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

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

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

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

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).

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

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.

Received Jonorary Doctorate from Yale University (1997).

Graduated in 1980 as the class valedictorian from the private academy Lycée Français in Los Angeles.

Ranked #4 in VH1's list of the "100 Greatest Kid Stars"

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.

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

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".

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

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

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.

Born Alicia Christian Foster, her three siblings insisted on calling her "Jodie.".

Was named one of the 50 Most Beautiful People by People Magazine in 2002.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Her favorite book is "Franny and Zooey" by J.D. Salinger.

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."

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

Rock group Asia wrote the song `Alibis` about her.

Has a fear of snakes.

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).

Her family celebrates both Christmas and Channukah.

Considered Randy Stone her best friend until his death.

Attended Yale University at the same time as Jennifer Beals.

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

Her favorite actor is Robert De Niro.

Her favorite actress is Meryl Streep.

Was member of the dramatic jury at the Sundance Film Festival in 1989.

Revealed during a 2005 interview on the French talk show

Starred in two failed TV shows based on successful movies:

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

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

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

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.

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.

She was fluent in Italian by the age of 18.

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.

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

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

Considers her role in The Silence of the Lambs (1991) to be a counterpart to her role in Taxi Driver (1976). In Taxi Driver (1976), she is a woman in bondage who has to be rescued. In The Silence of the Lambs (1991), she rescues the captive woman. In an interesting twist, her pimp in Taxi Driver (1976) was played by Harvey Keitel, who went on to play her future mentor, Jack Crawford, in Red Dragon (2002).

Is doubled by stuntwoman Jill Stokesberry in most of her films, starting with Sommersby (1993).

In 2001, decided not to reprise the role of Clarice Starling in Hannibal (2001). The role eventually went to Julianne Moore.

Her sister, Connie Foster, was her stand-in during the more explicit scenes in Taxi Driver (1976).

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

Recorded a number of songs for her film Moi, fleur bleue (1977), including

Replaced Nicole Kidman in the role of

Was first choice to play the role of Princess Leia in the original

Shut down production company Egg Pictures in late 2001 to spend more time with her children.

Born at 8:14 AM PST.

Father Lucius Foster left the family when Jodie`s mother was a few months pregnant with her.

Was stalked by John Hinckley during her college years, who attempted to assassinate US President Ronald Reagan to impress her (30 March 1981).

Got the role of Clarice Starling in The Silence of the Lambs (1991) after Michelle Pfeiffer turned it down.

Never liked

Starred as Addie Pray in the short-lived TV show

Was replaced by Ashley Judd for the lead in Double Jeopardy (1999).

Youngest host of

CBS was billed $12,000 for her hair and makeup for her appearance on

Got the role of Annabel Bradsford in the comedy Maverick (1994) after Meg Ryan turned it down.

Gave the Class Day speech at Yale in 1993 and received an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree from Yale in 1997.

Received an Honorary Degree from Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts.

Her favorite book is

Loves organic food.

Enjoys kickboxing, yoga, karate, aerobics, and weightlifting and collects fancy kitchenware and black and white photos.

Has two convertibles.

Was offered a role in Me and Rubyfruit (1989) twice and turned it down.

For Sommersby (1993), Foster learned how to handle a horse-pulled buckboard.

Made her acting debut in a Coppertone suntan lotion commercial when she was 3 years old. Has said that her only regret is that she would love to live life without knowing what it`s like to be famous.

Born Alicia Christian Foster, her three siblings insisted on calling her

Listed as one of twelve

Sister of Buddy Foster and Connie Foster.

Fluent in French by age 14, she spoke her own lines in the 1977 film Moi, fleur bleue (1977) and the 2004 film Un long dimanche de fiançailles (2004).

Was reading by the time she was three years old.

Received an honorary doctorate from Yale University (1997).

Born to Lucius Fisher Foster III, an Air Force colonel turned real estate agent, and Evelyn `Brandy` Ella Almond, a film producer, her father left the family after few months before her birth.

Earned a B.A. in literature and graduated magna cum laudae at Yale University (1985).

As a child, was attacked by a lion and carried briefly in its mouth while filming Disney`s Napoleon and Samantha (1972).

Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100