Show name	Harry O
Show name 2	''Harry-O''
Genre	Crime drama
Creator	Howard Rodman
Writer	Robert C. DennisRobert DozierLarry ForresterHerman GrovesStephen KandelJoanna KlassonJohn Meredyth LucasHoward RodmanMichael SloanNorman StrumGene Thompson
Director	Richard BenedictDaryl DukeHarry FalkRichard LangJerry LondonJoseph MandukeRuss MayberryJohn NewlandJerry ThorpePaul WendkosDon Weis
Starring	David JanssenHenry DarrowAnthony ZerbeFarrah Fawcett-MajorsLes LannomTom AtkinsBill Henderson
Theme music composer	Billy Goldenberg
Composer	Billy GoldenbergKim RichmondJohn Rubinstein
Company	Warner Bros. Television
Country	United States
Language	English
Num seasons	2
Num episodes	44
Executive producer	Jerry Thorpe
Producer	Alex BeatonRobert DozierBuck HoughtonRobert E. Thompson
Asst producer	Rita Dillon
Runtime	60 mins. (approx)
Channel	ABC
First aired	September 12, 1974
Last aired	April 29, 1976
Preceded by	''Such Dust as Dreams Are Made On'' (1973)''Smile Jenny, You're Dead'' (1974) }}

''Harry O'' is an American crime drama series that aired for two seasons on ABC from 1974 to 1976. The series starred David Janssen and was executive produced by Jerry Thorpe. ''Harry O'' followed the broadcast of two pilot films: ''Such Dust as Dreams Are Made On'' (airing March 11, 1973) and then the second (with noticeable retooling), ''Smile Jenny, You're Dead'' (airing February 3, 1974), both starring Janssen.

Synopsis

Janssen starred as the title character Harry Orwell, a San Diego cop forced into retirement when he is shot in the back. To support himself, he sets up a private investigation practice out of his beach house on Coronado Island, in San Diego. Henry Darrow originally starred as Lt. Manny Quinlan. Late in the series' first season, the location of the series shifted to Santa Monica, California due to the high production costs of filming in San Diego. Harry again set up a PI agency out of his beach house (somewhere along the PCH between Santa Monica and Malibu), with Quinlan killed off, and Anthony Zerbe (who later won a Primetime Emmy Award for his role on the series) became Orwell's foil/contact, Lt. K. C. Trench of the Santa Monica Police Department.

Additional characters included Farrah Fawcett-Majors, as Harry's attractive next-door neighbor and sometime girlfriend Sue Ingram; Paul Tulley as Sgt. Don Roberts, Lt. Trench's assistant; Les Lannom as Lester Hodges, a bumbling private-eye wannabe; Tom Atkins as Sgt Frank Cole; and Bill Henderson as Spencer Johnson, Harry's frustrated car mechanic.

Reception and cancellation

Ratings for the series were initially fair and got a boost after the series was retooled in January 1975. ''Harry O'' was picked up for a second season and continued to gain viewership and critical acclaim, however, then-ABC president Fred Silverman decided to take the network in a different direction and canceled the series in favor of Charlie's Angels. The last original episode aired on April 29, 1976. The series cancellation greatly disenchanted star Janssen, who vowed never to participate in a television series again.

