Jodie Foster started her career at the age of two. For four years, she made commercials and finally gave her debut as an actress in the TV series Mayberry R.F.D., on which her brother, Buddy Foster, was a regular. In 1975, Jodie was offered the role of the prostitute Iris in the movie Taxi Driver. This role, for which she received an Academy Award nomination in the "Best Supporting Actress" category, marked a breakthrough in her career. In 1980, she graduated as the best of her class from the College Lycée Français and began to study English Literature at Yale University, from where she graduated magna cum laude in 1985. One tragic moment in her life was March 30th, 1981 when John Hinckley attempted to assassinate the President of the United States, Ronald Reagan. Hinkley was obsessed with Jodie and the movie Taxi Driver, in which Travis Bickle, played by Robert De Niro, tried to shoot presidential candidate, Palantine. Despite the fact that Jodie never took acting lessons, she received two Oscars before she was thirty years of age. She received her first award for her part as Sarah Tobias in The Accused and the second one for her performance as Clarice Starling in The Silence of the Lambs.
The Brave One (2007): US$15,000,000
Flightplan (2005): US$13,000,000
Panic Room (2002): US$12,000,000
Anna and the King (1999): US$15,000,000
Contact (1997): US$9,000,000
Nell (1994): US$4,500,000 for acting + US$5.000,000 for producing
Maverick (1994): US$5,000,000
The Hotel New Hampshire (1984): US$500 000
Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 "Sexiest Stars" in film history (#45) (1995). Was supposed to be commencement Speaker for Smith College in Massachusetts, but eventually had to decline (2000). As a child, was attacked by a lion and carried briefly in its mouth while filming Disney's Napoleon and Samantha. Earned a B.A. in literature and graduated magna cum laudae at Yale University (1985). Gave birth to Charles Bernard Foster on 20 July 1998 and Kit Bernard Foster on 29 September 2001. Had to pull out of Double Jeopardy because she became pregnant. Ranked #18 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list (October 2007). Received a honorary doctorate from Yale University (1997). Born to Lucius Fisher Foster III, an Air Force colonel turned real estate agent, and Evelyn 'Brandy' Ella Almond, a film producer, her father left the family after few months before her birth. Graduated in 1980 as the class valedictorian from the private academy Lycée Français in Los Angeles. Was reading by the time she was three years old. Fluent in French by age 14, she spoke her own lines in the 1977 film Moi, fleur bleue and the 2004 film A Very Long Engagement. Sister of Buddy Foster and Connie Foster. Listed as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1976" in John'Willis' Screen World, Vol. 28 (1976). Born Alicia Christian Foster, her three siblings insisted on calling her "Jodie.". Made her acting debut in a Coppertone suntan lotion commercial when she was 3 years old. Has said that her only regret is that she would love to live life without knowing what it's like to be famous. For Sommersby, Foster learned how to handle a horse-pulled buckboard. Was offered a role in Me and Rubyfruit twice and turned it down. Has two convertibles. Enjoys kickboxing, yoga, karate, aerobics, and weightlifting and collects fancy kitchenware and black and white photos. Loves organic food. Her favorite book is "Franny and Zooey" by J.D. Salinger. Received an Honorary Degree from Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts. Gave the Class Day speech at Yale in 1993 and received an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree from Yale in 1997. Got the role of Annabel Bradsford in the comedy Maverick after Meg Ryan turned it down. CBS was billed $12,000 for her hair and makeup for her appearance on 60 Minutes, December 1999 to promote Anna and the King. This total was later determined to be incorrect and inflated. Youngest host of Saturday Night Live until Drew Barrymore hosted in 1982. Was replaced by Ashley Judd for the lead in Double Jeopardy. Starred as Addie Pray in the short-lived TV show Paper Moon, which was originally a movie starring 'Tatum O'Neal (I)'. Never liked All in the Family because "it seemed to be doing the same thing each week." Got the role of Clarice Starling in The Silence of the Lambs after Michelle Pfeiffer turned it down. Was stalked by John Hinckley during her college years, who attempted to assassinate US President Ronald Reagan to impress her (30 March 1981). Father Lucius Foster