Jodie Foster
Date of birth: 1962-11-19
Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Jody Foster, Alicia Christian Foster, Jodi Foster, 乔迪·福斯特, جودی فاستر
Biography
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). After attending Yale University, Foster transitioned into mature leading roles earning two Academy Awards for playing a rape victim in The Accused (1988), and Clarice Starling in The Silence of the Lambs (1991). She also received a nomination for Nell (1994). Her other notable films include Sommersby (1993), Maverick (1994), Contact (1997), Anna and the King (1999), Panic Room (2002), Flightplan (2005), Inside Man (2006), The Brave One (2007), Nim's Island (2008), Carnage (2011), Elysium (2013), Hotel Artemis (2018), and The Mauritanian (2021). Foster made her directorial film debut with Little Man Tate (1991) and has since directed films such as Home for the Holidays (1995), The Beaver (2011) and Money Monster (2016). She founded her own production company, Egg Pictures, in 1992. She earned two Primetime Emmy Awards for producing The Baby Dance (1999), and directing the Orange Is the New Black episode "Lesbian Request Denied" in 2014. She has also directed episodes for Tales from the Darkside, House of Cards, Black Mirror, and Tales from the Loop.
Movie Credits
Taxi Driver
1976-02-09
Suffering from insomnia, disturbed loner Travis Bickle takes a job as a New York City cabbie, haunti
The Silence of the Lambs
1991-02-14
Clarice Starling is a top student at the FBI's training academy. Jack Crawford wants Clarice to int
Inside Man
2006-03-17
When an armed, masked gang enter a Manhattan bank, lock the doors and take hostages, the detective a
Sommersby
1993-02-05
Set in the South just after the US Civil War, Laurel Sommersby is just managing to work the farm wit
Anna and the King
1999-12-16
The story of the romance between the King of Siam (now Thailand) and the widowed British school teac
Contact
1997-07-11
A radio astronomer receives the first extraterrestrial radio signal ever picked up on Earth. As the
Nell
1994-12-23
In a remote woodland cabin, a small town doctor discovers Nell — a beautiful young hermit woman with
A Very Long Engagement
2004-10-27
Young Frenchwoman Mathilde searches for the truth about her missing fiancé, lost during World War I,
Panic Room
2002-03-29
Trapped in their New York brownstone's panic room, a hidden chamber built as a sanctuary in the even
Nim's Island
2008-04-03
A young girl inhabits an isolated island with her scientist father and communicates with a reclusive
The Brave One
2007-09-12
A woman struggles to recover from a brutal attack by setting out on a mission for revenge.
The Accused
1988-10-14
Out drinking one night after a fight with her boyfriend, three men brutally rape Sarah Tobias in a b
The Blood of Others
1984-08-25
In the German-occupied Paris, Helene is torn between the love for her boyfriend Jean, working for th
Little Man Tate
1991-09-06
Dede is a sole parent trying to bring up her son Fred. When it is discovered that Fred is a genius,
The Hotel New Hampshire
1984-03-09
Over the course of several years beginning in the 1950s, a man and his oddball family run hotels in
Bugsy Malone
1976-07-22
New York, 1929, a war rages between two rival gangsters, Fat Sam and Dandy Dan. Dan is in possession
Foxes
1980-02-29
A group of friends come of age in the asphalt desert of the San Fernando Valley, as set to a blazing
Carny
1980-05-23
Tired of being a small-town waitress, Donna departs with the latest carnival show, living with enter
Stealing Home
1988-08-26
Billy Wyatt, a former high school and minor-league baseball player, receives a telephone call from h
Flightplan
2005-09-22
Flying at 40,000 feet in a state-of-the art aircraft that she helped design, Kyle Pratt's 6-year-old
Maverick
1994-05-20
Bret Maverick is a gambler who would rather con someone than fight them, and needs an additional $3k
Catchfire
1990-04-03
A witness to a mob assassination flees for her life from town to town, switching identities, but can
Beyond the Visible: The Story of the Very Large Array
2013-10-04
Narrated by Academy Award-winning actress Jodie Foster (star of the film "Contact," which was based
Napoleon and Samantha
1972-07-05
Two young children, who, rather than part with an old pet lion who was once a circus performer, go o
Siesta
1987-11-11
American Claire wakes up blood-soaked and bruised at the end of a runway in Spain. As she tries to a
Candleshoe
1977-12-16
When ex-con artist Harry claims that a secret treasure is hidden inside Candleshoe, an English estat
Cinefile: Reel Women
1995-02-19
Interviews with women directors working in Hollywood and Europe in the early 1990s, exploring the op
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
1974-12-09
After her husband dies, Alice and her son, Tommy, leave their small New Mexico town for California,
Freaky Friday
1976-12-17
School girl Annabel is hassled by her mother, and Mrs. Andrews is annoyed with her daughter, Annabel
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
2004-10-12
Documentary about the art of film editing. Clips are shown from many groundbreaking films with innov
One Little Indian
1973-06-20
An Army deserter flees by camel across the desert with a caucasian boy raised by Indians.