Episodes

Season 1

{| style="border-collapse: collapse;" border="1" cellpadding="3" width="500" |- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" ! Episode # !! Episode title !! Original airdate !! Summary !! Notes |- | 1-1 || "Gertrude" || September 12, 1974 || The sister of an AWOL sailor hires Harry to find him, and his only clue is one of his shoes mailed to her. |- | 1-2 || "The Admiral's Lady" || September 19, 1974 || Harry is hired to find an Admiral's wife who is presumed dead by the police but who turns out to be alive and in genuine danger |- | 1-3 || "Guardian at the Gates" || September 26, 1974 || Harry must protect an obnoxious architect who witnessed a murder and is oblivious to attempts on his own life || This was the first episode filmed. |- | 1-4 || "Mortal Sin" || October 3, 1974 || A man confesses to murder to a priest and Harry is brought in to help stop the man || The working title was "The Twelfth Tradition." |- | 1-5 || "Coinage of the Realm" || October 10, 1974 || Harry must find a man to donate a kidney to his daughter before two hired killers find the man || Janssen skinned his hand during a fight sequence and hurt his back when he slipped during shooting, incidents noted in TV Guide's January 11, 1975 feature on him |- | 1-6 || "Eyewitness" || October 17, 1974 || A blind teenager is the only witness to a murder || The episode's working title was "Underground Man." Janssen was hit by a falling arc light, delaying shooting by a day; Janssen talked about the accident in an appearance on Johnny Carson's shown on January 15, 1975. |- | 1-7|| "Shadows At Noon" || October 24, 1974 || Harry infiltrates a mental hosptial that holds people as prisoners. |- | 1-8 || "Ballinger's Choice" || October 31, 1974 || Harry is hired in a divorce case that turns into a murder. |- | 1-9 || "Second Sight" || November 7, 1974 || Fay Conners, a psychic, predicts a series of murders that all come true || Janssen reteams with Stephanie Powers from his film ''Warning Shot'' and Robert Doyle from two episodes of ''The Fugitive''. |- | 1-10 || "Material Witness" || November 14, 1974 || Harry is hired to protect Dr. Noelle Kira, a witness to crimes by one Joe Kiley; Kira hates Harry and the police and it impedes Harry's efforts as he discovers a mole in the department |- | 1-11 || "Forty Reasons to Kill (Part 1)" || December 5, 1974 || A friend of Harry's is framed for drug dealing when he tries to purchase a parcel of land. |- | 1-12 || "Forty Reasons to Kill (Part 2)" || December 12, 1974 || Harry find himself framed for murder as his investigation of a 40-acre purchase continues. |- | 1-13 || "Accounts Balanced" || December 26, 1974 || Harry is hired by a woman who believes her husband is having an affair. |- | 1-14 || "The Last Heir" || January 9, 1975 || Harry is hired to smoke out a killer of a woman's heirs || This was the last episode shot in San Diego |- | 1-15 || "For the Love of Money" || January 16, 1975 || A woman helps her boyfiend steal $25,000 and now the boyfriend has disappeared || The working title was "Mind Over Matter" |- | 1-16 || "The Confetti People" || January 23, 1975 || An arthritic painter and his wife frame his brother, a mental patient, for murder, until the plan goes awry and the painter is shot dead by the brother || Janssen reteams with Diana Hyland, a periodic guest star on ''The Fugitive'' |- | 1-17 || "Sound of Trumpets" || January 30, 1975 || A recently-released jazz trumpeter is pursued by a vengeful record executive who has a left-handed knife killer take the trumpeter's daughter hostage || Guest starring Jim Backus and jazz legend Cab Calloway |- | 1-18 || "Silent Kill" || February 6, 1975 || A deaf-mute janitor is framed for arson |- | 1-19 || "Double Jeopardy" || February 13, 1975 || A former crime boss mistakenly believes Todd Conway, an aspiring actor, killed the man's daughter, and the evidence points to Conway when it is found the girl was pregnant || Janssen reteams with two guest stars from ''The Fugitive'' - Kurt Russell, from the episode "Nemesis," and Will Kuluva, from the episode "Never Wave Goodbye." |- | 1-20 || "Lester" || February 20, 1975 || A college student who wants to be a detective becomes a suspect in the murder of two coeds || Les Lannom's character became a recurring character in the series' second season. |- | 1-21 || "Elegy for a Cop" || February 27, 1975 || Harry must pursue the killers of his former police friend || Most of this episode is reused footage from "Such Stuff As Dreams Are Made On" that was used in the episode's original 1973 airing |- | 1-22 || "Street Games" || March 2, 1975 || The mother of a teen-age girl who is an addict hires Harry to find her after her boyfriend is murdered by a narcotics dealer. |}

