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.
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.
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Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q41351
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Filmography (Movies)
Breakdown: 1975
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:18/12/2025
A Private Life
Character:Lilian Steiner
Release Date:27/09/2025
Hinckley
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:30/08/2024
Disney Legends Awards Ceremony
Character:Self
Release Date:12/08/2024
Jodie Foster, une histoire française
Character:
Release Date:05/12/2023
NYAD
Character:Bonnie Stoll
Release Date:18/10/2023
Jodie Foster - Hollywood under the skin
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:03/04/2021
The Mauritanian
Character:Nancy Hollander
Release Date:12/02/2021
Love, Antosha
Character:Self
Release Date:02/08/2019
Henry Louis Gates Jr.: Uncovering America
Character:Self - Actress and Director
Release Date:05/03/2019
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
Release Date:07/12/2018
Becoming Iconic
Character:Self
Release Date:01/08/2018
Hotel Artemis
Character:Jean Thomas / Nurse
Release Date:07/06/2018
Scorsese's Women
Character:Mother
Release Date:10/09/2014
Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women
Character:Self – Host
Release Date:10/08/2014
Beyond the Visible: The Story of the Very Large Array
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:04/10/2013
Elysium
Character:Delacourt
Release Date:07/08/2013
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:04/02/2012
Carnage
Character:Penelope Longstreet
Release Date:16/09/2011
The Beaver
Character:Meredith Black
Release Date:05/05/2011
Inside Story - The Silence of the Lambs
Character:Self
Release Date:08/09/2010
Motherhood
Character:Jodie Foster
Release Date:21/01/2009
Early Directors on Directing
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/2009
Nim's Island
Character:Alexandra Rover
Release Date:03/04/2008
100 Films and a Funeral
Character:Self
Release Date:02/12/2007
The Brave One
Character:Erica Bain
Release Date:12/09/2007
AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition
Character:Self
Release Date:20/06/2007
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters
Character:Self
Release Date:13/06/2006
Inside Man
Character:Madeleine White
Release Date:17/03/2006
Jonathan Demme & Jodie Foster
Character:Self
Release Date:08/12/2005
Flightplan
Character:Kyle
Release Date:22/09/2005
The True Story of Hannibal
Character:Self
Release Date:02/01/2005
A Very Long Engagement
Character:Elodie Gordes
Release Date:27/10/2004
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
Character:Self
Release Date:12/10/2004
A Look Back with Jodie Foster
Character:Self
Release Date:01/06/2004
Shooting 'Panic Room'
Character:Self
Release Date:30/03/2004
Abby Singer
Character:Jodie Foster (uncredited)
Release Date:28/10/2003
Page to Screen: 'The Silence of the Lambs'
Character:Self
Release Date:28/10/2002
The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys
Character:Sister Assumpta
Release Date:14/06/2002
Panic Room
Character:Meg Altman
Release Date:29/03/2002
Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'
Character:Self
Release Date:21/08/2001
Silence of the Lambs: The Beginning
Character:Self
Release Date:21/08/2001
Silence of the Lambs: Making Silence of the Lambs
Character:Self
Release Date:21/08/2001
Silence of the Lambs: Breaking the Silence
Character:Self
Release Date:21/08/2001
Anna and the King
Character:Anna
Release Date:16/12/1999
Making 'Taxi Driver'
Character:Self
Release Date:14/06/1999
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: America's Greatest Movies
Character:Self / Host
Release Date:16/06/1998
Everest: The Death Zone
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:24/02/1998
Three Gorges: The Biggest Dam in the World
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:01/01/1998
Contact
Character:Ellie Arroway
Release Date:11/07/1997
Cinefile: Reel Women
Character:Self
Release Date:19/02/1995
Jodie Promo
Character:(Archival)
Release Date:01/01/1995
Nell
Character:Nell Kellty
Release Date:23/12/1994
All About Bette
Character:Self
Release Date:17/07/1994
Maverick
Character:Annabelle Bransford
Release Date:20/05/1994
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:18/05/1994
Sommersby
Character:Laurel Sommersby
Release Date:05/02/1993
It Was a Wonderful Life
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:01/01/1993
Shadows and Fog
Character:Prostitute
Release Date:05/12/1991
Little Man Tate
Character:Dede Tate
Release Date:06/09/1991
The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'
Character:Self
Release Date:20/08/1991
The Silence of the Lambs
Character:Clarice Starling
Release Date:14/02/1991
Catchfire
Character:Anne Benton
Release Date:03/04/1990
Rabbit Ears - The Fisherman and His Wife
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:01/09/1989
The Accused
Character:Sarah Tobias
Release Date:14/10/1988
Stealing Home
Character:Katie Chandler
Release Date:26/08/1988
Movies Are My Life
Character:Self
Release Date:17/04/1988
Siesta
Character:Nancy
Release Date:11/11/1987
Five Corners
Character:Linda Komkowski
Release Date:11/09/1987
Mesmerized
Character:Victoria
Release Date:18/11/1985
The Blood of Others
Character:Hélène
Release Date:25/08/1984
The Hotel New Hampshire
Character:Franny Berry
Release Date:09/03/1984
Svengali
Character:Zoe Alexander
Release Date:09/03/1983
Hollywood’s Children
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:24/02/1982
O'Hara's Wife
Character:Barbara O'Hara
Release Date:01/01/1982
Carny
Character:Donna
Release Date:23/05/1980
Foxes
Character:Jeanie
Release Date:29/02/1980
Mickey's 50
Character:Self
Release Date:19/11/1978
Grease Day USA
Character:Self
Release Date:18/06/1978
Candleshoe
Character:Casey
Release Date:16/12/1977
Beach House
Character:Teresina
Release Date:27/10/1977
Stop Calling Me Baby!
