Actor
Jodie Foster
Born 19 November 1962 · Los Angeles, California, USA
Jodie Foster is an American actress and director who began working as a child performer in the 1970s. She is known for intense, intelligent roles in Taxi Driver, The Accused and The Silence of the Lambs. She also directs, including Little Man Tate, and is among Hollywood's most enduring figures.
Key films
Taxi Driver (1976)
Her breakout role as a child sex worker, earning an Oscar nomination at age 14.
The Accused (1988)
Won her first Academy Award for playing a rape survivor seeking justice.
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
As FBI trainee Clarice Starling, she won her second Oscar in a landmark thriller.
Little Man Tate (1991)
Her feature directing debut, in which she also acted.
Contact (1997)
Led this thoughtful science-fiction film as astronomer Ellie Arroway.
Key awards
- 1989 Academy Award for Best Actress (The Accused)
- 1992 Academy Award for Best Actress (The Silence of the Lambs)
- 2013 Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award
- 2021 Cannes Film Festival Honorary Palme d'Or
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 106
- 1970Menace on the Mountain · as Suellen McIverActor
- 1972Napoleon and Samantha · as SamanthaActor
- 1972Kansas City Bomber · as RitaActor
- 1972Scooby-Doo Meets The Addams Family · as Pugsley Addams (Voice)Actor
- 1973Tom Sawyer · as Becky ThatcherActor
- 1973One Little Indian · as MarthaActor
- 1974Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore · as AudreyActor
- 1974Smile Jenny, You're Dead · as Liberty ColeActor
- 1976Taxi Driver · as IrisActor
- 1976The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane · as Rynn JacobsActor
- 1976Bugsy Malone · as TallulahActor
- 1976Freaky Friday · as Annabel AndrewsActor
- 1976Echoes of a Summer · as DeirdreActor
- 1977Candleshoe · as CaseyActor
- 1977Beach House · as TeresinaActor
- 1977Stop Calling Me Baby! · as Isabelle Tristan, aka 'Fleur bleue'Actor
- 1978Grease Day USA · as SelfActor
- 1978Mickey's 50 · as SelfActor
- 1978The Hands of TimeDirector
- 1980Foxes · as JeanieActor
- 1980Carny · as DonnaActor
- 1982O'Hara's Wife · as Barbara O'HaraActor
- 1982Hollywood’s Children · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 1983Svengali · as Zoe AlexanderActor
- 1984The Hotel New Hampshire · as Franny BerryActor
- 1984The Blood of Others · as HélèneActor
- 1985Mesmerized · as VictoriaActor
- 1987Five Corners · as Linda KomkowskiActor
- 1987Siesta · as NancyActor
- 1988The Accused · as Sarah TobiasActor
- 1988Stealing Home · as Katie ChandlerActor
- 1988Movies Are My Life · as SelfActor
- 1989Rabbit Ears - The Fisherman and His Wife · as Narrator (voice)Actor
- 1990Catchfire · as Anne BentonActor
- 1991The Silence of the Lambs · as Clarice StarlingActor
- 1991Shadows and Fog · as ProstituteActor
- 1991Little Man TateDirector
- 1991Little Man Tate · as Dede TateActor
- 1991The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs' · as SelfActor
- 1992It Was a Wonderful Life · as Narrator (voice)Actor
- 1993Sommersby · as Laurel SommersbyActor
- 1993Stephen King's Golden TalesDirector
- 1994Maverick · as Annabelle BransfordActor
- 1994Nell · as Nell KelltyActor
- 1994All About Bette · as SelfActor
- 1994Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 1995Home for the HolidaysDirector
- 1995George Romero's Golden Tales 2Director
- 1995Cinefile: Reel Women · as SelfActor
- 1995Jodie Promo · as (Archival)Actor
- 1997Contact · as Ellie ArrowayActor
- 1998Everest: The Death Zone · as Narrator (voice)Actor
- 1998AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: America's Greatest Movies · as Self / HostActor
- 1998Three Gorges: The Biggest Dam in the World · as Narrator (voice)Actor
- 1999Anna and the King · as AnnaActor
- 1999Making 'Taxi Driver' · as SelfActor
- 1999Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special · as SelfActor
- 2001Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs' · as SelfActor
- 2002Panic Room · as Meg AltmanActor
- 2002The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys · as Sister AssumptaActor
- 2002Page to Screen: 'The Silence of the Lambs' · as SelfActor
- 2003Abby Singer · as Jodie Foster (uncredited)Actor
- 2004A Very Long Engagement · as Elodie GordesActor
- 2004The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing · as SelfActor
- 2004Shooting 'Panic Room' · as SelfActor
- 2004A Look Back with Jodie Foster · as SelfActor
- 2005Flightplan · as KyleActor
- 2005The True Story of Hannibal · as SelfActor
- 2005Jonathan Demme & Jodie Foster · as SelfActor
- 2005The Silence of the Lambs: Breaking the Silence · as SelfActor
- 2005The Silence of the Lambs: Making Silence of the Lambs · as SelfActor
- 2005The Silence of the Lambs: The Beginning · as SelfActor
- 2006Inside Man · as Madeleine WhiteActor
- 2006Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters · as SelfActor
- 2007The Brave One · as Erica BainActor
- 2007AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition · as SelfActor
- 2007100 Films and a Funeral · as SelfActor
- 2008Nim's Island · as Alexandra RoverActor
- 2009Motherhood · as Jodie FosterActor
- 2009Early Directors on Directing · as SelfActor
- 2010Inside Story - The Silence of the Lambs · as SelfActor
- 2011Carnage · as Penelope LongstreetActor
- 2011The Beaver · as Meredith BlackActor
- 2011The BeaverDirector
- 2012Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen · as (archive footage)Actor
- 2013Elysium · as DelacourtActor
- 2013Beyond the Visible: The Story of the Very Large Array · as Narrator (voice)Actor
- 2014Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women · as Self – HostActor
- 2016Money MonsterDirector
- 2016Taxi Driver: 40th Anniversary Cast Q&A · as SelfActor
- 2017The Fabulous Allan Carr · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2018Hotel Artemis · as Jean Thomas / NurseActor
- 2018Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché · as Self - Narrator (voice)Actor
- 2018Becoming Iconic · as SelfActor
- 2019Love, Antosha · as SelfActor
- 2019Henry Louis Gates Jr.: Uncovering America · as Self - Actress and DirectorActor
- 2021The Mauritanian · as Nancy HollanderActor
- 2021Jodie Foster: Hollywood Under the Skin · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2023NYAD · as Bonnie StollActor
- 2023Jodie Foster, une histoire française · as SelfActor
- 2024Hinckley · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2025A Private Life · as Lilian SteinerActor
- 2025Breakdown: 1975 · as Narrator (voice)Actor
- 2025Henry Fonda for President · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2025Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2026Hexed · as Queen Celeste (voice)Actor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.