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+ | }}'''Alicia Christian "Jodie" Foster''' is an American actress, film director, and producer. She is best known for her role as Clarice Starling in the 1991 horror-thriller ''Silence of the Lambs. ''She also played Eleanor Arroway in the 1997 thriller ''Contact ''Alexandra Rover in the 2008 adventure comedy film ''Nim's Island ''She is also the founder of the production company Egg Pictures. |
For [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]], she played Samantha in the [[1972]] Disney family adventure drama film ''[[Napoleon and Samantha]]'', Martha McIver in the [[1973]] Disney western film ''[[One Little Indian]]'', Annabel Andrews in the [[1976]] Disney comedy film ''[[Freaky Friday (1976)|Freaky Friday]]'', and [[Casey Brown]] in the [[1977]] Disney family film ''[[Candleshoe]]''. She also played Kyle Pratt in the [[2005]] [[Touchstone Pictures]] film ''{{WikipediaLink|Flightplan}}''. |
For [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]], she played Samantha in the [[1972]] Disney family adventure drama film ''[[Napoleon and Samantha]]'', Martha McIver in the [[1973]] Disney western film ''[[One Little Indian]]'', Annabel Andrews in the [[1976]] Disney comedy film ''[[Freaky Friday (1976)|Freaky Friday]]'', and [[Casey Brown]] in the [[1977]] Disney family film ''[[Candleshoe]]''. She also played Kyle Pratt in the [[2005]] [[Touchstone Pictures]] film ''{{WikipediaLink|Flightplan}}''. |
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Revision as of 21:00, 18 November 2019
Alicia Christian "Jodie" Foster is an American actress, film director, and producer. She is best known for her role as Clarice Starling in the 1991 horror-thriller Silence of the Lambs. She also played Eleanor Arroway in the 1997 thriller Contact Alexandra Rover in the 2008 adventure comedy film Nim's Island She is also the founder of the production company Egg Pictures.
For Disney, she played Samantha in the 1972 Disney family adventure drama film Napoleon and Samantha, Martha McIver in the 1973 Disney western film One Little Indian, Annabel Andrews in the 1976 Disney comedy film Freaky Friday, and Casey Brown in the 1977 Disney family film Candleshoe. She also played Kyle Pratt in the 2005 Touchstone Pictures film Flightplan.
Disney Roles
Gallery
Foster appearing in Mickey's 50
Jodie Foster at her Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony in May 2016.
Jodie Foster visits The Late Show with Stephen Colbert in December 2017.
Jodie Foster attending the 2018 New York Film Fest.
Jodie Foster speaks onstage during the 25th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in January 2019.
Trivia
- She was offered the role of Princess Leia in Star Wars, but since she was already working on two films (Freaky Friday and Candleshoe) under contract at Disney, she turned the role down.
- Foster was also considered for the role of Abby Mallard in the 2005 Disney film Chicken Little, along with several other actresses that were also considered for the part.
- Foster was also considered for the role of Rita in Oliver and Company, along with several actresses that were also considered for the part.
- She was also considered for the role of Tess in the 2003 version of Freaky Friday.