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Jodie Foster
Age: 47
Height: 161 cm
Birth Place: Los Angeles, California, USA
Born: Nov. 19th, 1962
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Jodie Foster's Main TV Roles
NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at
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BIOGRAPHY: Alicia C. Foster, better known as Jodie Foster, was born November 19, 1962. Jodie Foster started her career at the age of two in an ad campaign for Coppertone. For four years, she made commercials and finally gave her debut as an actress in the TV series "Mayberry R.F.D." (1968), on which her brother, Buddy Foster, was a regular. In 1975, Jodie was offered the role of the prostitute Iris in the movie Taxi Driver (1976), after Melanie Griffith turned it down. This role, for which she received an Academy Award nomination in the "Best Supporting Actress" category, marked a breakthrough in her career. In 1980, she graduated as the best of her class from the French College of Los Angeles and began to study English Literature at Yale University, from where she graduated in 1985. One tragic moment in her life was March 30th, 1981 when John Hinckley (I) attempted to assassinate the President of the United States, Ronald Reagan (I). Hinkley was obsessed with Jodie and the movie Taxi Driver (1976), in which Travis Bickle, played by Robert De Niro, tried to shoot presidential candidate, Palantine. Despite the fact that Jodie never took acting lessons, she received two Oscars before she was thirty years of age. She received her first award for her part as Sarah Tobias in The Accused (1988) and the second one for her performance as Clarice Starling in The Silence of the Lambs (1991).
TRIVIA:
- _The Game (1997)_ (qv) was originally written as a star vehicle for her, but the project changed direction and the female lead became male.
- She was voted the 57th "Greatest Movie Star" of all time by Entertainment Weekly.
- Earned a B.A. in literature and graduated from Yale University (1985).
- Turned down the character of Elvira Hancock in _Scarface (1983)_ (qv).
- In 2001, decided not to reprise the role of Clarice Starling in _Hannibal (2001)_ (qv). The role eventually went to 'Julianne Moore (I)' (qv).
- Was considered for the role of Vivian in _Pretty Woman (1990)_ (qv), but the part went to 'Julia Roberts (I)' (qv).
- Was stalked by 'John Hinckley (I)' (qv) during her college years, who attempted to assassinate US President 'Ronald Reagan (I)' (qv) to impress her (30 March 1981).
- Turned down the lead role for _Adventures in Babysitting (1987)_ (qv) that went to 'Elisabeth Shue' (qv).
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