Jodie Foster filmography

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Jodie Foster is an American actress and filmmaker. Foster began her professional career as a child model at age three appearing in a Coppertone commercial. Following appearances in numerous advertisements, she made her television debut at age five, in a 1968 episode of the sitcom Mayberry R.F.D. , following which she guest-starred in numerous television shows including Gunsmoke , The Doris Day Show , The Courtship of Eddie's Father , My Three Sons , Bonanza , and Kung Fu . Foster made her feature film debut with Disney's adventure film Napoleon and Samantha (1972). Following notable appearances as Becky Thatcher in the musical film Tom Sawyer (1973), and in Martin Scorsese's Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974), Foster rose to international prominence in 1976 at age 13 with four prominent releases: Taxi Driver , Bugsy Malone , Freaky Friday , and The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane , with the first of these earning Foster her first nomination for an Academy Award. She continued to garner praise and became a teen idol with starring roles in a array of films, including Candleshoe (1977), and Foxes (1980).

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A child prodigy, Foster decided to take a sabbatical from acting at the height of her teenage stardom for four years to attend Yale University. Following her graduation, she made a series of smaller films before having her breakthrough with the legal drama The Accused (1988), for which she won her first Academy Award for Best Actress. Her second Academy Award came for her portrayal of Clarice Starling in the psychological horror The Silence of the Lambs (1991). Other successful films in the 1990s were Sommersby (1993), Maverick (1994), Nell (1994), Contact (1997), and Anna and the King (1999). During this decade, she also made her directorial debut with the family dramas Little Man Tate (1991), and Home for the Holidays (1995).

During the 2000s, Foster starred in Panic Room (2002), The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys (2002), A Very Long Engagement (2004), Flightplan (2005), Inside Man (2006), The Brave One (2007), and Nim's Island (2008). During the 2010s, Foster focused more on directing and made her acting appearances intermittent, starring in just three films; Carnage (2011), Elysium (2013), and Hotel Artemis (2018). Her directorial work during this decade includes the films; The Beaver (2011), Money Monster (2016), and episodes of the television shows Orange is the New Black , House of Cards , Black Mirror , and Tales from the Loop .

During 2020s, Foster returned to more frequent acting work, winning her fourth Golden Globe Award for portraying attorney Nancy Hollander in the legal drama The Mauritanian (2021), and received her fifth Academy Award nomination for her portrayal of swimming coach Bonnie Stoll in the Netflix biopic Nyad (2023). Foster appeared in her first starring role on television and her first acting appearance in the medium in five decades as Chief Liz Danvers in the fourth season of HBO's crime anthology series True Detective , winning the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie.

Acting credits

Key
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Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1972 Napoleon and Samantha Samantha
Kansas City Bomber Rita
1973 Tom Sawyer Becky Thatcher
One Little Indian Martha McIver
1974 Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore Audrey
1976 Taxi Driver Iris Steensma
Echoes of a Summer Deirdre Stridena.k.a. The Last Castle
Bugsy Malone Tallulah
The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane Rynn Jacobs
Freaky Friday Annabel Andrews / Ellen Andrews
1977 Moi, fleur bleue Isabelle Tristan / Fleur Bleuea.k.a. Stop Calling Me Baby!
Casotto Teresina Fedelia.k.a. Beach House
Candleshoe Casey Brown
1980 Foxes Jeanie
Carny Donna
1982 O'Hara's Wife Barbara O'Hara
1983 Svengali Zoe Alexander
1984 The Hotel New Hampshire Frannie Berry
The Blood of Others Hélène Bertranda.k.a. Le Sang des autres
1986 Mesmerized Victoria Thompsona.k.a. My Letter to George
1987 Siesta Nancy
1988 Five Corners Linda
Stealing Home Katie Chandler
The Accused Sarah Tobias
1990 Catchfire Anne Bentona.k.a. Backtrack
1991 The Silence of the Lambs Clarice Starling
Little Man Tate Dede TateAlso director
Shadows and Fog Dorrie (Prostitute)
1993 Sommersby Laurel Sommersby
It Was a Wonderful Life NarratorDocumentary
1994 Maverick Mrs. Annabelle Bransford
Nell Nell Kellty
1997 Contact Dr. Eleanor Arroway
1999 Anna and the King Anna Leonowens
2002 The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys Sister Assumpta
Panic Room Meg Altman
2003 Abby Singer Herself
2004 A Very Long Engagement Elodie Gordesa.k.a. Un long dimanche de fiançailles
2005 Flightplan Kyle Pratt
2006 Inside Man Madeline White
2007 The Brave One Erica Bain
2008 Nim's Island Alexandra Rover
2011 The Beaver Meredith BlackAlso director
Carnage Penelope Longstreet
2013 Elysium Secretary of Defense Jessica Delacourt
2018 Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché NarratorDocumentary
Hotel Artemis Jean Thomas / The Nurse
2021 The Mauritanian Nancy Hollander
2023 Nyad Bonnie Stoll
TBAVie PrivéeTBA

