Family
- mother Evelyn Foster: Managed her daughter's career; supported her daughter by working as a film producer
- father Lucius Foster III: Came from a wealthy background and left his wife before Jodie was born
- sister Lucinda Foster: Born c. 1954
- sister Constance Foster: Born c. 1956
- brother Buddy Foster: Born c. 1958; wrote biography of sister
- son Charles Foster: Born July 20, 1998; paternity is unknown
- son Kit Foster: Born Sept. 29, 2001; paternity is unknown
Companions
- life partner Cydney Bernard: 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
