| Profile | |
| Born | Alicia Christian Foster November 19, 1962 (1962-11-19) (age 46) Los Angeles, California |
| Occupation | Actress, Producer, Director |
| Years active | 1968 - present |
| Awards won | |
| Academy Awards | |
| Best Actress 1988 The Accused 1991 The Silence of the Lambs | |
| BAFTA Awards | |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role 1976 Taxi Driver ; Bugsy Malone Best Newcomer 1976 Taxi Driver ; Bugsy Malone Best Actress in a Leading Role 1991 The Silence of the Lambs | |
| Golden Globe Awards | |
| Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama 1988 The Accused 1991 The Silence of the Lambs | |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | |
| Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role 1994 Nell | |
| Other awards | |
| Saturn Award for Best Actress 1978 The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane 1998 Contact CFCA Award for Best Actress 1991 The Silence of the Lambs Independent Spirit Award for Best Actress 1988 Five Co | |
Alicia Christian "Jodie" Foster (born November 19, 1962) is a two-time Academy Award, BAFTA, and Golden Globe-award winning American actress, director and producer.
Although Foster's first acting appearance was at three years old, her first significant role came in 1976 as an underage prostitute in Taxi Driver, for which she received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress. She won Read more...
Foster says she has only met her father three times in her entire life and that their meetings have been very awkward. She has two older sisters, Lucinda "Cindy" Foster (b. 1954), Constance "Connie" Foster (b. 1955), and one older brother, Lucius "Buddy" Foster (b. 1957). During the filming of both Taxi Driver and The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane, Connie was her stand-in. Buddy Foster had Read more...