Actor Spotlight - Jodie Foster


Jodie Foster

Jodie Foster Biography:

Born November 19, 1962, in Los Angeles, Calif., Jodie Foster landed her first acting job as an adorable tyke in a Coppertone commercial. She soon became a television mainstay, starring in shows such as "My Three Sons," "The Courtship of Eddie's Father" and "The Partridge Family."

Her breakthrough role came in Martin Scorsese's gritty Taxi Driver, in which she played a 12-year-old prostitute and for which she won many industry accolades. She also attended Yale University, where she graduated magna cum laude in 1985.

More than a decade later, she proved she was in the business for the long haul by nabbing a Best Actress Oscar for her role in 1988's The Accused. In 1991, she won the same award again, this time for her portrayal of FBI agent Clarisse Starling in The Silence of the Lambs. She's also starred in Little Man Tate (1991), Nell (1994), Contact (1997) and Panic Room (2002).

Best Known Jodie Foster Movies:

The Silence of the Lambs

The Silence of the Lambs

Taxi Driver

Taxi Driver

Maverick

Maverick

Other Jodie Foster Movies:

Nell

Panic Room

The Accused

Little Man Tate

Contact

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