Jodie Foster (real name: Jodie Foster) Alicia Christian Foster; born 19 November 1962) - American actress, director and producer.
Foster began acting in television commercials at the age of three. Her first major role was at the age of 13 in the 1976 film "Taxi Driver", where she played the underage prostitute Iris. She was nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Supporting Actress category for this role. In the same year, she starred in the cult film "The Girl on the Edge of Town". In 1989, she won an Oscar in the Best Actress category for her role as a rape victim in The Accused (1988). In 1991, she played a gifted FBI trainee, Larissa Starling, who is involved in the search for a serial killer, in The Silence of the Lambs. This role brought her international recognition and her second Best Actress Oscar. Her fourth Oscar nomination was for her role as a recluse in Nell (1994). Other notable roles include Bugsy Malone (1976), Freaky Friday (1976), Candleshoe (1977), Maverick (1994), Contact (1997), Anna and the King (1999), Panic Room (2002), and The Mummy (2002).), "Flight Plan" (2005), "A Man of His Own" (2006), "Undaunted Courage" (2007), "Isle of Nimes" (2008) and "The Brawl" (2011), for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award.
Foster has starred in a wide range of films, from family films to horror. In addition to two Oscars, she has also won three BAFTAs, two Golden Globe Awards, one each at the Screen Actors Guild and People's Choice Awards, and two Emmy nominations.
