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Born: 19 November 1962, Los Angeles, California, USA (age 44)
Birth Name: Alicia Christian Foster
Height: 5' 3½" (1.61 m)
Also Known As: Jodie Foster / Jody Foster / Jodi Foster  
Awards: Won 2 Oscars. Another 35 wins & 15 nominations  
Credited Years: 1968 - 2008
Profession: Actress / Producer / Director
Known for: The Silence of the Lambs / Taxi Driver / Panic Room

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Biography:
  • Jodie Foster started her career at the age of two. For four years, she made commercials and finally gave her debut as an actress in the TV series Mayberry R.F.D., on which her brother, Buddy Foster, was a regular. In 1975, Jodie was offered the role of ... more

Quotes:
  • "Being understood is not the most essential thing in life."
  • On her role in Taxi Driver, when she was 13: "I spent four hours with a shrink trying to prove I was normal enough to play a hooker. Does that make sense?"
  • "Normal is not something to aspire to, it's something to get away from."
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Trivia:
  • Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 "Sexiest Stars" in film history (#45). [1995]
  • Was supposed to be Commencement Speaker for Smith College in Massachusetts but eventually had to decline. [2000]
  • Uses her own voice in all of the French versions of any of her movies because she can speak French fluently.
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