Season 2

{| style="border-collapse: collapse;" border="1" cellpadding="3" width="500" |- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" ! Episode # !! Episode title !! Original airdate !! Summary !! Notes |- | 2-1 || "Anatomy of a Frame" || September 11, 1975 || Lt. Trench is framed for murder and must hire Harry Orwell to clear his name |- | 2-2 || "One for the Road" || September 18, 1975 || A beautiful lawyer is framed for drunk driving by her deranged husband, who when cornered tries to kill himself || Janssen reteams with Carol Rossen, a periodic guest star on ''The Fugitive'' |- | 2-3 || "Lester Two" || September 25, 1975 || Lester Hodges gets mixed up with Harry when diamond smugglers kidnap Harry's neighbor Sun Ingram (Farrah Fawcett) |- | 2-4 || "Shades" || October 2, 1975 || A housekeeper kills a small-time hood and Harry is hired to clear her name || David Janssen's wedding to Dani Crayne Greco occurred two days after this episode aired |- | 2-5 || "Portrait of a Murder" || October 9, 1975 || Harry must clear a retraded young man accused of a series of murders he says were committed by "a lion," which turns out to be the shirt of the actual murderer |- | 2-6 || "The Acolyte" || October 16, 1975 || Harry must rescue a woman taken in by a relogious cult || The working title was "Image Of Murder" |- | 2-7 || "Mayday" || October 23, 1975 || A pilot friend of Harry's dies in a plane crash and Harry discovers he was involved in an attempted murder |- | 2-8 || "Tender Killing Care" || October 30, 1975 || Harry must investigate a nursing home suspected of murder. |- | 2-9 || "APB Harry Orwell" || November 6, 1975 || Harry is framed for murder and must escape his cell to find the real guilty party || The opening dialogue between Harry and Lt. Trench involves them eating crackers covered with peanut butter; this scene was ad-libbed by David Janssen |- | 2-10 || "Group Terror" || November 13, 1975 || A psychiatrist who takes a sensual liking to Harry hires him to help smoke out a killer among the members of her group |- | 2-11 || "Reflections" || November 20, 1975 || Harry must remember his bitter divorce when his ex-wife is taken hostage |- | 2-12 || "Exercise in Fatality" || December 4, 1975 || A hotheaded policeman is accused of murder when the boyfriend who fathered his daughter's unborn child is found dead |- | 2-13 || "The Madonna Legacy" || December 11, 1975 || A former partner of Harry's is killed investigating an old murder, and Harry learns that a violent man convicted of the murder was recently released |- | 2-14 || "Mister Five and Dime" || January 8, 1976 || Harry, Lester, and Lt. Trench run into repeated cases of mistaken identity as they pursue a gang of armored car thieves |- | 2-15 || "Book of Changes" || January 15, 1976 || A gambling club owner is murdered and a book of clients must be found before extortionists get to it |- | 2-16 || "Past Imperfect" || January 22, 1976 || A con artist takes his ex-partner and Harry hostage to get back a suitcase he claims contains several thousand dollars, and they are themselves pursued by two mob hitmen |- | 2-17 || "Hostage" || February 19, 1976 || Harry must intervene to help settle a hostage crisis in which Lt. Trench is one of the hostages |- | 2-18 || "Forbidden City" || February 26, 1976 || Harry investigates the killing of a private detective in Chinatown. |- | 2-19 || "Victim" || March 4, 1976 || A rape victim hires Harry || This was the final episode shot |- | 2-20 || "Ruby" || March 11, 1976 || Harry must help one of his informants after a youth gets mixed up in a car theft that results in the death of a policeman. |- | 2-21 || "The Mysterious Case of Lester and Dr. Fong" || March 18, 1976 || Lester Hodges and his mentor, Dr. Creighton Fong, must find the murderer of members of Lester's family || Harry's role is little more than a cameo as the episode was intended to launch a spin-off series titled "Fong and Hodges" |- | 2-22 || "Death Certificate" || April 29, 1976 || Harry investigates a doctor suspected by two women of fatal malpractice. |}

Awards and nominations

NominatedPrimetime Emmy Award

style="background-color: #BCBCBC"	Year	Award	Result	Category	Recipient
1975	Edgar Award	|	Best Television Episode	Howard Rodman(For episode "Gertrude")
1976	|	Won	Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor – Drama Series>Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Drama Series	Anthony Zerbe

References

External links

''Harry O'' theme music and opening credits available at YouTube.

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name	Judith McConnell
birth date	April 06, 1944
birth name	Judith Lynn McConnell
birth place	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
notable role	Sophia Capwell on''Santa Barbara''
spouse	}}

Judith McConnell (born April 6, 1944 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American actress, best known for her role as Sophia Wayne Capwell on the TV series ''Santa Barbara'', on which she appeared from 1984 to 1993.

