Number 35 - Jodie Foster
Jodie Foster
Uses her own voice in all of the French versions of any of her movies because she can speak French fluently.
As a youngster, was mauled by a lion and carried briefly in its mouth after a day of filming a Disney movie.
Majored in literature at Yale; graduated magna cum laude in 1985.
Had to pull out of Double Jeopardy (1999) because she became pregnant.
John Hinckley claimed that he attempted to kill Ronald Reagan in order to impress her.
Enjoys kickboxing, yoga, karate, aerobics, and weightlifting and collects fancy kitchenware and black and white photos.
Her favorite book is "Franny and Zooey" by J.D. Salinger.
Got the role of Clarice Starling in The Silence of the Lambs (1991) after Michelle Pfeiffer turned it down.
Was first choice to play the role of Princess Leia in the original "Star Wars" trilogy but could not get out of her contract with Disney. George Lucas then decided to make Princess Leia older.
She was fluent in Italian by the age of 18.
"Cruelty might be very human, and it might be cultural, but it's not acceptable."
"I love to see theater but not to work in it. Too messy, and I have a bit of an inferiority complex."
Upcoming Projects:
The Brave One - Erica (2nd Billing)
Directed By: Neil Jordan (The End of the Affair, Interview with the Vampire, The Crying Game)
Release Date - September 14th 2007
Summary: A woman (Foster) struggles to recover from a brutal attack by setting out on a mission for revenge.
Also Stars: Naveen Andrews, Terence Howard, Mary Steenburgen, Jane Adams, Nicky Katt
Nim's Island - Character Unknown
Directed By: Jennifer Flackett, Mark Levin
Release Date - 2008
Summary: A young girl inhabits an isolated island with her scientist father and communicates with a reclusive author of the novel she's reading. Based on the book by Wendy Orr and Kerry Millard.
Also Stars - Abigal Breslin (Cast still to be announced)
Sugarland - Character Unknown
Directed By - Jodie Foster
Release Date - 2008
Summary - A recent law school graduate teams with an experienced public-interest attorney to take on a sugar baron on behalf of exploited migrant workers.
Also Stars - Robert DeNiro (Cast to still be announced)
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Movies I Have Seen Her In (Favorite to Least Favorite):
Contact (1997) - Eleanor Arroway
The Dangerous Lives of Alter Boys (2002) - Sister Assumpta
Silence of the Lambs (1991) - Clarice Starling
Panic Room (2004) - Meg Altman
Taxi Driver (1976) - Iris Steensma
Flightplan (2005) - Kyle Pratt
Inside Man (2006) - Madeline White
