Jodie Foster: the real deal

By Michael Idato
Updated June 5 2016 - 12:23pm, first published May 22 2016 - 12:00am
Jodie Foster seems to have struck a successful compromise between fame and authenticity. Photo: Robert Trachtenberg
Jodie Foster seems to have struck a successful compromise between fame and authenticity. Photo: Robert Trachtenberg

Jodie Foster booked her first acting gig at the age of six. It was a small part, in a largely forgotten television drama titled Mayberry R.F.D. The role, which on its own is little more than a footnote in history, would fundamentally change the life of that little girl who, truth be told, didn't even aspire to be an actor. "I thought it was kind of a dumb thing to do for a living," she recalls now.

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