McConnell was a former Miss Pennsylvania 1965, and competed in the 1966 Miss America pageant. She started her acting career in a 1967 episode of ''Judd, for the Defense''. She later played short-term recurring roles on ''The Beverly Hillbillies'' in 1969 and ''Green Acres'' in 1970 and 1971. McConnell played Valerie Conway on ''As the World Turns'' from 1976 to 1979.

In addition to the series listed above, McConnell has guest-starred on numerous television series throughout the years and some films. She recently appeared in a commercial for IKEA and The Weather Man in 2005.

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William Leon "Billy" Goldenberg (born February 10, 1936, Brooklyn, New York City) is an American composer most known for his work on television and film.

Among his most noteworthy were his collaborations with Steven Spielberg on his telefilms (in particular, ''Duel'') and his seven-episode contribution toward the ''NBC Mystery Movie'' detective series ''Columbo''. He composed the theme music for several popular televisions shows including Kojak, Rhoda, Rage of Angels and Our House. He also composed the scores to countless of films and made-for-TV movies; including Onassis: The Richest Man in the World, 18 Again!, Guilty Conscience, Helter Skelter, The Legend of Lizzie Borden and hundreds others.

He served as Musical Director for "Elvis Presley's Comeback Special," "The Ann-Margret Show," "An Evening with Diana Ross" and others.

He was awarded an Emmy in 1975 for the series "Benjamin Franklin" and again in 1978 for the mini-series "King". He has received 22 Emmy nominations in total.

He served a musical accompanist for ''An Evening with Elaine May and Mike Nichols''. He was also the composer of the Michael Bennett-directed Broadway musical ''Ballroom'', based on the television special ''Queen of the Stardust Ballroom'', which he also composed. He was co-creator and accompanist of ''Bea Arthur on Broadway - Just Between Friends'', which received a Tony nomination and toured extensively through the US, UK, Australia, Canada and South Africa. In September 2009, he Executive Produced a star-studded Broadway tribute to Arthur, a friend of over 30 years, who died in April 2009.

His songs have been recorded by Barbra Streisand, Liza Minnelli, Diana Ross, Bea Arthur, and Dorothy Loudon amongst others.

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name	David Janssen
birth name	David Harold Meyer
birth date	March 27, 1931
birth place	Naponee, Nebraska, U.S.
death date	February 13, 1980
death place	Malibu, California, U.S.
years active	1945-1980
occupation	American film/television actorsongwriter
spouse	Ellie Graham (1958-1970)Dani Crayne (1975-1980) }}

David Janssen (March 27, 1931 – February 13, 1980) was an American film and television actor who is best known for his starring role as Dr. Richard Kimble in the television series ''The Fugitive'' (1963–1967) and as Harry Orwell on ''Harry O''.

In 1996 TV Guide ranked him number 36 on it's 50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time list.

Early life

Janssen was born as David Harold Meyer in Naponee, Nebraska to Harold Edward Meyer, a banker (May 12, 1906 – November 4, 1990) and Berniece Graf (May 11, 1910 – November 26, 1995). Following his parents' divorce in 1935, his mother moved with five-year-old David to Los Angeles, California. She eventually married, to Eugene Janssen (February 18, 1918 – March 30, 1996) on September 29, 1940 in Los Angeles. Young David used his stepfather's name after he entered show business as a child. He attended Fairfax High School in Los Angeles. His first film part was at the age of 13, and by the age of 25 he had appeared in 20 films and served two years as an enlisted man in the United States Army. During his Army days Janssen became friends with fellow enlistees, Martin Milner and Clint Eastwood whilst posted at Ft. Ord, California.

Acting career

Janssen appeared in many television series before he landed programs of his own. In 1956, he and Peter Breck appeared in John Bromfield's syndicated series ''Sheriff of Cochise'' in the episode "The Turkey Farmers". Later, he guest starred on NBC's medical drama ''The Eleventh Hour'' in the role of Hal Kincaid in the 1962 episode "Make Me a Place", with series co-stars Wendell Corey and Jack Ging. He joined Milner in a 1962 episode of ''Route 66'' as the character Kamo in the episode "One Tiger to a Hill."

