Jodie Foster

Jodie Foster is an American actress and filmmaker who began as a child star and became one of Hollywood's most respected talents.

She won Academy Awards for *The Accused* (1988) and *The Silence of the Lambs* (1991).

Known for intelligent, intense performances and a fiercely private personal life, she has also directed several films.

Jodie Foster gave one of the great screen performances in Taxi Driver.

filmography

Taxi Driver

Unhinged hack's urban spiral

Panic Room · Maverick · Freaky Friday · Elysium · True Detective · thriller · drama · protagonist

actress

Clarice Starling

leading lady · Academy Award · Yale · multilingual · privacy · reclusive · interviews · method acting · preparation · intensity

awards

Oscar

Academy's golden award

Screen Actors Guild · AFI · Cannes · honorary · lifetime achievement · recognition · nomination · winner · speech · acceptance

director

Orange Is the New Black

Women's prison drama

television · storytelling · actor-director · vision · collaboration · control · character-driven · intimate · narrative

Categories
Opposites
Family

forester, Judith, foster parent, Jodie, Foster

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Mostly American · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G