Jodie Foster
Known for: Acting
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 Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2013, was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2016 and received the Cannes Film Festival's Honorary Palme d'Or in 2021. Foster began her professional career as a child model and later as a teen idol in various Disney films including Napoleon and Samantha (1972), Freaky Friday (1976) and Candleshoe (1977). She acted in Martin Scorsese's comedy-drama Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974) and reunited with him in Taxi Driver (1976) in a role for which she received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress nomination. Other early films include Tom Sawyer (1973), Bugsy Malone (1976), The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane (1976), Carny (1980) and Foxes (1980). After attending Yale University, Foster transitioned into mature leading roles earning two Academy Awards for playing a rape victim in The Accused (1988), and Clarice Starling in The Silence of the Lambs (1991). She also received a nomination for Nell (1994). Her other notable films include Sommersby (1993), Maverick (1994), Contact (1997), Anna and the King (1999), Panic Room (2002), Flightplan (2005), Inside Man (2006), The Brave One (2007), Nim's Island (2008), Carnage (2011), Elysium (2013), Hotel Artemis (2018), and The Mauritanian (2021). She made her directorial film debut with Little Man Tate (1991) and has since directed films such as Home for the Holidays (1995), The Beaver (2011) and Money Monster (2016). She founded her own production company, Egg Pictures, in 1992. She earned two Primetime Emmy Awards for producing The Baby Dance (1999), and directing the Orange Is the New Black episode "Lesbian Request Denied" in 2014. She has also directed episodes for Tales from the Darkside, House of Cards, Black Mirror, and Tales from the Loop. Foster's sexual orientation became the subject of public discussion in 1991 when publications such as OutWeek and The Village Voice, protesting against the alleged homophobia and transphobia in The Silence of the Lambs, claimed she was a lesbian. She publicly acknowledged her 14-year relationship with Cydney Bernard in 2007 in a speech at The Hollywood Reporter's "Women in Entertainment" breakfast honoring her. In 2013, she addressed her decision to come out in a speech after receiving the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the 70th Golden Globe Awards, which led many news outlets to describe her as gay. Some sources noted that she did not use the words "gay" or "lesbian" in her speech.
Filmography
Series
The Simpsons
Maggie Roark (voice)
1989
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2014
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
Series
The Daily Show
Self
1996
Series
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
Series
Frasier
Marlene (voice)
1993
Series
The X-Files
'Betty' (voice)
1993
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
Series
The Graham Norton Show
Self - Guest
2007
Series
True Detective
Liz Danvers
2014
Series
Ironside
1967
Series
Bonanza
Bluebird
1959
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003
Series
The Partridge Family
Julie Lawrence
1970
Series
Quotidien
Self - Guest
2016
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944
Series
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988
Series
Adam-12
Mary Bennett
1968
Series
Intimate Portrait
Self
1993
Series
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
Series
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
2014
Series
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Series
My Three Sons
Priscilla
1960
Series
Daniel Boone
Rachel Pickett
1964
Series
Gunsmoke
Susan Sadler
1955
Series
Gunsmoke
Marieanne
1955
Series
Gunsmoke
Patricia
1955
Series
Champs-Elysées
Self
1982
Film '72
Self
1971
Series
WIRED's Autocomplete Interviews
Self - Guest
2016
Series
Spécial cinéma
Self
1974
Series
Midi Première
Self
1975
Film
Taxi Driver
Iris
1976
Series
Medical Center
1969
Series
ABC Afterschool Special
Sharon Lee
1972
Series
ABC Afterschool Special
Sue
1972
Series
Beau geste
Self
2023
Series
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self
1975
Series
The Oscars
Self
1953
Film
Contact
Ellie Arroway
1997
Series
La semaine des 4 Julie
Self - Guest
2020
Series
Numéro un
Self
1975
Series
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
Joey Kelly
1969
Series
Rove
Self
1999
Film
Inside Man
Madeleine White
2006
Series
Mayberry R.F.D.
Fairy
1968
Series
Mayberry R.F.D.
