivor Sarah Tobias in The Accused (1988) — for which she earned an Academy Award and Golden Globe for Best Actress. Foster won her second Academy Award and Golden Globe following her performance in The Silence of the Lambs (1991) — the same year made her directorial debut. Most recently, Foster's third Golden Globe came in 2021 for her role in The Mauritian. She is also well-known for her appearances in the popular films Maverick (1994), Contact (1997) and Panic Room (2002) Foster received the honorary Cecil B. DeMille Award at the 70th Golden Globe Awards in 2013 for her "outstanding contributions to the world of entertainment."

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Jodie Foster Receives Honor at Cannes Film Festival with Wife Alexandra Hedison by Her Side

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Jodie Foster to Be Awarded Honorary Palme d'Or at Cannes: The Festival 'Has Changed My Life'

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The 1991 Oscars: 30 Years Later, a Look Back at the Most Iconic Moments

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Jared Leto, Jodie Foster Snubbed by 2021 Oscar Nominations as Lakeith Stanfield Surprises

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Jodie Foster Says She 'Did Not' Set Up 'The Mauritanian' Costar Shailene Woodley with Aaron Rodgers

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Jodie Foster Kisses Her Wife and Thanks Aaron Rodgers After Golden Globes Best Supporting Actress Win

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See Jodie Foster and Tahar Rahim's Powerful Nominated Performances in New 'The Mauritanian' Trailer

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Jodie Foster Coyly Addresses Why Aaron Rodgers Thanked Her in Announcing His Engagement to Shailene Woodley

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Michelle Pfeiffer Says She Turned Down 'The Silence of The Lambs' Because the Film's Script Was 'Evil'

Anthony Hopkins Recalls Thinking 'Silence of the Lambs' Was a Children's Story When He Received Script

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Anthony Hopkins and Jodie Foster Reunite Virtually Ahead of 'Silence of the Lambs' ' 30th Anniversary

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Jodie Foster Sports White Hair as a Defense Attorney in The Mauritanian Trailer

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Jodie Foster Mourns the Death of Her Mom Evelyn at 90: She Was 'An Original Like No Other'

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Jodie Foster Sells Her Stunning Beverly Hills Mansion for $14.9 Million - See Inside!

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Jodie Foster Is Returning to the SAG Awards to Present the Most Coveted Prize of the Night

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So It Wasn't Meryl! Jodie Foster Needed Crutches After Injuring Herself in a Fall While Skiing

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Jennifer Lawrence Pays Tribute Jodie Foster, Who's Happy to Hand Off Title of 'Clumsiest Actress in Hollywood'

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The PEOPLE Review: George Clooney Rings Up a Great Performance in 'Money Monster'

Julia Roberts, George Clooney, and More Bring Stylish Starpower to Cannes for the 'Money Monster' Premiere

Jodie Foster Slams Male Filmmakers for Relying on Rape as a Motivational Device for Female Characters

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THE CECIL B. DEMILLE AWARD (2013)

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Jodie Foster Honored by Kristen Stewart at Walk of Fame Ceremony: 'It Feels Nostalgic and Emotional'

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Jodie Foster Says Her Two Sons Are 'Amazing Artists'

From the Outfits Jodie Foster Hated to the Improvised Classic Lines: What We Learned About 'Taxi Driver' as We Celebrate Its 40th Anniversary

Saoirse Ronan and Jodie Foster Open Up About Child Stardom – and How They Don't Regret Growing Up in Front of the Lens

'Silence of the Lambs' : 25 Years Later, the Film Is Still a Pop Culture Phenomenon

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Jodie Foster Marries Alexandra Hedison

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