Foster was born to Lucius Foster and Brandy Almond in Los Angeles, California. She attended Yale University. Foster has appeared in more than 100 film and television shows since beginning her career at age three as the Coppertone Girl in a television commercial. She made a number of Disney movies, including Napoleon and Samantha (1972), One Little Indian (1973), Freaky Friday (1976) and Candleshoe (1977).

Foster successfully transitioned to adult roles, she won the part and the first of her two Golden Globes and Academy Awards as Best Actress for her role as a gang-rape survivor. She earned her second for her role in the 1991 film, The Silence of the Lambs. In 1997 she starred alongside Matthew Mcconaughey in the sci-fi movie Contact.

Foster returned in the 2005 blockbuster, Flightplan. Foster's latest film, Inside Man, a thriller co-starring Denzel Washington, was released on March 24, 2006 and opened at #1 at the box office. Her next film will be The Brave One, a thriller which is being filmed in New York City.

Foster has two sons, Charles (b. 1998) and Kit (b. 2001), both of whom she has revealed were conceived by artificial insemination.

Public Name: Jodie Foster
Birth Name: Alicia Christian Foster
Date of Birth: November 19, 1962
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California

Filmography

• Nim's Island (2008)
• Sugarland (2007)
• The Brave One (2007)
• Inside Man (2006)
• Flightplan (2005)
• Un long dimanche de fiançailles (2004)
• Panic Room (2002)
• The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys (2002)
• Anna and the King (1999)
• Contact (1997)
• "The X Files" (1 episode, 1997)
• "Frasier" (1 episode, 1996)
• Nell (1994)
• Maverick (1994)
• Sommersby (1993)
• Shadows and Fog (1992)
• Little Man Tate (1991)
• The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
• Catchfire (1990)
• Rabbit Ears: The Fisherman and His Wife (1989)
• The Accused (1988)
• Stealing Home (1988)
• Siesta (1987)
• Five Corners (1987)
• Mesmerized (1986)
• Sang des autres, Le (1984)
• The Hotel New Hampshire (1984)
• Svengali (1983)
• "Disneyland" (6 episodes, 1970-1982)
• O'Hara's Wife (1982)
• Carny (1980)
• Foxes (1980)
• Candleshoe (1977)
• Casotto (1977)
• Moi, fleur bleue (1977)
• The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane (1976)
• Freaky Friday (1976)
• Bugsy Malone (1976)
• Taxi Driver (1976)
• Echoes of a Summer (1976)
• The Secret Life of T.K. Dearing (1975)
• "ABC Afterschool Specials" (1 episode, 1975)
• "Medical Center" .... Ivy (1 episode, 1975)
• Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974)
• "Paper Moon" (1974)
• Smile, Jenny, You're Dead (1974)
• "Love Story" (1 episode, 1973)
• "The New Perry Mason" (1 episode, 1973)
• Rookie of the Year (1973)
• "Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice" (1973)
• "The Addams Family" (1973)
• One Little Indian (1973)
• Alexander, Alexander (1973)
• "Kung Fu" (1 episode, 1973)
• Tom Sawyer (1973)
• "The Partridge Family" (1 episode, 1973)
• "Ghost Story" (1 episode, 1972)
• "The Paul Lynde Show" (1 episode, 1972)
• "The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan" (1 episode, 1972)
• Kansas City Bomber (1972)
• Napoleon and Samantha (1972)
• My Sister Hank (1972)
• "Bonanza" (1 episode, 1972)
• "Ironside" (1 episode, 1972)
• "Gunsmoke" (3 episodes, 1969-1972)
• "The Courtship of Eddie's Father" (5 episodes, 1969-1971)
• "My Three Sons"  (2 episodes, 1971)
• "Adam-12" (1 episode, 1970)
• "Mayberry R.F.D." (2 episodes, 1968-1970)
• "Daniel Boone" (1 episode, 1970)
• "Nanny and the Professor" (1 episode, 1970)
• Menace on the Mountain (1970)
• "Julia" (1 episode, 1969)
• "The Doris Day Show" (1 episode, 1969)

Awards

• European Film Academy People's Award (Actress) 1997
• Golden Satellite Outstanding Artistic Contribution to the Entertainment Industry 1997
• Women in Film Crystal Award 1996
• American Society of Cinematographers Board of Governors Award 1995
• People's Choice Favorite Actress in a Dramatic Motion Picture 1995
• The Actor Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role "Nell" 1994
• BAFTA Best Actress "The Silence of the Lambs" 1991
• Chicago Film Critics Association Best Actress "The Silence of the Lambs" 1991
• Golden Globe Best Actress in a Motion Picture (Drama) "The Silence of the Lambs" 1991
• New York Film Critics Circle Best Actress "The Silence of the Lambs" 1991
• Oscar Best Actress "The Silence of the Lambs" 1991
• Golden Globe Best Actress in a Motion Picture Drama "The Accused" 1988
• Independent Spirit Award Best Actress "Five Corners" 1988
• National Board of Review Best Actress "The Accused" 1988
• Oscar Best Actress "The Accused" 1988
• BAFTA Best Supporting Actress "Taxi Driver" and "Bugsy Malone" 1976
• BAFTA Most Promising Newcomer "Taxi Driver" and "Bugsy Malone" 1976
• Los Angeles Film Critics Association New Generation 1976
• National Society of Film Critics Best Supporting Actress "Taxi Driver" 1976