Jodie Foster
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Birthdate :November 19, 1962
Location :Los Angeles , California
Country : United States of America
Sign : Scorpio
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1959
Favorite movie: Les quatre cents coups (1959) (aka The 400 Blows).1968
Never liked "All in the Family" (1968) because "it seemed to be doing the same thing each week."1971
Never liked "All in the Family" because "it seemed to be doing the same thing each week."1972
As a child, was attacked by a lion and carried briefly in its mouth while filming Disney's Napoleon and Samantha .1972
As a child, was attacked by a lion and carried briefly in its mouth while filming Disney's Napoleon and Samantha (1972).1974
Starred as Addie Pray in the short-lived TV show "Paper Moon" , which was originally a movie starring Tatum O'Neal.1974
Starred in two failed TV shows based on successful movies: "Paper Moon" and "Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice" .1974
Starred as Addie Pray in the short-lived TV show "Paper Moon" (1974), which was originally a movie starring Tatum O'Neal.1974
Starred in two failed TV shows based on successful movies: "Paper Moon" (1974) and "Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice" (1973).1975
Youngest host of "Saturday Night Live" until Drew Barrymore hosted in 1982.1975
Youngest host of "Saturday Night Live" (1975) until Drew Barrymore hosted in 1982.1976
Turned down the role of Amanda in The Bad News Bears . The part went to Tatum O'Neal.1976
Listed as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1976" in John'Willis' Screen World, Vol. 28 .1976
Her sister, Connie Foster, was her stand-in during the more explicit scenes in Taxi Driver .1976
Listed as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1976" in John'Willis' Screen World, Vol. 28 (1976).1976
Her sister, Connie Foster, was her stand-in during the more explicit scenes in Taxi Driver (1976).1976
Turned down the role of Amanda in The Bad News Bears (1976). The part went to Tatum O'Neal.1977
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."1977
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 .1977
Fluent in French by age 14, she spoke her own lines in the 1977 film Moi, fleur bleue (1977) and the 2004 film Un long dimanche de fiançailles (2004).1977
Recorded a number of songs for her film Moi, fleur bleue (1977), including "Je T'Attends Depuis La Nuit Des Temps," "When I Looked at Your Face" and "La Vie C'est Chouette."1978
Turned down the role of "Violet" for Pretty Baby , that ultimately went to Brooke Shields. She refused to play the role, since she didn't want to be typecast as the child prostitute she played in Taxi Driver .1978
Turned down the role of "Violet" for Pretty Baby (1978), that ultimately went to Brooke Shields. She refused to play the role, since she didn't want to be typecast as the child prostitute she played in Taxi Driver (1976).1980
Graduated in 1980 as the class valedictorian from the private academy Lycée Français in Los Angeles.1980
Turned down the role of Angel in Little Darlings . Kristy McNichol played the part.1980
Graduated in 1980 as the class valedictorian from the private academy Lycée Français in Los Angeles.1980
Turned down the role of Angel in Little Darlings (1980). Kristy McNichol played the part.1981
She was all set to star in the TV film The Best Little Girl in the World (TV). 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. The leading role went to Jennifer Jason Leigh.1981
Was stalked by John Hinckley during her college years, who attempted to assassinate US President Ronald Reagan to impress her (30 March 1981).1981
She was all set to star in the TV film The Best Little Girl in the World (1981) (TV). 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. The leading role went to Jennifer Jason Leigh.1984
Her production company, Egg Pictures, is named after the character played by Seth Green in The Hotel New Hampshire in which Jodie starred.1984
Was considered by Sergio Leone for the role of Deborah Gelly in his final movie Once Upon a Time in America , but the role went to Elizabeth McGovern.1984
Was considered by Sergio Leone for the role of Deborah Gelly in his final movie Once Upon a Time in America (1984), but the role went to Elizabeth McGovern.1984
Her production company, Egg Pictures, is named after the character played by Seth Green in The Hotel New Hampshire (1984) in which Jodie starred.1985
Was considered for the role of Claire Standish that was played by Molly Ringwald in The Breakfast Club .1985
Earned a B.A. in literature and graduated from Yale University .1985
Earned a B.A. in literature and graduated from Yale University (1985).1985
Was considered for the role of Claire Standish that was played by Molly Ringwald in The Breakfast Club (1985).1986
Turned down the role that was played by Molly Ringwald in Pretty in Pink .1986
Turned down the role that was played by Molly Ringwald in Pretty in Pink (1986).1987
Turned down the lead role for Adventures in Babysitting that went to Elisabeth Shue.1987
Turned down the lead role for Adventures in Babysitting (1987) that went to Elisabeth Shue.1988
Her performance as Sarah Tobias in The Accused is ranked #56 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Performances of All Time .1988
Her performance as Sarah Tobias in The Accused (1988) is ranked #56 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Performances of All Time (2006).1988
In both times Foster won the Best Actress Oscar, she was under the direction of directors named Jonathan: Jonathan Kaplan directed her in The Accused (1988) and Jonathan Demme directed her in The Silence of the Lambs (1991).1989
Was member of the dramatic jury at the Sundance Film Festival in 1989.1989
Was offered a role in Me and Rubyfruit twice and turned it down.1989
Was offered a role in Me and Rubyfruit (1989) twice and turned it down.1990
Was considered for the role of Vivian in Pretty Woman , but the part went to Julia Roberts.1990
Was considered for the role of Vivian in Pretty Woman (1990), but the part went to Julia Roberts.1991
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 young girl 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 .1991
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 (TV).1991
Got the role of Clarice Starling in The Silence of the Lambs after Michelle Pfeiffer turned it down.1991
Got the role of Clarice Starling in The Silence of the Lambs (1991) after Michelle Pfeiffer turned it down.1991
