Jodie Foster

Also known as Alicia Christian Foster

Alicia Christian "Jodie" Foster is an American actress and filmmaker. Foster started her career as a child actor before establishing herself as a leading actress in film. As a performer, she is known for her versatility. She has received several accolades, including two Academy Awards, three BAFTA Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, the Cecil B. DeMille Award, and the Honorary Palme d'Or.

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Jodie Foster is an American actor, film director, and film producer who began her work period in 1968. Born Alicia Christian Foster in Los Angeles, she is educated at Yale University, Yale College, and Lycée Français de Los Angeles. She speaks French and English. Foster is a member of the Democratic Party and works in the field of gun control. She is married to Alexandra Hedison.

Her awards include the Academy Award for Best Actress, the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award, and Saturn Awards. She has also been nominated for Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actress and Best Actress. Foster is recognized in the Academy Award Best Actress collection and the Hollywood Walk Of Fame collection. She has a sibling named Buddy Foster.

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Alicia Christian 'Jodie' Foster (born November 19, 1962) is an American actress and filmmaker. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, three BAFTA Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. For her work as a producer and director, she has been nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award. She has also earned numerous honors such as the Golden…

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Hexed — Queen Celeste (voice)2026
A Private Life — Lilian Steiner2025
Breakdown: 1975 — Narrator (voice)2025
Henry Fonda for President — Self (archive footage)2025
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies — Self - (archive footage)2025
Mr. Scorsese — Self2025
Smartare än hjärnan — Self2025
Hinckley — Self (archive footage)2024
NYAD — Bonnie Stoll2023
Jodie Foster, une histoire française — Self2023

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Instance of: human
Given name: Jodie
Family name: Foster
Gender: female
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Los Angeles
Spouse: Alexandra Hedison
Sibling: Buddy Foster
Occupation: television producer
Educated at: Yale University
Political party: Democratic Party (United States)
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Award: Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film
Participant in: Jeopardy!
Field of work: gun control
Image: Jodie Foster and Rebecca Zlotowski at NYFF 2025 02 (cropped headshot).jpg
Height: 1.60
Work location: United States

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Commons category: Jodie Foster
date of birth: 1962-11-19
nominated for: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
birth name: Alicia Christian Foster
start of work period: 1968-00-00
filmography: Jodie Foster filmography
sexual orientation: lesbianism
related category: Category:Films directed by Jodie Foster
name in native language: Jodie Foster
writing language: English language

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Alicia Christian "Jodie" Foster (born November 19, 1962) is an American actress and filmmaker. Foster started her career as a child actor before establishing herself as a leading actress in film. As a performer, she is known for her versatility. She has received several accolades, including two Academy Awards, three BAFTA Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, the Cecil B. DeMille Award, and the Honorary Palme d'Or.

Foster began her career as a child model and gained recognition as a teen idol through Disney films, including Napoleon and Samantha (1972) and Freaky Friday (1976). She appeared in Martin Scorsese's comedy-drama Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974) and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as a 12-year-old prostitute in his Taxi Driver (1976).

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