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1968–1970 Mayberry R.F.D. Fairy / Little GirlTV series
Season 1, episode 8: "The Church Play"
Season 3, episode 5: "All for Charity"
1969 The Doris Day Show Jenny BensonTV series
Season 1: "The Baby Sitter"
1969–1971 The Courtship of Eddie's Father Joey KellyTV series
Season 1, episode 8: "Bully for You"
Season 2, episode 2: "A Loaf of Bread, a Bar of Soap and a Jar of Peanut Butter"
Season 2, episode 13: "Gifts Are For Giving"
Season 2, episode 20: "The Lonely Weekend"
Season 2, episode 21: "The Magic Mrs. Rickles"
1969 Julia Cindy BlanchardTV series
Season 2, episode 9: "Romeo and Julia"
1969–1972 Gunsmoke Susan Sadler / Patricia / MarieanneTV series
Season 15, episode 13: "The Roots of Fear"
Season 17, episode 15: "P.S. Murry Christmas"
Season 17, episode 20: "The Predators"
1970Menace on the MountainSuellen McIverTV movie in two parts (The Wonderful World of Disney)
1970 Daniel Boone RachelTV series
Season 6, episode 24: "Bringing Up Josh"
1970 Adam-12 Mary BennettTV series
Season 3, episode 6: "Log 55 Missing Girl"
1970 Nanny and the Professor AngelaTV series
Season 1, episode 4: "The Scientific Approach"
1971 My Three Sons Priscilla HobsonTV series
Season 11
1972 Bonanza 'Bluebird'TV series
Season 13, episode 24: "A Place to Hide"
1972 Ghost Story (Circle of Fear) JudyTV series
Season 1, episode 8: "House of Evil"
1972 The Paul Lynde Show MaggieTV series
Season 1, episode 5: "To Commune or Not to Commune"
1972 The New Scooby-Doo Movies Pugsley Addams (voice)TV series
Season 1, episode 3: "Wednesday Is Missing"
1972My Sister HankHenrietta 'Hank' BennettTV movie
1972 The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan Anne Chan (voice)TV series, 16 episodes
1972 Ironside Pip MorrisonTV series
Season 5, episode 20: "Bubble, Bubble, Toil and Murder"
1973 Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice Elizabeth HendersonTV series
1973Rookie of the YearSharon LeeTV movie
1973 Alexander SueTV movie
1973 The Partridge Family JulieTV series
Season 3, episode 18: "The Eleven Year Itch"
1973 Love Story Ellie MadisonTV series
Season 1, episode 10: "The Youngest Lovers"
1973 Kung Fu Alethea Patricia IngramTV series
Season 1, episode 10: "Alethea"
1973 The New Perry Mason Hildy HaynesTV series
Season 1, episode 6: "The Case of the Deadly Deeds"
1973 The Addams Family Pugsley Addams (voice)TV series, 16 episodes
1974Smile, Jenny, You're Dead (the pilot film for Harry O )Liberty ColeTV movie
1974 Paper Moon Addie LogginsTV series
1975 Medical Center IvyTV series
Season 6, episode 17: "The Captives"
1975The Secret Life of T. K. DearingT.K. DearingTV movie
1996 Frasier Marlene (voice)TV series
Episode: "Moon Dance"
1997 The X-Files Betty (voice)TV series
Episode: "Never Again"
2005 Statler and Waldorf: From the Balcony HerselfGuest appearance in episode 8
2009 The Simpsons Maggie Simpson (voice)TV series
Episode: "Four Great Women and a Manicure"
2014 Makers: Women Who Make America NarratorTV series
Episode: "Women in Space"
2024 True Detective Liz DanversSeason 4
Also executive producer

Filmmaker credits

Producer
YearTitleNotes
1986 Mesmerized Co-producer
1994 Nell
1995 Home for the Holidays
1998 The Baby Dance Television film
Executive producer
2000 Waking the Dead Executive producer
2002 The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys
2007 The Brave One Executive producer
2020 Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché Documentary
Executive producer
2024 True Detective: Night Country Executive Producer
Alok
Director
YearTitleNotes
1988 Tales from the Darkside Episode: "Do Not Open This Box"
1991 Little Man Tate
1995 Home for the Holidays
2011 The Beaver
2013–2014 Orange Is the New Black Two episodes ("Lesbian Request Denied", "Thirsty Bird")
2014 House of Cards Episode: "Chapter 22"
2016 Money Monster
2017 Black Mirror Episode: "Arkangel"
2020 Tales from the Loop Episode: "Home"

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