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Why do we love Jodie?
Born Alicia Christian Foster to a Hollywood publicist mother, Jodie made her debut baring her bottom as the Coppertone tot. She then went on to become one of the busiest child stars since Shirley Temple, working on five television series, several TV movies, and starring in her first feature film all before the age of 10. The superstar of the G-rated set throughout most of the 1970s, Jodie headlined Disney films like Candleshoe and Freaky Friday, while simultaneously working in such groundbreaking adult fare as Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore and Taxi Driver. Taking a stand for what is truly important (and avoiding unpleasant publicity in the wake of the Reagan assassination attempt, which John Hinckley claimed was inspired by her), Jodie left the movies to attend Yale, graduating cum laude in English Literature. Her return to the film world was triumphant, marked by edgy, intelligent portrayals of strong yet vulnerable women. She won two Best Actress Oscars and directed her first film, all in a three-year span. Staking out a space for independence and her own strong sensibility, she established Egg Pictures to develop and produce work to reflect her integrity and high standards. She is among the most respected and powerful women in Hollywood today.
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Biography:
Born - November 19, 1962
Los Angeles, California
Achievements:
- Won two Academy Awards for Best Actress, for the film The Accused in 1988, and The Silence of the Lambs in 1991.
- Has been nominated for a total of four Academy Awards, the first coming at the age of 13 for Best Actress for Taxi Driver, and the most recent, for Best Actress for the 1994 film Nell.
- Her groundbreaking work as the 12-year old prostitute, Iris, in Martin Scorsese's 1976 film Taxi Driver won her many accolades including: The LA Film Critics' Association New Generation Award (tied with Martin Scorsese), the National Society of Film Critics' Best Supporting Actress award, the BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress (for her work in Taxi Driver and Bugsy Malone); the BAFTA for Most Promising Newcomer (for both Taxi Driver and Bugsy Malone).
- Won the 1988 Golden Globe for Best Actress - Drama (tied with Shirley MacLaine and Sigourney Weaver).
- In 1988 she was recognized by many outlets for her work, not only in The Accused, but for other films and in general, including: National Board of Review Best Actress Award for The Accused and the Independent Spirit Award for Best Actress in Five Corners.
- The Silence of the Lambs was Jodie's crowning achievement, garnering her not only the Oscar, but also Best Actress awards from the New York Film Critics Circle, the Chicago Film Critics Association, BAFTA, and the Golden Globes in 1991.
- In 1991, the year of Jodie, she was named Woman of the Year by Glamour magazine, received the Hollywood Women's Press Club Golden Apple Award for enhancing Hollywood's image, given the Los Angeles Film Teachers Association Arthur Knight Excellence in Filmmaking Award (for Special Achievement in Directing and Acting) for Little Man Tate in addition to her accolades for The Silence of the Lambs.
- Won the 1994 Screen Actors Guild award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role for Nell.
- In 1995, she was awarded the American Society of Cinematographers' President's Award and was named the People's Choice for Favorite Dramatic Motion Picture Actress.
- Won the European Film Academy People's Award for Best Actress for Contact, and received the Golden Satellite for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to the Entertainment Industry in 1997.
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In her own words -- On survival and honor:
"The truth is, one of the reasons I've survived as long as I have in the industry is that when people do business with me they know that I'm going to show up on time, that when I say something I don't lie about it, that I can be trusted not to repeat something that's none of my business, that I'm never going to screw them, and that I'll do the honorable thing." |
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