Janssen starred in four television series of his own:

''Richard Diamond, Private Detective'' (1957–60),

''The Fugitive'', the hit Quinn Martin produced series, (1963–67),

''O'Hara, U.S. Treasury'' (1971–72), and

''Harry O'' (1974–76).

At the time, the final episode of ''The Fugitive'' held the record for the greatest number of American homes with television sets to watch a series finale, at 72% in August 1967.

His films include ''To Hell and Back'', the autobiography of Audie Murphy, who is considered the most decorated soldier in the military history of the United States; John Wayne's war film ''The Green Berets'' (1968), and opposite Gregory Peck in the space story ''Marooned'' about three stranded astronauts. Janssen played an alcoholic in the 1977 TV movie ''A Sensitive, Passionate Man'', which co-starred Angie Dickinson.

In 1979 he accepted a part in the infamous ''Inchon'' to work with Laurence Olivier but his scenes were edited out of the final release print.

At the time of his death, Janssen had just begun filming a television movie playing the part of Father Damien, the priest who dedicated himself to the leper colony on the island of Molokai. The part was eventually reassigned to actor Ken Howard.

Personal life

He was married twice. His first marriage was to Ellie Graham on August 23, 1958 in Las Vegas, Nevada. They divorced on August 25, 1970. From October 4, 1975 to his death, he was married to sometime actress and model Dani Crayne Greco.

Death

Janssen died of a heart attack on the morning of February 13, 1980 at his home in Malibu, California, two days into the filming of ''Father Damien''. Two days earlier, he told his wife, Dani, that he had a bad dream that he was being carried in a coffin following a heart attack He is interred in the Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery in Culver City, California.

Filmography

Movies

''It's a Pleasure'' (1945)

''Swamp Fire'' (1946)

''Bonzo Goes to College'' (1952)

''Francis Goes to West Point'' (1952)

''Yankee Buccaneer'' (1952)

''Back at the Front'' (1952)

''Untamed Frontier'' (1952)

''Leave It to Harry'' (1954)

''Chief Crazy Horse'' (1955)

''Cult of the Cobra'' (1955)

''The Private War of Major Benson'' (1955)

''Francis in the Navy'' (1955)

''To Hell and Back'' (1955)

''All That Heaven Allows'' (1955)

''The Square Jungle'' (1955)

''Never Say Goodbye'' (1956)

''The Toy Tiger'' (1956)

''Francis in the Haunted House'' (1956)

''Away All Boats'' (1956)

''Mr. Black Magic'' (1956)

''The Girl He Left Behind'' (1956)

''Showdown at Abilene'' (1956)

''Lafayette Escadrille'' (1958)

''Hell to Eternity'' (1960)

''Dondi'' (1961)

''King of the Roaring 20's - The Story of Arnold Rothstein'' (1961)

''Ring of Fire'' (1961)

''Twenty Plus Two'' (1961)

''Man-Trap'' (1961)

''My Six Loves'' (1963)

''Warning Shot'' (1967)

''The Green Berets'' (1968)

''The Shoes of the Fisherman'' (1968)

''Where It's At'' (1969)

''Marooned'' (1969)

''Generation'' (1969)

''Macho Callahan'' (1970)

''Once Is Not Enough'' (1975)

''The Swiss Conspiracy'' (1976)

''Two-Minute Warning'' (1976)

''Warhead'' (1977)

''Golden Rendezvous'' (1977)

''Covert Action'' (1978)

TV Movies

''Belle Sommers'' (1962)

''Night Chase'' (1970)

''O'Hara, U.S. Treasury'' (1971)

''The Longest Night'' (1972)

''Moon of the Wolf'' (1972)

''Birds of Prey'' (1973)

''Hijack'' (1973)

''Harry O - Such Dust As Dreams Are Made On'' (1973)

''Pioneer Woman'' (1973)

''Birds of Prey'' (1973)

''Harry O - Smile Jenny, You're Dead'' (1974)

''Don't Call the Police'' (1974)

''Fer-de-Lance'' (1974)

''Stalk the Wild Child'' (1976)

''Mayday at 40,000 Feet!'' (1976)

''A Sensitive, Passionate Man'' (1977)

''Superdome'' (1978)

''Nowhere to Run'' (1978)

''S.O.S. Titanic'' (1979)

''The Golden Gate Murders'' (1979)

''High Ice'' (1980)

''City in Fear'' (1980)

Television

''Boston Blackie'' (1 episode, 1951)

''Lux Video Theatre'' (3 episodes, 1955–1956)

''Matinee Theatre'' (1 episode, 1956)

''Sheriff of Cochise'' (1 episode, 1956)

''Conflict'' (1 episode, 1957)

''You Are There'' (1 episode, 1957)

''U.S. Marshal'' (1 episode, ????)