Character:Isabelle Tristan, aka 'Fleur bleue'
Release Date:26/10/1977
The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane
Character:Rynn Jacobs
Release Date:25/12/1976
Freaky Friday
Character:Annabel Andrews
Release Date:17/12/1976
Bugsy Malone
Character:Tallulah
Release Date:22/07/1976
Taxi Driver
Character:Iris
Release Date:09/02/1976
Echoes of a Summer
Character:Deirdre
Release Date:06/02/1976
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Character:Audrey
Release Date:09/12/1974
Smile Jenny, You're Dead
Character:Liberty Cole
Release Date:03/02/1974
One Little Indian
Character:Martha
Release Date:20/06/1973
Tom Sawyer
Character:Becky Thatcher
Release Date:15/03/1973
Scooby-Doo Meets The Addams Family
Character:Pugsley Addams (Voice)
Release Date:23/09/1972
Kansas City Bomber
Character:Rita
Release Date:02/08/1972
Napoleon and Samantha
Character:Samantha
Release Date:05/07/1972
Menace on the Mountain
Character:Suellen McIver
Release Date:01/03/1970
Television Appearances
Mr. Scorsese
Character:Self
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
Character:Self
Beau geste
Character:Self
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
Character:Self (archive footage)
La semaine des 4 Julie
Character:Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Character:Self
Quotidien
Character:Self - Guest
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Character:Self - Guest
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Character:Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character:Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Character:Self
True Detective
Character:Liz Danvers
The Graham Norton Show
Character:Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Character:Self
Celebrities Uncensored
Character:Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self
The Early Show
Character:Self - Guest
Rove
Character:Self
The Directors
Character:Self
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies
Character:Self - Host
The Daily Show
Character:Self
Lo + plus
Character:Self - Guest
Inside the Actors Studio
Character:Self
Intimate Portrait
Character:Self
Frasier
Character:Marlene (voice)
The X-Files
Character:'Betty' (voice)
HBO First Look
Character:
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Character:
The Simpsons
Character:Maggie Roark (voice)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Character:Self - Guest
Goldene Kamera
Character:Self
Harty
Character:Self
Champs-Elysées
Character:Self
Cérémonie des César
Character:
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Host
Numéro un
Character:Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Character:Self
Midi Première
Character:Self
Spécial cinéma
Character:Self
Paper Moon
Character:Addie Pray
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
Character:Elizabeth Henderson
The Addams Family
Character:Pugsley Addams (voice)
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Character:Self
Kung Fu
Character:Alethea Patricia Ingram
ABC Afterschool Special
Character:Sharon Lee
ABC Afterschool Special
Character:Sue
Ghost Story
Character:Judy
The Paul Lynde Show
Character:
The New Scooby-Doo Movies
Character:Pugsley Addams (voice)
The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan
Character:Anne Chan
The Partridge Family
Character:Julie Lawrence
Medical Center
Character:
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
Character:Joey Kelly
Mayberry R.F.D.
Character:Fairy
Mayberry R.F.D.
Character:Little Girl
Adam-12
Character:Mary Bennett
Julia
Character:
Ironside
Character:
Daniel Boone
Character:Rachel Pickett
My Three Sons
Character:Priscilla
Bonanza
Character:Bluebird
Gunsmoke
Character:Susan Sadler
Gunsmoke
Character:Marieanne
Gunsmoke
Character:Patricia
The Oscars
Character:Self
The Emmy Awards
Character:Self - Winner
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Nominee
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