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Famous as :
ActressBirth Name :
Alicia Christian FosterBirth Date :
November 19, 1962Birth Place :
Los Angeles, California, USAClaim to fame :
As Iris Steensma in "Taxi Driver" (1976)
Jodie Foster Voicing The Simpsons' Maggie, Anne Hathaway Being Bart's Love Interest
September 05, 2008 11:09:59The animated dysfunctional family series "The Simpsons" will be entering its 20th season and it will bring in Jodie Foster and Anne Hathaway as the guest voices. Entertainment Weekly's Hollywood Insider Blog revealed that Foster will be giving a voice to Maggie, while Hathaway is going to lend her voice to Bart's object of affection.
In the episode that is said to be scheduled for early 2009 broadcast, Foster gets the honor to voice the adult version of Maggie. The blog further suggested that Foster's episode may be entitled "Four Great Women & A Manicure" which "reimagines the worlds of Macbeth, The Fountainhead, Citizen Kane, and Queen Elizabeth I, with Springfield residents in key roles". Before Foster, Maggie was once voiced by Elizabeth Taylor.
Jodie Foster Dumped Girlfriend Cydney Bernard for Another Woman
May 22, 2008 11:05:19Her break up with longtime girlfriend Cydney Bernard has made media headlines since it was first exposed last week. New claim surfaced by the hour that Jodie Foster dumped the film producer for another woman who happened to be screenwriter Cindy Mort.
The Oscar-winning actress met and fell for Cindy on the set of 2007 film "The Brave One." It was since then that the affair has gotten more serious, even though Jodie still lives with Cydney. "Although she and Cydney remain under the same roof at the moment, the relationship has been shattered," a source told The National Enquirer. "They'll continue to raise the boys together and try to keep a loving family unit despite their breakup. The love is gone."
Jodie Foster and Film Producer Cydney Bernard End Lesbian Relationship
May 15, 2008 12:05:00Jodie Foster and film producer Cydney Bernard have decided to end their lesbian relationship, it has been claimed. The same-sex couple have been dating for 14 years and their split comes just four months after Jodie opened up for the first time about her sex orientation during an acceptance speech at a Los Angeles film gala in December.
Gushed about her female lover, Jodie said at that time while she was collecting an award, "My beautiful Cydney, who sticks with me through the rotten and the bliss." On the couple's split a source told the National Enquirer, "Jodie breaking up with Cydney is shocking."
The 50 Smartest People in Hollywood According to Entertainment Weekly
December 03, 2007 11:12:35When it comes to acting skills, needless to say that Hollywood has many experts in the one particular field. But when it comes to "power," who actually is in charge? Digging deep into the issue, Entertainment Weekly has conducted a search of the people who are rocking the industry's world this year, "the people with ideas - innovative, creative, dangerous, renegade ideas - who are changing the way movies are made." The data, which took three months of constant research, are concluded in its list of 50 Smartest People in Hollywood.
Rounding out the Top 10 of the list are people from different areas of business, ranging from director/writer/producer to actor. Seized the top spot is Judd Apatow, followed close behind by Steven Spielberg and James Cameron, who both ranked 2nd and 3rd respectively.
Reese Witherspoon Tops The Hollywood Reporter's List of Hollywood's Highest-Paid Actresses
December 01, 2007 10:12:11Her latest big screen project, "Rendition," which sees her being in the same scene with boyfriend Jake Gyllenhaal may be a flop, still the fact could not prevent Reese Witherspoon from earning $15 million to $20 million a movie, making her a true money maker. That amount of earning has automatically placed her at the top of The Hollywood Reporter's annual list of the Highest-Paid Actresses in Tinseltown.
Angelina Jolie, notwithstanding with her starring role in the animated "Beowulf" that earns her a mere $8 million, comes second with salary also ranging between $15 million to $20. "Shrek" beauty Cameron Diaz is third with a $15-million-per-movie price tag.
Movie Contenders Announced for 34th People's Choice Awards
November 09, 2007 12:11:11An annual event with a dizzying array of categories voted on by the American public, People's Choice Awards once again lists big names and titles of Hollywood film industry to vie for its trophies in its 34th edition.
In announcement made by the organizers Thursday, November 8, 2007, Universal Pictures' "The Bourne Ultimatum" delightfully comes as the top nominee with four nods in total, most notably the Favorite Movie title. Three others are Favorite Action Movie, Favorite Threequel, and Favorite Male Action Star for Matt Damon.
More Submitted to Oscar Presenters List
February 23, 2007 04:02:25
Keeps adding names to the burgeoning list, telecast producer Laura Ziskin revealed yesterday, February 22 that John Travolta, Queen Latifah, and Jodie Foster have also been tapped to be the presenters at this year's Oscar ceremony.
Taking the same duty with fellow stars like Penelope Cruz, Jack Black, Reese Witherspoon, and Steve Carell, all three have been named the nominees at the past events, but only Foster who successfully took home a trophy, winning best actress title in 1992 for her role in "Silence of the Lambs."
"The Brave Ones"
June 03, 2006 02:06:48
Jodie Foster isn't the only movie star that is brave. Instead, Naveen Andrews and Mary Steenburgen are both as brave as the actress as the twosome has joining Foster to star in the upcoming drama thriller "The Brave One".
There in the Neil Jordan direction, Foster is set as the title character, a woman who recovers from a brutal attack and sets out on a dark psychological and physical journey for revenge and justice. Andrews, on the other hand, will play Foster's fiance, while Steenburgen is set to portray her boss at the newspaper for which she writes.
Jodie Received An Honorary Doctor of Arts Degree
May 16, 2006 02:05:37
She's been a star in Hollywood and has become an idol to many people around the world. Though so, still actress Jodie Foster considers education as a significant part of her life. And she proves it when on Monday May 15th, 2006 she received an honorary doctor of arts degree.
What is far more interesting is when the Oscar-winning actress ending her address with the chorus of Eminem's "Lose Yourself" from "8 Mile," the semi-autobiographical 2002 film in which he starred.
Hollywood Stars Top Actresses Payroll
December 01, 2005 10:12:12
Money isn't everything, but without money everything is nothing. Hence, it is understandable then that people in common usually use money as a measuring rod for someone or something. In recent poll held by The Hollywood Reporter, movie star Julia Roberts proven to be the Highest Paid Actress for the second year straight with a $20 million payment per film.
Nicole Kidman is 2nd, with a $16 million to $17 million per-film price tag, followed by Reese Witherspoon at 3rd and actress-producer Drew Barrymore at 4th, who each commands $15 million per project. Meanwhile the No. 5, No 6 and No. 7 are held by Renee Zellweger, Angelina Jolie and Cameron Diaz, all have salaries estimated between $10 million and $15 million per film.