''Alcoa Theatre'' (2 episodes, 1957–1958)

''The Millionaire'' (2 episodes, 1957–1958)

''Zane Grey Theater'' (4 episodes, 1957–1959)

''Richard Diamond, Private Detective'' (77 episodes, 1957–1960)

''Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse'' (1 episode, 1959)

''Death Valley Days'' (1 episode, 1961)

''Adventures in Paradise'' (1 episode, 1961)

''Thriller'' (1 episode, 1962)

''Target: The Corruptors'' (1 episode, 1962)

''G.E. True Theater'' (1 episode, 1962)

''Follow the Sun'' (2 episodes, 1962)

''Checkmate'' (1 episode, 1962)

''Cain's Hundred'' (1 episode, 1962)

''Kraft Mystery Theater'' (1 episode, 1962)

''Route 66'' (1 episode, 1962)

''The Eleventh Hour'' (1 episode, 1962)

''The Dick Powell Theatre'' (1 episode, 1963)

''Naked City'' (2 episodes, 1961–1963)

''The Fugitive'' (120 episodes, 1963–1967)

''O'Hara, U.S. Treasury'' (22 episodes, 1971–1972)

''Cannon'' (1 episode, 1973)

''Harry O'' (45 episodes, 1973–1976)

''Police Story'' (1 episode, 1977)

''The Word'' (1978)

''Centennial'' (10 episodes, 1978–1979)

''Biography'' (1979)

See also

Lifestyle diseases

Bibliography

References

External links

The David Janssen Archive

Official Website of Barry Morse

Behind camera shots taken by Barton B. Mac Leod, Photographer

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birthname	Alicia Christian Foster
birth date	November 19, 1962
birth place	Los Angeles, California,United States
education	Bachelor's degree (''magna cum laude'')
alma mater	Yale University
years active	1966–present
occupation	Actress, Producer, Director }}

Alicia Christian "Jodie" Foster (born November 19, 1962) is an American actress, film director, and producer.

Foster began acting in commercials at three years of age, and her first significant role came at age 13 in the 1976 film ''Taxi Driver'' as the preteen prostitute Iris for which she received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Also that year, she starred in the cult film ''The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane''. She won an Academy Award for Best Actress in 1989, for playing a rape survivor in ''The Accused''. In 1991, she starred in ''The Silence of the Lambs'' as Clarice Starling, a gifted FBI trainee, assisting in a hunt for a serial killer. This performance received international acclaim and her second Academy Award for Best Actress. She received her fourth Academy Award nomination for playing a hermit in ''Nell'' (1994). Other popular films include ''Bugsy Malone'' (1976), ''Freaky Friday'' (1976), ''Candleshoe'' (1977) ''Maverick'' (1994), ''Contact'' (1997), ''Panic Room'' (2002), ''Flightplan'' (2005), ''Inside Man'' (2006), ''The Brave One'' (2007), ''Nim's Island'' (2008) and ''Carnage'' (2011) for which she received a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy.

Foster's films have spanned a wide variety of genres, from family films to horror. In addition to her two Academy Awards she has won three BAFTA Awards for two films, two Golden Globe Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a People's Choice Award, and has received two Emmy nominations.

Early life

Foster was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Evelyn Ella "Brandy" (née Almond) and Lucius Fisher Foster II. Her father, a decorated Air Force lieutenant-colonel turned real estate broker, came from a wealthy background and left his wife before Jodie was born. Evelyn supported Jodie by working as a film producer. After appearing as a child in several commercials, Foster made her first credited TV appearance on ''The Doris Day Show''. Her first film role was in the 1970 television movie ''Menace on the Mountain'', which was followed by several Disney productions.

