Meet the Speakers
Jodie Foster
Actor and Director
In a career spanning over 50 years, Jodie Foster is one of the most critically acclaimed actresses of her generation. Her roles in Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, Taxi Driver, Nell, Contact, Panic Room, and The Brave One have all won her international attention. Foster’s stunning performances in The Accused and The Silence of the Lambs earned her two Academy Awards® for Best Actress, and her role in Nyad earned her most recent nomination for Best Supporting Actress. In 2024, Foster’s performance in True Detective: Night Country earned her an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie. She currently stars in the French mystery film Vie Privée. Behind the camera, Foster made her motion picture directorial debut in 1991 with Little Man Tate, in which she also starred. She went on to direct Home for the Holidays, The Beaver, Money Monster and recently episodes of Orange is the New Black, House of Cards, Black Mirror and Tales From The Loop.