Mini-Biography:
Jodie Foster was born on November 12, 1962. She is an American Schauspielerinin, Regisseuse, known for Siesta (1986), Bugsy Malone (1976), Alice doesn't live here anymore (1975), Jodie Foster's first movie on record is from 1970. Her last motion picture on file dates from 2011.
Biographical Notes
Mit 14 Jahren wurde Jodie Foster für ihre Rolle als Prostituierte in Martin Scorseses Kultfilm "Taxi Driver" (1976) für einen Oscar nominiert. Danach zog sich der Kinderstar aus dem Filmgeschäft zurück und studierte Literatur an der renomierten Yale-University. 1985 schloss Jodie Foster ihr Studium summa cum laude ab. Drei Jahre später spielte sie in "The Accused" ein Vergewaltugungsopfer und wurde für ihre eindrückliche Leistung mit dem Oscar geehrt. Ihre zweite Goldstatuette nahm sie 1991 in Empfang für ihre Rolle als unerschrockene FBI-Agentin im Psychothriller "The Silence of The Lambs". Im gleichen Jahr inszenierte sie mit ihrer eigenen Produktionsfirma "Egg Pictures" den beachtlichen Spielfilmerstling "Little Man Tate".
FilmographyFilmography [Auszug]
2011: Carnage (Der Gott des Gemetzels) (Darsteller: Penelope Longstreet), Directed by Roman Polanski, with , ,
2008: Nim's Island (Die Insel der Abenteuer) (Darsteller), Directed by Mark Levin, Jennifer Flackett, with , Gerard Butler,
2005: Flightplan (Darsteller), Directed by Robert Schwentke, with Peter Sarsgaard, Sean Bean,
2005: Inside Man (Darsteller: Madeline White), Directed by Spike Lee, with Willem Dafoe, , Clive Owen,
2004: Un long dimanche de fiançailles (Mathilde - Eine grosse Liebe) (Darsteller: Elodie Gordes), Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, with , , Dominique Pinon,
2001: Panic Room (Darsteller: Meg Altman), Directed by David Fincher, with Jared Leto, ,
1999: Anna and the King (Anna und der König) (Darsteller), Directed by Andy Tennant, with Syed Alwi, Tom Felton,
1997: Contact (Darsteller), Directed by Robert Zemeckis, with Matthew McConaughey, Tom Skerritt,
1995: Home for the Holidays (Familienfest und andere Schwierigkeiten) (Regisseur), with Anne Bancroft, Geraldine Chaplin, Robert Downey jr.,
1994: Nell (Darsteller: Nell), Directed by Michael Apted, with Richard Libertini, Liam Neeson,
1993: Maverick (Darsteller), Directed by Richard Donner, with James Coburn, James Garner,
1991: Shadows and Fog (Schatten und Nebel) (Darsteller), Directed by Woody Allen, with Woody Allen, Eszter Balint, Kathy Bates,
1991: Sommersby (Darsteller: Laurel), Directed by Jon Amiel, with Ronald Lee Ermey, Frankie Faison, Lanny Flaherty,
1991: Little Man Tate (Das Wunderkind Tate) (Regisseur), with Adam Hann-Byrd, ,
1990: Silence of the Lambs (Das Schweigen der Lämmer) (Darsteller: Clarisse Starling), Directed by Jonathan Demme, with Diane Baker, Roger Corman,
1988: Stealing home (Katies Sehnsucht) (Darsteller: Katie), Directed by Steven Kampman, with Blair Brown, Mark Harmon,
1987: The Accused (Der unheilvolle Gast, Der unheilvolle Gast) (Darsteller: Sarah Tobias), Directed by Jonathan Kaplan, with Steve Antin, Bernie Coulson,
1987: Five Corners (Pinguine in der Bronx) (Darsteller: Linda), Directed by Tony Bill, with Elizabeth Berridge, Kathleen Chalfant, Cathryn De Prume,
1986: Siesta (Darsteller: Nancy), Directed by Mary Lambert, with Ellen Barkin, Gabriel Byrne,
1986: Mesmerized (In guten und in schlechten Zeiten) (Darsteller: Victoria), Directed by Michael Laughlin, with Harry Andrews, Reg Evans,
1984: The Hotel New Hampshire (Das Hotel New Hampshire) (Darsteller), Directed by Tony Richardson, with Jonelle Allen, Lisa Banes, Roger Blay,
1980: Foxes (In der Gewalt des Jenseits) (Darsteller), Directed by Adrian Lyne, with Scott Baio, Adam Faith,
1977: Candleshoe (Abenteuer auf Schloss Candleshoe) (Darsteller: Casey), Directed by Norman Tokar, with John Alderson, Michael Balfour, Sydney Bromley,
1976: Bugsy Malone (Darsteller: Tallulah), Directed by Alan Parker, with Scott Baio, Paul Besterman, John Cassisi,
1976: Taxi Driver (Darsteller: Iris), Directed by Martin Scorsese, with Peter Boyle, Albert Brooks, Robert De Niro,
1976: The little girl who lives down the lane (Das Mädchen am Ende der Strasse) (Darsteller), Directed by Nicolas Gessner, with Scott Jacoby, Martin Sheen,
1976: Freaky Friday (Ein ganz verrückter Freitag) (Darsteller: Annabel Andrews), Directed by Gary Nelson, with John Astin, Kaye Ballard, Sorrell Booke,
1976: Echos of a summer (Echos eines Sommers) (Darsteller: Deirdre Striden), Directed by Don Taylor, with William Windom, Richard Harris,
1975: Alice doesn't live here anymore (Alice lebt hier nicht mehr) (Darsteller: Audrey), Directed by Martin Scorsese, with Ellen Burstyn, Kris Kristofferson,
1973: Tom Sawyer (Tom Sawyers Abenteuer) (Darsteller: Becky Thatcher), Directed by Don Taylor, with Jeff East, Kunu Hank,
1973: One little Indian (Ein Kamel im Wilden Westen) (Darsteller: Martha), Directed by Bernard McEveety, with James Garner, Pat Hingle,
1972: Napoleon and Samantha (Darsteller), Directed by Bernard McEveety, with Michael Douglas, ,
1970: Menace on the mountain (Gefährliche Begegnung) (Darsteller: Suellen), Directed by Vincent McEveety, with Charles Aidman, Richard Anderson, Patricia Crowley,
Bibliography
Tele 8/93, pg 96f (Interview mit Sieglinde Uetzfeld); International Dictionnary of Films and Filmmakers, Vol 3: Actors and Actresses, St James Press, Detroit and London, 2nd edition 1992