Foster attended a French-language prep school, the Lycée Français de Los Angeles, and graduated in 1980, as the valedictorian. She frequently stayed and worked in France as a teenager, and still speaks the language fluently. She attended Yale University, and was a member of Calhoun College and Manuscript Society. She graduated magna cum laude, earning a bachelor's degree in literature in 1985. She was scheduled to graduate in 1984, but the shooting of then-President Ronald Reagan by John Hinckley, Jr., in which Hinckley's fascination with Foster created unwanted adverse publicity for her, caused her to take a semester's leave of absence from Yale. She later gave the Class Day speech at her alma mater in 1993, and received an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree from the university in 1997.

Fluent in French, Foster has dubbed herself in French-language versions of most of her films. In 2004, she took a minor role in the French WWI film, ''A Very Long Engagement''. She also understands German and can converse in Italian.

Foster has German, English and Irish roots, being the descendant of Mayflower passengers William Mullins and his wife Alice, and of Priscilla and John Alden. Another British ancestor is Samuel Eddy, born in 1608, in Kent, and one of her great-great-great grandmothers, Eliza Platt, was from Ireland.

Career

Child star

Foster made nearly 50 film and television appearances before she attended college. She began her career at age three as a Coppertone Girl in a television commercial and debuted as a television actress in a 1968 episode of ''Mayberry R.F.D.'' She was managed by her mother. In 1969, she appeared in an episode of ''Gunsmoke'', where she was credited as "Jody Foster". She is also credited as "Jodi Foster" for her 1970 ''Daniel Boone'' role and credited as "Jodie Foster" for her 1970 ''Adam-12'' role. Although not a regular on ''The Courtship of Eddie's Father'', she appeared from time to time as Eddie's friend Joey Kelly. She made her film debut in the 1970 TV movie ''Menace on the Mountain'' and was featured as Tallulah in ''Bugsy Malone'' in 1976. As a child, Foster made a number of Disney movies, including ''Napoleon and Samantha'' (1972) and ''One Little Indian'' (1973), and she continued to star in Disney films into her early teens. On television, she appeared in an episode of ''The Partridge Family'' titled "The Eleven-Year Itch", co-starred with Christopher Connelly in the 1974 TV series ''Paper Moon'' and alongside Martin Sheen in the 1976 cult film ''The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane''. As a teenager, Foster made several appearances on the French pop music circuit as a singer. Commenting on her years as a child actress, which she describes as an "actor's career", Foster has said that "it was very clear to me at a young age that I had to fight for my life and that if I didn't, my life would get gobbled up and taken away from me." She hosted ''Saturday Night Live'' at age 14, making her the youngest person to host at that time until Drew Barrymore hosted at the age of seven. She also said,

Foster made her debut (and only official) musical recordings in France in 1977: two seven-inch singles, "Je T'attends Depuis la Nuit des Temps" b/w "La Vie C'est Chouette" and "When I Looked at Your Face" backed with "La Vie C'est Chouette". The A-side of the former is sung in French, the A-side of the latter in English. The B-side of both is mostly spoken word and is performed in both French and English. These three recordings were included on the soundtrack to Foster's 1977 French film ''Moi, fleur bleue''.

Foster starred in three films in 1976: ''Taxi Driver'', ''Bugsy Malone'', and ''Freaky Friday''. She was nominated for the Academy Award For Best Supporting Actress for her performance in ''Taxi Driver''. She won two British Academy Film Awards in 1977: the BAFTA Award for Best Newcomer and the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her performances in ''Bugsy Malone'' opposite Scott Baio and ''Taxi Driver'' opposite Robert De Niro. She received a nomination for Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for her performance in ''Freaky Friday''. As a teenager, she also starred in the Disney adventure ''Candleshoe'' (1977) and the coming-of-age drama ''Foxes'' (1980).

Target of fan obsession

John Hinckley, Jr. became obsessed with Foster after watching ''Taxi Driver'' a number of times, and stalked her while she attended Yale, sending her love letters to her campus mail box and even talking to her on the phone. On March 30, 1981, he attempted to assassinate U.S. President Ronald Reagan (shooting and wounding Reagan and three others) and claimed his motive was to impress Foster, then a Yale freshman. The media stormed the Yale campus in April "like a cavalry invasion," and followed Foster relentlessly.