Everest: The Death Zone
1998-02-24
Get ready for a (literally) breathtaking trek up Mt. Everest, from Base Camp at 17,600 feet; through
The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys
2002-06-14
A group of Catholic school friends, after being caught drawing an obscene comic book, plan a heist t
Elysium
2013-08-07
In the year 2159, two classes of people exist: the very wealthy who live on a pristine man-made spac
The Beaver
2011-05-05
Suffering from a severe case of depression, toy company CEO Walter Black begins using a beaver hand
The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane
1976-12-25
Quiet, withdrawn 13-year-old Rynn Jacobs lives peacefully in her home in a New England beach town. W
Five Corners
1987-09-11
A psychotic young man returns to his old neighborhood after release from prison. He seeks out the wo
Carnage
2011-09-16
Two pairs of parents hold a cordial meeting after their sons are involved in a fight, though as thei
NYAD
2023-10-18
Athlete Diana Nyad sets out at 60 to achieve a nearly impossible lifelong dream: to swim from Cuba t
Mesmerized
1985-11-18
An orphan weds an older man in circa-1900 New Zealand, then finds out he's a miser who spies on her.
Beach House
1977-10-27
Summer Sunday at a small beach house at the coast of Rome. Many people and stories: women's basketba
Smile Jenny, You're Dead
1974-02-03
David Janssen (The Fugitive) portrays dogged detective Harry in the telefilm that was the second of
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012-02-04
A film where anything can happen - the hero and the heroine changes their faces, age, look, names, a
Echoes of a Summer
1976-02-06
A young girl with a terminal heart condition plans to celebrate her 12th birthday on one last summer
Svengali
1983-03-09
An old singer coaches a young woman whom he believes will be the next singing sensation. As she star
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: America's Greatest Movies
1998-06-16
The American Film Institute commemorates the first century of American films with this awesome made-
Making 'Taxi Driver'
1999-06-14
A behind the scenes snapshot of the making of one of the greatest films ever made. Filled with trivi
It Was a Wonderful Life
1993-01-01
Documentary - They're clean, educated, articulate and rarely receive public assistance. But followin
Stop Calling Me Baby!
1977-10-26
A man hires a P.I. to find a sexy woman he fell in love with. The woman lives with her underage teen
Jodie Foster, une histoire française
2023-12-05
Kansas City Bomber
1972-08-02
Roller-derby skater K.C. Carr tries to balance her desire for a happy personal life and her dreams o
Shadows and Fog
1991-12-05
With a serial strangler on the loose, a bookkeeper wanders around town searching for the vigilante g
Tom Sawyer
1973-03-15
Tom Sawyer and his pal Huckleberry Finn have great adventures on the Mississippi River, pretending t
Untitled Anthony Hopkins Documentary
Anthony Hopkins has confirmed that his wife is working on a documentary about his life.
Becoming Iconic
2018-08-01
Baker's journey in completing Nicolas Cage's "Inconceivable" and exclusive interviews with top direc
Rabbit Ears - The Fisherman and His Wife
1989-09-01
When a poor Fisherman discovers a magic flounder in the sea, he goes home to tell his wife. But, as
Three Gorges: The Biggest Dam in the World
1998-01-01
Explores the plans for the construction of the monumental dam on China's Yangtze River, the structur
AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition
2007-06-20
10th Anniversary of the 100 greatest films as chosen by the American Film Institute.
Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'
2001-08-21
A behind-the-scenes look at the making of this Oscar winning thriller, prepared for its tenth annive
All About Bette
1994-07-17
Biography of Bette Davis hosted by Jodie Foster.
