Jodie Foster Trivia

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Has been in a serious relationship with Cydney Bernard since they met on the set of the movie Sommersby (1993). (imdb.com)

Was supposed to be commencement Speaker for Smith College in Massachusetts, but eventually had to decline (2000). (imdb.com)

Replaced Nicole Kidman in the role of "Meg Altman" in Panic Room (2002) at the last minute when Kidman injured herself. (imdb.com)

Ranked #18 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list (October 2007). (imdb.com)

Her Oscar-winning role as Clarice Starling from her 1991 film The Silence of the Lambs (1991) was ranked #6 in the American Film Institute's "Heroes" list in AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes & Villains (2003) (TV). (imdb.com)

Starred in two failed TV shows based on successful movies: "Paper Moon" (1974) and "Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice" (1973). (imdb.com)

In an article published on 5 September 2006, Foster told The New York Times that she is such a "'serious N.P.R. [National Public Radio]-head' - the sort of person who will sit in her garage listening to the car radio until a show is over" that she changed her character in The Brave One from a newspaper reporter to the host of a public radio show. (imdb.com)

Received Jonorary Doctorate from Yale University (1997). (imdb.com)

Graduated in 1980 as the class valedictorian from the private academy Lycée Français in Los Angeles. (imdb.com)

Ranked #4 in VH1's list of the "100 Greatest Kid Stars" (imdb.com)

Was first choice to play the role of Princess Leia in the original "Star Wars" trilogy but could not get out of her contract with Disney. George Lucas then decided to make Princess Leia older. (imdb.com)

Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 "Sexiest Stars" in film history (#45) (1995). (imdb.com)

Revealed during a 2005 interview on the French talk show "Le Grand Journal" that she knows the words to the French national anthem, "La Marseillaise", but does not know "The Star-Spangled Banner". (imdb.com)

Never liked "All in the Family" (1971) because "it seemed to be doing the same thing each week." (imdb.com)

Listed as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1976" in John'Willis' Screen World, Vol. 28 (1976). (imdb.com)

Producer of Freaky Friday (2003) Andrew Gunn had initially hoped she would be game to play the mother (as Foster had played the daughter in the original film Freaky Friday (1976). Foster declined, in part because of concerns that the casting stunt would overshadow the movie's overall merit. (imdb.com)

Born Alicia Christian Foster, her three siblings insisted on calling her "Jodie.". (imdb.com)

Was named one of the 50 Most Beautiful People by People Magazine in 2002. (imdb.com)

Starred as Addie Pray in the short lived TV show "Paper Moon" (1974), which was originally a movie starring 'Tatum O'Neal (I)'. (imdb.com)

Measurements: 34B-24-33 1/2 (Souce: Celebrity Sleuth magazine). (imdb.com)

Gave birth to Charles Bernard Foster on 20 July 1998 and Kit Bernard Foster on 29 September 2001. (imdb.com)

Ranked #4 on VH-1's 100 Greatest Kid Stars of All Time. (imdb.com)

CBS was billed $12,000 for her hair and makeup for her appearance on "60 Minutes II" (1999), December 1999 to promote Anna and the King (1999). This total was later determined to be incorrect and inflated. (imdb.com)

She was voted the 57th "Greatest Movie Star" of all time by Entertainment Weekly. (imdb.com)

Youngest host of "Saturday Night Live" (1975) until Drew Barrymore hosted in 1982. (imdb.com)

Ranked #30 on EW's The 50 Smartest People in Hollywood (2007). (imdb.com)

Her favorite book is "Franny and Zooey" by J.D. Salinger. (imdb.com)

Recorded a number of songs for her film Moi, fleur bleue (1977), including "Je T'Attends Depuis La Nuit Des Temps," "When I Looked at Your Face" and "La Vie C'est Chouette." (imdb.com)

Had to pull out of Double Jeopardy (1999) because she became pregnant. (imdb.com)

Rock group Asia wrote the song `Alibis` about her. (imdb.com)

Has a fear of snakes. (imdb.com)

Made an acceptance speech at a breakfast for Hollywood Reporter`s Women in Entertainment, where she paid tribute to her longtime companion Cydney Bernard, ending all speculations about her sexual orientation (December 2007). (imdb.com)

Her family celebrates both Christmas and Channukah. (imdb.com)

Considered Randy Stone her best friend until his death. (imdb.com)

Attended Yale University at the same time as Jennifer Beals. (imdb.com)

An asteroid, 17744 Jodiefoster, was named after her (1998). (imdb.com)

Her favorite actor is Robert De Niro. (imdb.com)

Her favorite actress is Meryl Streep. (imdb.com)

Was member of the dramatic jury at the Sundance Film Festival in 1989. (imdb.com)

Revealed during a 2005 interview on the French talk show (imdb.com)

Starred in two failed TV shows based on successful movies: (imdb.com)

In an article published on 5 September 2006, Foster told The New York Times that she is such a (imdb.com)

She was the Commencement Speaker at University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in May 2006 and was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the school. (imdb.com)

Her performance as Sarah Tobias in The Accused (1988) is ranked #56 on Premiere Magazine`s 100 Greatest Performances of All Time (2006). (imdb.com)

She was all set to star in the TV film The Best Little Girl in the World (1981) (TV). Unfortunately an actors` strike prevented the film from being made. By the time the production was ready to go, Jodie was already studying at Yale. (imdb.com)

Producer of Freaky Friday (2003) Andrew Gunn had initially hoped she would be game to play the mother, as Foster had played the daughter in the original film Freaky Friday (1976). Foster declined, in part because of concerns that the casting stunt would overshadow the movie`s overall merit. (imdb.com)

She was fluent in Italian by the age of 18. (imdb.com)

Never revealed who was the father of her two children. It is said that an anonymous donor is the biological father of Charles and Kit. (imdb.com)

Her production company, Egg Pictures, is named after the character played by Seth Green in The Hotel New Hampshire (1984) in which Jodie starred. (imdb.com)

Was three, when in an advertisement for suntan lotion, a puppy tugs at her underwear and reveals her white bottom. (imdb.com)