left the family when Jodie's mother was a few months pregnant with her. Born at 8:14 AM PST. Was named one of the 50 Most Beautiful People by People Magazine in 2002. Shut down production company Egg Pictures in late 2001 to spend more time with her children. Was first choice to play the role of Princess Leia in the original "Star Wars" trilogy but could not get out of her contract with Disney. George Lucas then decided to make Princess Leia older. Replaced Nicole Kidman in the role of "Meg Altman" in Panic Room at the last minute when Kidman injured herself. Recorded a number of songs for her film Moi, fleur bleue, including "Je T'Attends Depuis La Nuit Des Temps," "When I Looked at Your Face" and "La Vie C'est Chouette." Measurements: 34B-24-33 1/2 (Souce: Celebrity Sleuth magazine). Has been in a serious relationship with Cydney Bernard since they met on the set of the movie Sommersby. Her Oscar-winning role as Clarice Starling from her 1991 film The Silence of the Lambs was ranked #6 in the American Film Institute's "Heroes" list in AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes & Villains. Her sister, Connie Foster, was her stand-in during the more explicit scenes in Taxi Driver. In 2001, decided not to reprise the role of Clarice Starling in Hannibal. The role eventually went to Julianne Moore. Is doubled by stuntwoman Jill Stokesberry in most of her films, starting with Sommersby. She was voted the 57th "Greatest Movie Star" of all time by Entertainment Weekly. Considers her role in The Silence of the Lambs to be a counterpart to her role in Taxi Driver. In Taxi Driver, she is a woman in bondage who has to be rescued. In The Silence of the Lambs, she rescues the captive woman. In an interesting twist, her pimp in Taxi Driver was played by Harvey Keitel, who went on to play her future mentor, Jack Crawford, in Red Dragon. Ranked #4 in VH1's list of the "100 Greatest Kid Stars" Was three, when in an advertisement for suntan lotion, a puppy tugs at her underwear and reveals her white bottom. Her production company, Egg Pictures, is named after the character played by Seth Green in The Hotel New Hampshire in which Jodie starred. Never revealed who was the father of her two children. It is said that an anonymous donor is the biological father of Charles and Kit. She was fluent in Italian by the age of 18. Producer of Freaky Friday Andrew Gunn had initially hoped she would be game to play the mother (as Foster had played the daughter in the original film Freaky Friday. Foster declined, in part because of concerns that the casting stunt would overshadow the movie's overall merit. She was all set to star in the TV film The Best Little Girl in the World. Unfortunately an actors' strike prevented the film from being made. By the time the production was ready to go, Jodie was already studying at Yale. Her performance as Sarah Tobias in The Accused is ranked #56 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Performances of All Time (2006). She was the Commencement Speaker at University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in May 2006 and was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the school. Ranked #4 on VH-1's 100 Greatest Kid Stars of All Time. In an article published on 5 September 2006, Foster told The New York Times that she is such a "'serious N.P.R. [National Public Radio]-head' - the sort of person who will sit in her garage listening to the car radio until a show is over" that she changed her character in The Brave One from a newspaper reporter to the host of a public radio show. Starred in two failed TV shows based on successful movies: Paper Moon and Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice. Revealed during a 2005 interview on the French talk show "Le Grand Journal" that she knows the words to the French national anthem, "La Marseillaise", but does not know "The Star-Spangled Banner". Was member of the dramatic jury at the Sundance Film Festival in 1989. Her favorite actress is Meryl Streep. Her favorite actor is Robert De Niro. Ranked #30 on EW's The 50 Smartest People in Hollywood (2007). An asteroid, 17744 Jodiefoster, was named after her (1998). Attended Yale University at the same time as Jennifer Beals. Considered Randy Stone her best friend until his death. Her family celebrates both Christmas and Channukah. Made an acceptance speech at a breakfast for Hollywood Reporter's Women in Entertainment, where she paid tribute to her longtime companion Cydney Bernard, ending all speculations about her sexual orientation (December 2007). Has a fear of snakes.