Jodie Foster, born Alicia Christian Foster in Los Angeles on 19 November 1962, is an American actress and filmmaker who moved from child modelling and Disney teen-idol roles to a leading career in feature film. For media history she matters as a performer who became a director and producer: she has directed four feature films, Little Man Tate (1991), Home for the Holidays (1995), The Beaver (2011) and Money Monster (2016), and in 1992 founded the production company Egg Pictures. She has also directed television episodes, including the Black Mirror episode Arkangel and an episode of Orange Is the New Black that earned her a Primetime Emmy nomination. Her honours include two Academy Awards for acting, the Cecil B. DeMille Award and a Primetime Emmy Award for True Detective: Night Country.
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She has received several accolades, including two Academy Awards, three BAFTA Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, the Cecil B. DeMille Award, and the Honorary Palme d'Or.
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Foster has directed four feature length films: Little Man Tate (1991), Home for the Holidays (1995), The Beaver (2011), and Money Monster (2016).
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