Jodie Foster filmography

Jodie Foster is an American actress and filmmaker. Foster began her professional career as a child model at age three appearing in a Coppertone commercial. Following appearances in numerous advertisements, she made her acting debut at age five, in 1968 with the television sitcom Mayberry R.F.D., following which she appeared in a string of television series including Gunsmoke, The Doris Day Show, My Three Sons, Bonanza, and Kung Fu. Her film debut came with Disney's adventure film Napoleon and Samantha (1972). After receiving attention with roles in Tom Sawyer (1973), and Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974), Foster rose to international prominence in 1976 at age 13 with three prominent releases; Taxi Driver, Bugsy Malone, and The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane, with the first of these earning her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She continued to garner praise and became a teen idol with starring roles in a array of films including; Freaky Friday (1976), Candleshoe (1977), and Foxes (1980).

Foster at the premiere of Home for the Holidays (1995)

A child prodigy, Foster decided to take a sabbatical from acting at the height of her teenage stardom for four years to attend Yale University. Following her graduation, she made a series of smaller films before having her breakthrough with the courtroom drama The Accused (1988), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress. Her second Academy Award came for her portrayal of Clarice Starling in the psychological horror The Silence of the Lambs (1991). Other successful films in the 1990s were Sommersby (1993), Maverick (1994), Nell (1994), Contact (1997), and Anna and the King (1999). During this decade, she also made her directorial debut with the family dramas Little Man Tate (1991), and Home for the Holidays (1995).

During the 2000s, Foster appeared in Panic Room (2002), The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys (2002), A Very Long Engagement (2004), Flightplan (2005), Inside Man (2006), The Brave One (2007), and Nim's Island (2008).

During the 2010s, Foster focused more on directing and made her acting appearances intermittent, starring in just three films; Carnage (2011), Elysium (2013), and Hotel Artemis (2018). Her directorial work during this decade includes the films; The Beaver (2011), Money Monster (2016), and episodes of the television shows Orange is the New Black, House of Cards, Black Mirror, and Tales from the Loop.

Acting credits

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1972 Napoleon and Samantha Samantha
Kansas City Bomber Rita
1973 Tom Sawyer Becky Thatcher
One Little Indian Martha McIver
1974 Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore Audrey
1976 Taxi Driver Iris Steensma
Echoes of a Summer Deirdre Striden a.k.a. The Last Castle
Bugsy Malone Tallulah
The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane Rynn Jacobs
Freaky Friday Annabel Andrews / Ellen Andrews
1977 Moi, fleur bleue Isabelle Tristan / Fleur Bleue a.k.a. Stop Calling Me Baby!
Casotto Teresina Fedeli a.k.a. Beach House
Candleshoe Casey Brown
1980 Foxes Jeanie
Carny Donna
1982 O'Hara's Wife Barbara O'Hara
1983 Svengali Zoe Alexander
1984 The Hotel New Hampshire Frannie Berry
The Blood of Others Hélène Bertrand a.k.a. Le Sang des autres
1986 Mesmerized Victoria Thompson a.k.a. My Letter to George
1987 Siesta Nancy
1988 Five Corners Linda
Stealing Home Katie Chandler
The Accused Sarah Tobias
1990 Catchfire Anne Benton a.k.a. Backtrack
1991 The Silence of the Lambs Clarice Starling
Little Man Tate Dede Tate Also director
Shadows and Fog Prostitute
1993 Sommersby Laurel Sommersby
It Was a Wonderful Life Narrator Documentary
1994 Maverick Mrs. Annabelle Bransford
Nell Nell Kellty
1997 Contact Dr. Eleanor Arroway
1999 Anna and the King Anna Leonowens
2002 The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys Sister Assumpta
Panic Room Meg Altman
2003 Abby Singer Herself
2004 A Very Long Engagement Elodie Gordes a.k.a. Un long dimanche de fiançailles
2005 Flightplan Kyle Pratt
2006 Inside Man Madeline White
2007 The Brave One Erica Bain
2008 Nim's Island Alexandra Rover
2011 The Beaver Meredith Black Also director
Carnage Penelope Longstreet
2013 Elysium Secretary of Defense Jessica Delacourt
2018 Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché Narrator Documentary
Hotel Artemis Jean Thomas / The Nurse
2021 The Mauritanian Nancy Hollander
2023 Nyad Bonnie Stoll

