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Jodie Foster
Jodie Foster (Alicia Christian Foster), 1962-, American actress, b. Los Angeles. A child model, she began acting in TV commercials at three, appeared on various TV shows, and made her screen debut in Disney's Napoleon and Samantha (1972). Her first important role was as the barely adolescent pros... Read more

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Jodie Foster
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Jodie Foster (Alicia Christian Foster), 1962-, American actress, b. Los Angeles. A child model...trail of a serial killer in The Silence of the Lambs (1991). Foster's other films include Bugsy Malone (1976), Carny (1980...
Foster, Jodie
Book article from: World Encyclopedia Foster, Jodie (1962– ) US film actress and director. Foster was a precocious talent. In 1976, aged 13, she received an Academy nomination for her role in Taxi Driver . She has won two best actress Oscars, one for a...
Louis Malle
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...career of at least one filmmaker: Jodie Foster. "As a young moviegoer and aspiring...That's what I want to do, "' Foster wrote in a tribute to Malle in Premier magazine following his death. Foster's directorial debut, Little Man...
Martin Scorsese
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...collaborations in modern film. Years later in 1981, Taxi Driver gained some notoriety when John Hinckley, Jr. claimed that Jodie Foster's role in the film was his inspiration for trying to assassinate President Ronald Reagan. Scorsese also began directing...

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Foster, Jodie
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers FOSTER, Jodie Nationality: American. Born: Alicia...rama (Paris), 22 February 1995. "Jodie Foster Goes 'Home' for Her Second Feature...Chicago, 1995. Kennedy, Philippa, Jodie Foster: A Life on Screen, New York, 1996...
Hunter, Holly
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Detective M. J. Monahan); Home for the Holidays (Jodie Foster) (as Claudia Larson) 1996 Crash (Cronenberg...Advocate (Los Angeles), no. 634, 1993. Interview with Jodie Foster, in Interview (New York), November 1995. "Hunter...
The Silence of the Lambs
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Fundus, Alan Snelling. Cast: Jodie Foster (Clarice Starling ); Anthony...Actor (Hopkins), Best Actress (Foster), Best Adapted Screenplay, 1991...Smolen, Diane, The Films of Jodie Foster, Secaucus, 1996. Articles...
Crowe, Russell
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Jeffrey Wigand) 2000 Gladiator (Scott) (as Maximus Decimus Meridius); Proof of Life (Hackford) 2001 Flora Plum (Jodie Foster) Publications By CROWE: articles— "Coming on Strong," interview with David Wild, in Us Weekly (New...
Moore, Demi
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...interview with Michael Angeli, in Esquire (New York), May 1993. "Table Talk," panel discussion with Sally Field, Jodie Foster, and Nancy Griffin, in Premiere (New York), Winter 1993 (Special Issue: Women in Hollywood). Interview with...
Chaplin, Geraldine
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Para recibir el canto de los pajaros (The Bird's Singing ) (Sanjines) (as Catherine); Home for the Holidays (Jodie Foster) (as Aunt Glady) 1996 Jane Eyre (Zeffirelli) (as Miss Scatcherd); Gulliver's Travels (Sturridge—...
Kinski, Nastassja
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Germany), November 1979. Interview with Andy Warhol, in Inter/View (New York), August 1980. Interview with Jodie Foster, in Film Comment (New York), September/October 1982. Interview, in Photoplay (London), September 1983. Interviews...
Isham, Mark
Dictionary entry from: Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians Since 1990 ...album under a new contract with Virgin Records. Isham has written scores for films featuring major stars such as the Jodie Foster vehicles Little Man Tate (1991) and Nell (1994), but he has also worked with innovative, sound-oriented directors...
Taxi Driver
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Nichols; creative consultant: Sandra Weintraub. Cast: Robert De Niro (Travis Bickle ); Cybill Shepherd (Betsy ); Jodie Foster (Iris ); Harvey Keitel (Sport ); Leonard Harris (Charles Palantine ); Peter Boyle (Wizard ); Albert Brooks...
Celebrity Culture
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...the Secret Service interviewed John Hinckley Jr., shortly after he shot President Ronald Reagan to impress actress Jodie Foster, the object of his fantasies, he asked: " Is it on TV?" Toward the end of the twentieth century, the excesses...

