Alicia Christian "Jodie" Foster (born November 19, 1962) is an American actress and filmmaker. She has received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, three BAFTA Awards, three Golden Globe Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award. She was also honored with the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2013 and the Honorary Palme d'Or in 2021. Foster began her professional career as a child model and later gained recognition as a teen idol through various Disney films, including
Napoleon and Samantha (1972),
Freaky Friday (1976), and
Candleshoe (1977). She appeared in Martin Scorsese's comedy-drama
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974) and the thriller
Taxi Driver (1976). For her role as a teenage prostitute in
Taxi Driver, she received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Suppor...
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