Considers her role in The Silence of the Lambs (1991) to be a counterpart to her role in Taxi Driver (1976). In Taxi Driver (1976), she is a young girl in bondage who has to be rescued. In The Silence of the Lambs (1991), she rescues the captive woman. In an interesting twist, her pimp in Taxi Driver (1976) was played by Harvey Keitel, who went on to play her future mentor, Jack Crawford, in Red Dragon (2002).1991
Her Oscar-winning role as Clarice Starling from her 1991 film The Silence of the Lambs (1991) was ranked #6 in the American Film Institute's "Heroes" list in AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes & Villains (2003) (TV).1992
Turned down the role of "Catherine Tramell" for Basic Instinct , that ultimately went to Sharon Stone.1993
Is doubled by stuntwoman Jill Stokesberry in most of her films, starting with Sommersby .1993
Was in a serious relationship with Cydney Bernard since they met on the set of the movie Sommersby until they broke up in 2008.1993
For Sommersby , Foster learned how to handle a horse-pulled buckboard.1993
Gave the Class Day speech at Yale in 1993 and received an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree from Yale in 1997.1993
Turned down the role of Annie Reed in Sleepless in Seattle . Meg Ryan got the part.1993
For Sommersby (1993), Foster learned how to handle a horse-pulled buckboard.1993
Is doubled by stuntwoman Jill Stokesberry in most of her films, starting with Sommersby (1993).1993
Was in a serious relationship with Cydney Bernard since they met on the set of the movie Sommersby (1993) until they broke up in 2008.1993
Turned down the role of Annie Reed in Sleepless in Seattle (1993). Meg Ryan got the part.1994
Considers her performance in Nell as her best one.1994
Considers her performance in Nell (1994) as her best one.1995
Turned down the role of Suzanne Stone in To Die For . The part went to Nicole Kidman.1995
Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 "Sexiest Stars" in film history (#45) .1995
Turned down the role of Suzanne Stone in To Die For (1995). The part went to Nicole Kidman.1995
Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 "Sexiest Stars" in film history (#45) (1995).1997
The Game was originally written as a star vehicle for her, but the project changed direction and the female lead became male.1997
Sean Penn's role The Game (1997) was originally written as a female character with Foster in mind to portray. In the original script, Foster would play the daughter of Michael Douglas's character. However, Douglas insisted that the female character be changed to his sister instead of his daughter; Foster did not like the idea as she was far too young to play his sister, and she dropped out of the project.1998
Was considered for the role of Viola in Shakespeare in Love . Gwyneth Paltrow got the part.1998
An asteroid, 17744 Jodiefoster, was named after her .1998
Gave birth to Charles Bernard Foster on 20 July 1998 and Kit Bernard Foster on 29 September 2001.1998
Gave birth to Charles Foster on 20 July 1998 and Kit Foster on 29 September 2001.1998
An asteroid, 17744 Jodiefoster, was named after her (1998).1998
Was considered for the role of Viola in Shakespeare in Love (1998). Gwyneth Paltrow got the part.1999
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.1999
Was replaced by Ashley Judd for the lead in Double Jeopardy .1999
Had to pull out of Double Jeopardy because she became pregnant.1999
Had to pull out of Double Jeopardy (1999) because she became pregnant.1999
Was replaced by Ashley Judd for the lead in Double Jeopardy (1999).1999
CBS was billed $12,000 for her hair and makeup for her appearance on "60 Minutes II" (1999), December 1999 to promote Anna and the King (1999). This total was later determined to be incorrect and inflated.1999
Returned to work four months after giving birth to her son Charles in order to begin filming Anna and the King (1999).2000
Was supposed to be commencement Speaker for Smith College in Massachusetts, but eventually had to decline .2000
Was supposed to be commencement Speaker for Smith College in Massachusetts, but eventually had to decline (2000).2001
In 2001, decided not to reprise the role of Clarice Starling in Hannibal . The role eventually went to Julianne Moore.2001
Shut down production company Egg Pictures in late 2001 to spend more time with her children.2001
In 2001, decided not to reprise the role of Clarice Starling in Hannibal (2001). The role eventually went to Julianne Moore.2002
Returned to work four months after giving birth to her son Kit in order to begin filming The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys .2002
Was named one of the 50 Most Beautiful People by People Magazine in 2002.2002
Replaced Nicole Kidman in the role of "Meg Altman" in Panic Room at the last minute when Kidman injured herself.2002
Replaced Nicole Kidman in the role of "Meg Altman" in Panic Room (2002) at the last minute when Kidman injured herself.2002
Returned to work four months after giving birth to her son Kit in order to begin filming The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys (2002).2003
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.2003
Producer of Freaky Friday (2003) 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 (1976). Foster declined, in part because of concerns that the casting stunt would overshadow the movie's overall merit.2005
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".2005
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".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.2006
In an article published on 5 September 2006, Foster told The New York Times that she is such a "'serious N.P.R. -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.2007
Ranked #30 on EW's The 50 Smartest People in Hollywood .2007
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).2007
Ranked #18 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list (October 2007).2007
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 (2007) from a newspaper reporter to the host of a public radio show.2007
Ranked #30 on EW's The 50 Smartest People in Hollywood (2007).2007
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).2007
Ranked #18 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list (October 2007).2008
Rated No. 36 in the 2008 Power 50 issue of Out magazine.2011
While promoting The Beaver (2011), she said that David Fincher and Neil Jordan are the directors who have influenced her as a director.2012
As of 2012, she is the 10th youngest person to win an Academy Award for Best Actress.