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Oh brother! Jodie Foster's ire irks Buddy
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 5/29/1997; ; 700+ words ; ...sisters. From now on, it seems, Jodie Foster's only brother is on his own...is not his sister's view. Jodie Foster, at the pinnacle of Hollywood...will settle the issue of whether Jodie Foster, star of "Taxi Driver," "The...
FOSTER CARE; AFTER A FEW YEARS OUT BEING A FULL-TIME MUM, JODIE FOSTER IS BACK IN HER NEW HIT MOVIE, PANIC ROOM. BY JESSICA MELLOR.(Features)
Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England); 5/3/2002; 700+ words ; ...it was reasonable to assume that Jodie Foster had retired from the limelight...because she reminded us of a young Jodie Foster. When Nicole got injured it turned out it was the same week Jodie Foster's film fell apart. So we called...
Jodie Foster to the rescue in `Panic Room'.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 3/28/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...ANGELES _ It's no secret that Jodie Foster was not the first choice to play...Stewart, who looks like a young Jodie Foster. We found out Jodie's movie...hurt, we sent it to Jodie. "Jodie Foster can play anything but helpless...
Jodie Foster: nice girls do finish first. (movie actress and director)
Magazine article from: Cosmopolitan; 4/1/1996; ; 700+ words ; By age thirty, Jodie Foster had already been a top...astonishing. But then, Jodie Foster has never failed to amaze...Preferences aside, what draws Foster to the role of director...likely pure pragmatism. "Jodie understands too much about...
Jodie Foster wraps up an interview, rises, and says her goodbyes to reporters in a tiny hotel room overlooking Central Park. Wandering over to a tray of drinks, she picks up a bottle of water. "I'm go
Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ); 7/6/1997; ; 700+ words ; ...Writer The Record (Bergen County, NJ) 07-06-1997 Jodie Foster wraps up an interview, rises, and says her goodbyes...TIME Edition: All Editions -- Sunday Biographical: JODIE FOSTER Jodie Foster wraps up an interview, rises, and says her...
FILM: PROFILE - FOSTER CARE; HANDS-ON MUM JODIE FOSTER INSISTS HER KIDS WON'T SUFFER THE UPBRINGING THAT SHE HAD.(Features)
Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England); 11/25/2005; 700+ words ; ...from her day job, Jodie Foster is reserved and intensely...movie, Flightplan, Foster finds herself back...Just turned 43, Jodie remains unmarried...wanted to impress Foster. Although she graduated...flying colours, Jodie was depressed by...
Jodie, presa de panico: Jodie Foster.(Gente)
Newspaper article from: Reforma (México D.F., México); 5/31/2002; 700+ words ; ...Times News Service LOS ANGELES.- Jodie Foster acept relevar a Nicole Kidman en...en la cinta), quien parece una Jodie Foster joven. "Descubrimos que la pelcula...enviamos (el guin) a Jodie. Jodie Foster puede interpretar todo menos a...
Jodie Foster, Down-to-Earth Star; The Prolific Actress (Finally) Tackles a Love Story
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 2/14/1993; ; 700+ words ; ...There were times in the past when it seemed that Jodie Foster didn't want to be Jodie Foster. A decade or so ago, she'd come down from...somebody's latest picture, not her own. Jodie Foster was still a part of the movies, a legend even...
Jodie's brother digs up dirt on Foster child
Newspaper article from: Sunday Star-Times; 8/31/1997; ; 664 words ; ...CHILD: An Intimate Biography of Jodie Foster, by Buddy Foster and Leon Wagener...s hard not to feel sorry for Jodie Foster's older brother Buddy. For a...reason why people interested in Jodie Foster should bother picking up this book...
Foster Child: A Biography of Jodie Foster.
Magazine article from: The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine); 5/27/1997; ; 700+ words ; ...to the new biography of Jodie Foster written by her brother...Perhaps most astonishing is Foster's can-did commentary...I have always assumed Jodie was gay or bisexual...meticulous research of Jodie Foster's career is matched...