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American Academy Award-winning actress Jodie Foster celebrates her 45th birthday today. She rose to fame after her role in "Taxi Driver", and has been one of the brightest stars of Hollywood ever since. Her role as Clarice Starling in "The Silence of the Lambs" won her an Oscar for the Best Actress and earned her incredible international fame. As for her recent roles, she keeps giving us wonderful performances, including her role as a power broker in "Inside Man" and the leading role in the very recent flick "The Brave One".
To mark the 45th birthday of the great actress, photoshop Jodie Foster any way you wish. Some ideas may include: Foster in works of art, what other profession she could have chosen, the roles she could have played, sequels of her movies, etc. See what creative movie titles you can come up with ;)
[ browse best gallery pictures ] Tags: jodiefoster Jackpot: 1st place: $5, 2nd place: $3 , 3rd place: $2 Started: 11/19/2007 6:00:00 AM, Ended: 11/21/2007 6:00:00 AM
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Jodie Foster (full name: Alicia Christian Foster; born on November 19, 1962) is an American actress, who won two “Oscar” awards for “Best Actress” for her roles in films “The Accused” (1988) and “The Silence of the Lambs” (1991).
Biography:
Foster began her career at the age of three beginning with commercials. In 1970s, she acted in several Walt Disney movies.
In 1974, she acted in Martin Scorsese’s film “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore”. At the age of 14, Jodie Foster was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as a pre-teen prostitute in the film “Taxi Driver” in her next film. After this film, according to the plot of film, hero Robert De Niro attempts to assassinate a Presidential candidate, John Hinckley Jr. tried to impress Foster for a long time. In 1981, John Hinckley tried to assassinate President of USA Mr. Ronald Reagan. During the interrogation, he stated that the assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan was to impress Jodie Foster.
In 1985, Jodie Foster graduated from Yale University, where she earned B.A degree in literature.
Interesting facts:
Asteroid №17744 was named “Jodie Foster” in her honor.
Jodie Foster is rather good at French and dubs her own voice in all her movies for release in French-speaking countries.
Jodie Foster is one of the most enigmatic and secured stars of Hollywood. She acted in more than 50 films starting her career at the age of 3 as a child artiste. During the career, Jodie Foster received many awards including the two Oscars but the main award was recognition and regards for the actress worldwide. She does not stick to a specific genre of films. Her style is evident in drama, thrillers, action and other several films: Decisive, purposeful, independent and charming woman. Besides acting in films, Jodie Foster produces films and also directs the films.
According to the plot, life of actress Jodie Foster, subjected to cruel assault, is filled with vengeance and justice. Premiere of the film is postponed to October 12, 2007. Recently, Jodie Foster is in demand for the directors of thrillers because her roles in “Panic Room” of David Fincher and of course, suspense movie “Flight Plan” are still fresh in the minds of audience.
In the 1950's, New Orleans was the major port of entry for bananas shipped from Central and South America. Owen Edward Brennan challenged his talented chef, Paul Blangé, to include bananas in a new culinary creation-Owen's way of promoting the imported fruit. Simultaneously, Holiday Magazine had asked Owen to provide a new recipe to appear in a feature article on Brennan's.
In 1951, Chef Paul created Bananas Foster. The scrumptious dessert was named for Richard Foster, who, as chairman, served with Owen on the New Orleans Crime Commission, a civic effort to clean up the French Quarter. Richard Foster, owner of the Foster Awning Company, was a frequent customer of and a very good friend of Owen.
Little did anyone realize that Bananas Foster would become an international favorite and is the most requested item on the restaurant's menu. Thirty-five thousand pounds of bananas are flamed each year at in the preparation of its world-famous dessert.
Ingredients: - - 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter - 1 cup brown sugar - 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon - 1/4 cup banana liqueur - 4 bananas, cut in half lengthwise, then halved - 1/4 cup dark rum - 4 scoops vanilla ice cream - 1 fine actress
Directions:
Combine the butter, sugar, and cinnamon in a flambé pan or skillet. Place the pan over low heat either on an alcohol burner or on top of the stove, and cook, stirring, until the sugar dissolves. Stir in the banana liqueur, then place the bananas in the pan. When the banana sections soften and begin to brown, carefully add the rum. Continue to cook the sauce until the rum is hot, then tip the pan slightly to ignite the rum. When the flames subside, lift the bananas out of the pan and place four pieces over each portion of ice cream. Generously spoon warm sauce over the top of the ice cream and serve to Jodie Foster immediately. Serves Jodie and I
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American Academy Award-winning actress Jodie Foster celebrates her 45th birthday today. She rose to fame after her role in "Taxi Driver", and has been one of the brightest stars of Hollywood ever since. Her role as Clarice Starling in "The Silence of the Lambs" won her an Oscar for the Best Actress and earned her incredible international fame. As for her recent roles, she keeps giving us wonderful performances, including her role as a power broker in "Inside Man" and the leading role in the very recent flick "The Brave One".
