Jodie Foster

Jodie Foster as Anna Leonowens in 20th Century Fox's Anna And The King - 12/99

Biography

Born 11/19/1962

An exceptionally mature, talented child actor of the 1970s who made the transition to adult stardom, Jodie Foster gave perhaps one of filmdom’s most memorable breakthrough roles in “Taxi Driver” (1976), playing an 11-year-old prostitute who is the beneficiary of a deranged vigilante’s...
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Awards

  • In 1996, received Women in Film Crystal Award
  • In 1995, received Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
  • In 1992, received BAFTA Award for Best Actress

Highlights

  • In 2008, Portrayed a reclusive writer, opposite Abigail Breslin in "Nim's Island"
  • In 2007, Starred as a victim of urban violence in "The Brave One"; earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress
  • In 2006, Co-starred with Denzel Washington and Clive Owen in the Spike Lee directed hostage drama "Inside Man"

Family & Companions

  • Cydney Bernard: life partner (Rumored to be Jodie's longtime partner of 14 years; she thanked Cydney in her acceptance speech for the Sherry Lansing Leadership Award at the 16th annual Women in Entertainment breakfast, referring to her as "my beautiful Cydney, who sticks with me through the rotten and the bliss"; rumored to have split as of May 2008)
  • Evelyn Foster: mother (Managed her daughter's career; supported her daughter by working as a film producer)
  • Lucius Foster III: father (Came from a wealthy background and left his wife before Jodie was born)

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