Little Girl
1968
Series
Mr. Scorsese
Self
2025
Goldene Kamera
Self
1984
Series
Cérémonie des César
Self - President
1976
Series
HBO First Look
1992
Film
Elysium
Delacourt
2013
Series
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
2023
Series
Ghost Story
Judy
1972
Series
Julia
Cindy Blanchard
1968
Film
The Silence of the Lambs
Clarice Starling
1991
Series
The New Scooby-Doo Movies
Pugsley Addams (voice)
1972
Film
Hexed
Queen Celeste (voice)
2026
Film
Panic Room
Meg Altman
2002
Series
Lo + plus
Self - Guest
1995
Film
A Private Life
Lilian Steiner
2025
Film
The Mauritanian
Nancy Hollander
2021
Film
Flightplan
Kyle
2005
Series
Konbini Vidéo Club
2018
Series
The Directors
Self
1999
Film
Anna and the King
Anna
1999
Film
Maverick
Annabelle Bransford
1994
Film
The Brave One
Erica Bain
2007
Series
Paper Moon
Addie Pray
1974
Series
The Paul Lynde Show
1972
Series
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
Self (archive footage)
2022
Series
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self
1973
Film
Hotel Artemis
Jean Thomas / Nurse
2018
Series
The Emmy Awards
Self - Winner
1949
Film
Sommersby
Laurel Sommersby
1993
Film
Breakdown: 1975
Narrator (voice)
2025
Film
The Beaver
Meredith Black
2011
Film
Carnage
Penelope Longstreet
2011
Harty
Self
1983
Film
The Accused
Sarah Tobias
1988
Series
The Early Show
Self - Guest
1999
Film
Nim's Island
Alexandra Rover
2008
Film
A Very Long Engagement
Elodie Gordes
2004
Film
Nell
Nell Kellty
1994
Film
Little Man Tate
Dede Tate
1991
Film
The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane
Rynn Jacobs
1976
Film
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Audrey
1974
Series
The Addams Family
Pugsley Addams (voice)
1973
Film
Love, Antosha
Self
2019
Film
Stealing Home
Katie Chandler
1988
Film
Freaky Friday
Annabel Andrews
1976
Film
Shadows and Fog
Prostitute
1991
Series
The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan
Anne Chan
1972
Film
NYAD
Bonnie Stoll
2023
Film
Catchfire
Anne Benton
1990
Series
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
Elizabeth Henderson
1973
Film
The Hotel New Hampshire
Franny Berry
1984
Film
Bugsy Malone
Tallulah
1976
Film
Beach House
Teresina
1977
Series
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies
Self - Host
1998
Film
Candleshoe
Casey
1977
Film
Tom Sawyer
Becky Thatcher
1973
Film
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(archive footage)
2012
Film
The Blood of Others
Hélène
1984
Film
Abby Singer
Jodie Foster (uncredited)
2003
Film
One Little Indian
Martha
1973
Film
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
Self - (archive footage)
2025
Film
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
Self - Narrator (voice)
2018
Film
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
Self
2004
Film
The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys
Sister Assumpta
2002
Film
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters
Self
2006
Film
The Fabulous Allan Carr
Self (archive)
2017
Film
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Self (archive footage)
1994
Series
Kung Fu
Alethea Patricia Ingram
1972
Henry Louis Gates Jr.: Uncovering America
Self - Actress and Director
2019
Film
Foxes
Jeanie
1980
Series
Inside the Actors Studio
Self
1994
Film
Motherhood
Jodie Foster
2009
Film
Napoleon and Samantha
Samantha
1972
Film
Echoes of a Summer
Deirdre
1976
Film
Mickey's 50
Self
1978
Film
Five Corners
Linda Komkowski
1987
Film
Kansas City Bomber
Rita
1972
Film
Carny
Donna
1980
Film
O'Hara's Wife
Barbara O'Hara
1982
Film
Siesta
Nancy
1987
Film
Page to Screen: 'The Silence of the Lambs'
Self
2002
Film
The Silence of the Lambs: The Beginning
Self
2005
Film
Rabbit Ears - The Fisherman and His Wife
Narrator (voice)
1989
Film
Jodie Foster: Hollywood Under the Skin
Self (archive footage)
2021
Film
AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition
Self
2007
Film
Stop Calling Me Baby!
Isabelle Tristan, aka 'Fleur bleue'
1977
Film
Scooby-Doo Meets The Addams Family
Pugsley Addams (Voice)
1972
Film
The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'
Self
1991
Untitled Anthony Hopkins Documentary
Self
Film
Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women
Self – Host
2014
Film
100 Films and a Funeral
Self
2007
Film
Inside Story - The Silence of the Lambs
Self
2010
Film
Mesmerized
Victoria
1985
Film
Hollywood’s Children
Self (archive footage)
1982
Film
Becoming Iconic
Self
2018
Series
Smartare än hjärnan
Self
2025
Film
Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'
Self
2001
Film
Grease Day USA
Self
1978
Film
Hinckley
Self (archive footage)
2024
Film
Henry Fonda for President
Self (archive footage)
2025
Film
Svengali
Zoe Alexander
1983
Film
Cinefile: Reel Women
Self
1995
Film
Taxi Driver: 40th Anniversary Cast Q&A
Self
2016
Film
Menace on the Mountain
Suellen McIver
1970
The True Story of Hannibal
Self
2005
Film
Movies Are My Life
Self
1988
Film
Scorsese's Women
Mother
2014
Film
Making 'Taxi Driver'
Self
1999
Film
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: America's Greatest Movies
Self / Host
1998
Three Gorges: The Biggest Dam in the World
Narrator (voice)
1998
Film
The Silence of the Lambs: Making Silence of the Lambs
Self
2005
Film
All About Bette
Self
1994
Film
Shooting 'Panic Room'
Self
2004
Film
Smile Jenny, You're Dead
Liberty Cole
1974
Film
The Silence of the Lambs: Breaking the Silence
Self
2005
Film
Jodie Foster, une histoire française
Self
2023
It Was a Wonderful Life
Narrator (voice)
1992
Film
Beyond the Visible: The Story of the Very Large Array
Narrator (voice)
2013
Film
Early Directors on Directing
Self
2009
Film
Jonathan Demme & Jodie Foster
Self
2005
Series
Celebrities Uncensored
Self
2003
Film
A Look Back with Jodie Foster
Self
2004
Film
Everest: The Death Zone
Narrator (voice)
1998
Jodie Promo
(Archival)
1995