Jodie Foster is the winner of awards: "Oscar", "Golden Globe", BAFTA, "Saturn", Screen Actors Guild of the USA, National Society of Film Critics of the USA, "Independent Spirit" and others. In total, the American actress performed about seventy roles.
Childhood and the beginning of creativity
The actress was born in Los Angeles, California on November 19, 1962. Her real name is Alicia Christian Foster. The girl was the youngest in the family, where, in addition to her, two older sisters, Cindy (born 1954) and Connie (born 1955), and Buddy's brother (born 1957) grew up.
Evelyn's mother Ella Brandi Foster grew up in Rockford, Illinois. She sang in a band and was a Hollywood press agent, lived 90, died of complications related to dementia in May 2019.
Father Lucius Fisher Foster III, a WWII veteran, retired Air Force Lt. Col. was a real estate broker and came from a wealthy family. Nevertheless, the film actress ignored the death of her father, who died in poverty back in October 2016. He lived just a few miles from his daughter's luxurious mansion. She never forgave her father for the betrayal in the early 60s. Namely, when Jodie's mother was pregnant at the eighth month of pregnancy, the father decided to leave the family, compensating $ 600 a month in alimony. This money was sorely lacking for a large family, so an enterprising woman, becoming the manager of her children, began to try to shoot them in commercials on television.
The biography is notable for the fact that Jodie's career in the film industry was started by her at the age of three. Since childhood, the girl was unusually talented and beautiful. Since childhood, she has been noted for high intelligence and giftedness (her IQ is estimated at 132 points, which is close to genius, while the average aikyu is 100). Already a year she learned to speak coherently, and at the age of three she read. Foster's first suntan cream roller was a success. The cream was followed by biscuits, baby cereals, dog food, toothpastes, potato chips. Thanks to the little stars, the means for a comfortable existence appeared in the house.
Youth
Until the age of 18, Foster lives with his mother. From the age of 10, the actress has been playing in films without interruption, participating in several films in one year. The real fame fell on 14-year-old Jody after filming in the movie "Taxi Driver", in which she had to play a juvenile prostitute. From this age she already speaks fluent French, from the age of 18 she speaks Italian. Therefore, in the future, the actress herself voices her roles. She also knows the basics of German and Spanish. This actress has linguistic and intellectual abilities. At this age, Foster decides to live on his own.
Education
First, Foster graduated from the French Lyceum in Los Angeles, then college in Northampton. But the careers of many young movie stars quickly end. She deliberately moved away from Hollywood filming for some time and entered Yale University with a degree in Literature and Fine Arts, which she graduated with honors in 1997. Despite the fact that the star of "Silence of the Lambs" very early in her acting career, she always managed to excel in her studies. No wonder the actress plays most of the roles of women intellectuals, she is almost a genius. For Jody's career, it would be enough to study science, but not for her, she chooses cinema. The diploma with honors has not yet come in handy.
Silence of the Lambs
At the age of 30, Jody once again climbs the film Olympus, receiving a second Oscar for the main role in the film The Silence of the Lambs. Here, the star plays a trainee lawyer who communicates a lot and wants to understand the serial killer Hannibal Lector. Anthony Hopkins as a fearsome criminal. Directed to Jonathan Demme.
The film is released on January 30, 1991 and receives critical acclaim from critics and ordinary viewers, grossing more than $ 272 million worldwide, and is included in the rating of the 250 best films.
Acting and directing
Jodie Foster is the winner of awards: "Oscar", "Golden Globe", "BAFTA", "Saturn", Screen Actors Guild of the USA, National Society of Film Critics of the USA, "Independent Spirit" and others. The list of films includes mainly heavy psychological dramas. In total, Foster performed about seventy roles. 1974 was the starting point for Jodie in her acting career, playing a role in the drama "Smile, Jenny, You're Dead." In 1976 the famous film Taxi Driver was released, followed by the comedy Bugsy Malone and the drama Echoes of Summer. 1977 is significant for the actress with the release of "Stop Calling Me Baby." The comedy "OHarra's Wife" was born in 1982, the melodrama "Svengali" - in 1983. In 1988, two dramas were released at once: "Steal the House" and "The Accused". 1991 was remembered not only for the cinematography of America, but also for the countries of Europe, it was then that the famous drama "The Silence of the Lambs" appeared. Nel and Somersby saw the light of day with Foster's participation in 1994. Since 1995, she has been interested only in those proposals where the conflict within the personality must be translated into the language of cinema. This is what the films are about: "Children's Dance", "Contact", "Anna and the King", "Panic Room", "Long Engagement", "The Illusion of Flight", "Not Caught - Not a Thief", "Nim Island", "Beaver "," Massacre "," Elysium ".
Today, at the age of 58, the actress almost does not act in films, the last role in 2018 was the harsh Nurse in the TV series "Hotel Artemis". But he is engaged in directing and producing. Thanks to Jodie Foster, the painting "Black Mirror", "The Mauritanian" appeared. And the film "Financial Monster", its main, as she says, the director's act.
Personal life
Jodie Foster has never been married. Has the spirit of sons Charles (born 1998) and Keith (born 2001). It's no secret that proper physical activity helps to maintain a slim figure. Jodie Foster has an invariable rule on this - 20 push-ups and 20 minutes of jogging every morning. This allows the actress to tune in for a productive day, recharge her energy and keep her hunger in check so she doesn't overeat. The Hollywood diva does not recognize surgical and plastic interventions in women's appearance and is limited to standard care: day and night cream, moisturizing serum and light facial massage. The actress looks after herself, goes in for sports and does not try to make herself a young girl. No diets, just healthy eating.
