Jodie Foster
Jodie Foster, seen above in a 1970 episode of Kung Fu, broke into the industry with a Coppertone ad at age three, and became one of the fastest-rising stars of the 1960s by earning roles on shows like Mayberry RFD, which starred her brother, Buddy, as well as The Doris Day Show, Gunsmoke and The Courtship of Eddie’s Father.
She quickly proved herself a powerhouse with astonishing range, starring in Freaky Friday and Taxi Driver in 1976, when she was barely a teenager, making her one of the youngest stars of the 1970s.
In the ensuing decades, she earned the Best Actress Oscar for 1998’s The Accused and 1991’s Silence of the Lambs, starred in films including Nell (1994), Contact (1997), Panic Room (2004), Elysium (2013) and The Mauritanian (2021). She’s also made her mark as a director with films like Little Man Tate (1991), The Beaver (2011) and Money Monster (2016).
She was just nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for Nyad, and she was also our favorite part of HBO’s True Detective,: Night Country.
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