Movies Are My Life
1988-04-17
The very first full-length documentary on Scorsese offers an invaluable look at how he was perceived
Menace on the Mountain
1970-03-01
A period piece about the McIver family trying to protect there home from Civil War deserters. Actor
Disney Legends Awards Ceremony
2024-08-12
Since 1987, the Disney Legends Awards program has honored individuals for the significant impact the
Hinckley
2024-08-30
In March 1981, inspired by a dangerous obsession with the film Taxi Driver and actress Jodie Foster,
Hotel Artemis
2018-06-07
Los Angeles, June 21st, 2028. While the streets are being torn apart by riots, the Nurse, who runs a
Motherhood
2009-01-21
In Manhattan, a mother of two preparing for her daughter's sixth birthday party has no idea of the c
100 Films and a Funeral
2007-12-02
This documentary covers the life and death of London-based Polygram Filmed Entertainment.
Abby Singer
2003-10-28
Chronicles the life of Curtis Clemins, who is torn between the love of his life and accomplishing hi
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
2018-12-07
The epic life story of Alice Guy-Blaché (1873–1968), a French screenwriter, director and producer, t
Jonathan Demme & Jodie Foster
2005-12-08
Documentary about the making of "The Silence of the Lambs" (1991). Presented as three short document
Page to Screen: 'The Silence of the Lambs'
2002-10-28
Documentary about the adaptation of the 1988 novel by Thomas Harris into the 1991 film directed by J
Grease Day USA
1978-06-18
The star-studded premiere party for "Grease," featuring numerous unrelated musical performances.
O'Hara's Wife
1982-01-01
Workaholic attorney Bob O'Hara is devastated when his wife dies suddenly. However, she returns to ha
Love, Antosha
2019-08-02
From a prolific career in film and television, Anton Yelchin left an indelible legacy as an actor. T
Mickey's 50
1978-11-19
"Mickey's 50" is a 90-minute special that aired on The Wonderful World of Disney on November 19, 197
The Mauritanian
2021-02-12
The true story of the Mauritanian Mohamedou Ould Slahi, who was held at the U.S military's Guantanam
Shooting 'Panic Room'
2004-03-30
Watch David Fincher's journey of the filming process for Panic Room (2002) in this interesting docum
The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'
1991-08-20
This brief throwback piece focused on interview snippets from Hopkins, Demme, Glenn, Foster, FBI age
Hollywood’s Children
1982-02-24
A documentary about child actors, since the beginning of motion pictures (narrated by Roddy McDowell
The True Story of Hannibal
2005-01-02
Hannibal, one of the greatest military leaders in history, accompanied his father Amílcar Barca at t
Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women
2014-08-10
Using rare footage and exclusive interviews with filmmakers from all over the globe, "Reel Herstory"
Inside Story - The Silence of the Lambs
2010-09-08
With interviews from cast and crew, including stars Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, and director Jona
Jodie Foster - Hollywood under the skin
2021-04-03
From her precocious status as a sex symbol to her consecration as a filmmaker, Jodie Foster's story
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994-05-18
Sesame Street All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! was a 1994 TV special that aired on
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters
2006-06-13
Hollywoods biggest talents explore what is the recipe for blockbuster, flops, and how absolute happe
A Private Life
2025-09-27
Following the death of Paula, one of her long-time patients, psychiatrist Lilian Steiner becomes con
Scooby-Doo Meets The Addams Family
1972-09-23
With the Mystery Machine stuck in mud, Mystery Inc. ends up becoming housekeepers for the Addams Fam
Early Directors on Directing
2009-01-01
There were more women directors before 1920 than at any other time in history. The first director to
Scorsese's Women
2014-09-10
Five amazing actresses who have starred in Martin Scorsese's films come together in imaginary cinema
Henry Louis Gates Jr.: Uncovering America
2019-03-05
Actor Courtney B. Vance hosts this special celebrating Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr.'s work with focus
Silence of the Lambs: The Beginning
2001-08-21
"The Beginning" is one of three Johnathan Demme & Jodie Foster documentary features included in the
Silence of the Lambs: Making Silence of the Lambs
2001-08-21
"Making Silence of the Lambs" is one of three Johnathan Demme & Jodie Foster documentary features in
Silence of the Lambs: Breaking the Silence
2001-08-21
"Breaking the Silence" is one of three Johnathan Demme & Jodie Foster documentary features included
Jodie Promo
1995-01-01
a chronological coming attractions overview of Jodie Foster’s career
A Look Back with Jodie Foster
2004-06-01
Jodie Foster reminisces about her time filming Freaky Friday and other Disney films.
Breakdown: 1975
2025-12-18
In 1975, as America faced social and political upheaval, filmmakers turned chaos into art.