Television

Foster along with Rod Serling (left) in the television series Ironside (1972)
Year Title Role Notes
1968–1970 Mayberry R.F.D. Fairy / Little Girl TV series
Season 1, episode 8: "The Church Play"
Season 3, episode 5: "All for Charity"
1969 The Doris Day Show Jenny Benson TV series
Season 1: "The Baby Sitter"
1969–1971 The Courtship of Eddie's Father Joey Kelly TV series
Season 1, episode 8: "Bully for You"
Season 2, episode 2: "A Loaf of Bread, a Bar of Soap and a Jar of Peanut Butter"
Season 2, episode 13: "Gifts Are For Giving"
Season 2, episode 20: "The Lonely Weekend"
Season 2, episode 21: "The Magic Mrs. Rickles"
1969 Julia Cindy Blanchard TV series
Season 2, episode 9: "Romeo and Julia"
1969–1972 Gunsmoke Susan Sadler / Patricia / Marieanne TV series
Season 15, episode 13: "The Roots of Fear"
Season 17, episode 15: "P.S. Murry Christmas"
Season 17, episode 20: "The Predators"
1970 Menace on the Mountain Suellen McIver TV movie in two parts (The Wonderful World of Disney)
1970 Daniel Boone Rachel TV series
Season 6, episode 24: "Bringing Up Josh"
1970 Adam-12 Mary Bennett TV series
Season 3, episode 6: "Log 55 Missing Girl"
1970 Nanny and the Professor Angela TV series
Season 1, episode 4: "The Scientific Approach"
1971 My Three Sons Priscilla Hobson TV series
Season 11
1972 Bonanza 'Bluebird' TV series
Season 13, episode 24: "A Place to Hide"
1972 Ghost Story (Circle of Fear) Judy TV series
Season 1, episode 8: "House of Evil"
1972 The Paul Lynde Show Maggie TV series
Season 1, episode 5: "To Commune or Not to Commune"
1972 My Sister Hank Henrietta 'Hank' Bennett TV movie
1972 The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan Anne Chan (voice) TV series
1972 Ironside Pip Morrison TV series
Season 5, episode 20: "Bubble, Bubble, Toil and Murder"
1973 Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice Elizabeth Henderson TV series
1973 Rookie of the Year Sharon Lee TV movie
1973 Alexander Sue TV movie
1973 The Partridge Family Julie TV series
Season 3, episode 18: "The Eleven Year Itch"
1973 Love Story Ellie Madison TV series
Season 1, episode 10: "The Youngest Lovers"
1973 Kung Fu Alethea Patricia Ingram TV series
Season 1, episode 10: "Alethea"
1973 The New Perry Mason Hildy Haynes TV series
Season 1, episode 6: "The Case of the Deadly Deeds"
1973 The Addams Family Pugsley Addams (voice) TV series
1974 Smile, Jenny, You're Dead (the pilot film for Harry O) Liberty Cole TV movie
1974 Paper Moon Addie Loggins TV series
1975 Medical Center Ivy TV series
Season 6, episode 17: "The Captives"
1975 The Secret Life of T. K. Dearing T.K. Dearing TV movie
1996 Frasier Marlene (voice) TV series
Episode: "Moon Dance"
1997 The X-Files Betty (voice) TV series
Episode: "Never Again"
2005 Statler and Waldorf: From the Balcony Herself Guest appearance in episode 8
2009 The Simpsons Maggie Simpson (voice) TV series
Episode: "Four Great Women and a Manicure"
2014 Makers: Women Who Make America Narrator TV series
Episode: "Women in Space"
2024 True Detective Liz Danvers Season 4
Also executive producer

Filmmaker credits

Producer
Year Title Notes
1986 Mesmerized Co-producer
1994 Nell
1995 Home for the Holidays
1998 The Baby Dance Television film
Executive producer
2000 Waking the Dead Executive producer
2002 The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys
2007 The Brave One Executive producer
2020 Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché Documentary
Executive producer
Director
Year Title Notes
1988 Tales from the Darkside Episode: "Do Not Open This Box"
1991 Little Man Tate
1995 Home for the Holidays
2011 The Beaver
2013–2014 Orange Is the New Black Two episodes ("Lesbian Request Denied", "Thirsty Bird")
2014 House of Cards Episode: "Chapter 22"
2016 Money Monster
2017 Black Mirror Episode: "Arkangel"
2020 Tales from the Loop Episode: "Home"

See also

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