Jodie Foster

Actor and director. Born 19 November 1962 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Titles on Fi1m11 acting · 2 directing · 1 producing

Average Fi1m scoreas actor · 11 titles

Oscars2 won · 3 nominated

Born

19 November 1962, Los Angeles, California, USA

Active

1976–present

Frequently works with

John Crowley, Matthew McConaughey, Rashida Jones, Uta Briesewitz

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

73Fi1m

69Critics

We rate Jodie’s work 4 points above the press, across 11 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above4

60 to 796

Under 601

Of 11 reviewed titles as actor.

In numbers

Lead roles: 10 of 10 billed first or second
Reviewed: 9 films, 2 series
Screen time: 18 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $1.5bn across 9 films with figures
Academy Awards: 2 Oscars2 won · 3 nominated
Active: 1976–present

Genres

Drama10
Thriller6
Mystery5
Crime4
Action2
Science Fiction2

Best and worst on Fi1m

92BestTaxi Driver1976

58WorstThe Mauritanian2021

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

21950s

81960s

271970s

141980s

201990s

102000s

142010s

82020s

Directors most worked with

John Crowley2 titles

Uta Briesewitz2 titles

Co-stars most worked with

Matthew McConaughey2 titles

Rashida Jones2 titles