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BIOGRAPHY
Jodi Foster was born Alicia Christian Foster in Los Angeles, California. Her father, Lucian, left the family before she was born, and her mother became a film producer to support the family. Foster was a genuine child prodigy. She was in show business by the time she was three as the bare-bottomed Coppertone baby. She had acted in nearly 40 commercial by the time she was eight. When she was ten, she was supporting the whole family with her acting revenues. She made her first feature film, NAPOLEON & SAMANTHA, when she was ten years old. Her first Academy Award nomination came for her role in TAXI DRIVER when she was fourteen. She has since been nominated three more times for an Academy Award, winning the Oscar for her performances in THE ACCUSED and THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS. Foster graduated valedictorian of her class from Los Angeles Lycee Francais and magna cum laude from Yale University. While she was attending Yale, a man named John Hinckley Jr. attempted to assassinate President Reagan. She later wrote an essay about the event entitled "Why Me?"
Foster made her directorial debut with the movie LITTLE MAN TATE. Her production company is called Egg Pictures. She currently lives in the San Fernando Valley with her son, Charles.
CHRONOLOGY
1962 She was born in Los Angeles. (November 19)
1972 NAPOLEON & SAMANTHA, KANSAS CITY BOMBER, THE AMAZING CHAN AND THE CHAN CLAN - films
1973 TOM SAWYER, ROOKIE OF THE YEAR, ONE LITTLE INDIAN, BOB & CAROL & TED & ALICE - films
1974 ALICE DOESN'T LIVE HERE ANYMORE, PAPER MOON, SMILE, JENNY, YOU'RE DEAD - films
1975 THE SECRET LIFE OF T.K. DEARING - film
1976 ECHOES OF SUMMER, TAXI DRIVER, BUGSY MALONE, THE LITTLE GIRL WHO LIVES DOWN THE LANE - films; She received an Academy Award nomination for her performance in TAXI DRIVER.
1977 MOI, FLEUR BLEUE, FREAKY FRIDAY, CASOTTO, CANDLESHOE - films
1980 FOXES, CARNY - films; She graduated valedictorian from Los Angeles Lycee Francais.; She enrolled in Yale University.
1981 John Hinckley, Jr. attempted to assassinated President Reagan to impress her.
1982 O'HARA'S WIFE - film
1983 SVENGALI - film
1984 THE HOTEL NEW HAMPSHIRE, THE BLOOD OF OTHERS - film
1985 She graduated magna cum laude from Yale with a B.A. in literature.
1986 MESMERIZED - film
1987 SIESTA, FIVE CORNERS - films
1988 STEALING HOME, THE ACCUSED - films; She won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in THE ACCUSED.
1989 BACKTRACK - film
1991 THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS, LITTLE MAN TATE - films; She won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS.
1992 SHADOWS AND FOG - film
1993 IT WAS A WONDERFUL LIFE, ALL ABOUT BETTE - films
1994 MAVERICK, NELL - films; She received an Academy Award nomination for her role in NELL.
1997 CONTACT - film; She was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Actress for her role in CONTACT.
1998 Her son, Charles, was born. (July 20)
1999 ANNA AND THE KING - film
2000 FLORA PLUM - film
2001 THE DANGEROUS LIVES OF ALTAR BOYS - film
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