Jodie Foster
| Age: |
50 |
| Born: |
November 19, 1962
Los Angeles, California |
Photo: Copyright of Warner Bros., The Brave One.
Profile created on June 2, 2000.
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- Jodie's acting career began as a sunbathing baby in a Coppertone commercial when she was only three years old.
- She speaks fluent French and does her own voice in all French versions of her movies.
- Jodie graduated from Yale University magna cum laude in 1985.
- During a commercial when she was a child, Jodie was mauled by a lion and carried in its mouth.
- Jodie has one son, Charles.
- Jodie owns and chairs her own production company, Egg Pictures.
- Before attending Yale, Jodie graduated from the private academy Lycee Francais in Los Angeles, of course, valedictorian.
- Her favorite book is "Franny and Zooey" by J.D. Salinger.
- When John F. Hinckley Jr. was arrested for the attempted assassination of President Reagan, he cited he was trying to impress Ms. Foster.
- Her full name is Alicia Christian Foster but was nicknamed Jodie by her three siblings.
- Jodie disagreed with CBS in 1999 when they billed her for $12,000 to pay for the hair and make-up bill before she went on '60 Minutes' to promote 'Anna And The King.'
- Quote: "I spent four hours with a shrink trying to prove I was normal enought to play a hooker. Does that make sense?" on her role in Taxi Driver (1976) when she was 13.
- Jodie received two Oscars before she was 30, for 'The Accused' and 'Silence Of The Lambs.'