Another man, Edward Richardson, followed Foster around Yale and planned to shoot her, but decided against it because she "was too pretty." This all caused intense discomfort to Foster and reporters have constantly been warned in advance not to bring up the subject in front of her, as she has been known to walk out of interviews if Hinckley's name is even mentioned. In 1991, Foster canceled an interview with NBC's ''Today Show'' when she discovered Hinckley would be mentioned in the introduction. Foster's only public reactions to this were a press conference afterwards and an article titled "Why Me?" that she wrote for ''Esquire'' in December 1982. In that article she wrote that returning to work on the film ''Svengali'' with Peter O'Toole "made me fall in love with acting again" after the assassination attempt had shaken her confidence. In 1999, she discussed the experience with Charlie Rose of ''60 Minutes II''.

Adult career

Unlike other child stars such as Shirley Temple or Tatum O'Neal, Foster successfully made the transition to adult roles, but it was not without initial difficulty, as several of the films in her early adult career were financially unsuccessful. These included ''The Hotel New Hampshire'', ''Five Corners'', and ''Stealing Home''. She had to audition for her role in ''The Accused''. She won the part and the first of her two Golden Globes and Academy Awards and a nomination for a BAFTA Award as Best Actress for her role as a rape survivor. She starred as FBI trainee Clarice Starling in the 1991 thriller ''The Silence of the Lambs'', for which she won her second Academy Award and Golden Globe, and won her first BAFTA Award for Best Actress. This is the film that Foster has won the most awards for. This "sleeper" film marked a breakthrough in her career, grossing nearly $273 million in theaters and becoming her first blockbuster.

Foster made her directorial debut in 1991, with ''Little Man Tate'', a critically acclaimed drama about a child prodigy, in which she also co-starred as the child's mother. She also directed ''Home for the Holidays'' (1995), a black comedy starring Holly Hunter and Robert Downey Jr. In 1992, Foster founded a production company called Egg Pictures in Los Angeles. It primarily produced independent films until it was closed in 2001. Foster said that she did not have the ambition to produce "big mainstream popcorn" movies and, as a child, independent films had made her more interested in the movie business than mainstream ones. She played Laurel Sommersby in ''Sommersby'' opposite Richard Gere, who would comment that "She's very much a close-up actress, because her thoughts are clear."

Foster starred in two films in 1994, first in the hugely successful western spoof ''Maverick'' and later in ''Nell'', in which she starred as an isolated woman who speaks an invented language and must return to civilization. Her performance earned her nominations for her fourth Academy Award, a Golden Globe, and an MTV Movie Award, and won her a Screen Actors Guild Award and a People's Choice Award. In 1996, Women in Film awarded her the Crystal Award for outstanding women who, through their endurance and the excellence of their work, have helped to expand the role of women within the entertainment industry. In the same year, Foster was awarded with the Berlinale Camera award at the 46th Berlin International Film Festival.

In 1997, she starred alongside Matthew McConaughey in the science-fiction movie ''Contact'', based on the novel by scientist Carl Sagan. She portrayed a scientist searching for extraterrestrial life in the SETI project. She commented on the script that "I have to have some acute personal connection with the material. And that's pretty hard for me to find." ''Contact'' was her first sci-fi film, and her first experience with a bluescreen. She commented, "Blue walls, blue roof. It was just blue, blue, blue. And I was rotated on a lazy Susan with the camera moving on a computerized arm. It was really tough."

The film was another commercial success and earned Foster nominations for numerous awards, including a Golden Globe. In 1998, an asteroid, 17744 Jodiefoster, was named in her honor. In 1999, she starred in the non-musical remake of ''The King and I'' titled ''Anna and the King'', which became an international commercial success.

In 2002, Foster took over the lead role in the thriller ''Panic Room'' after Nicole Kidman dropped out due to a previous injury. The film costarred Forest Whitaker, Jared Leto, Dwight Yoakam and Kristen Stewart and was directed by David Fincher. It grossed over $30 million in its opening weekend in the United States, Foster's biggest box office opening success of her career so far. She then performed in the French-language film ''Un long dimanche de fiançailles (A Very Long Engagement)'' (2004), speaking French fluently throughout. She returned to English-language films with the 2005 thriller ''Flightplan'', which opened once again in the top position at the U.S. box office and was a worldwide hit. She portrayed a woman whose daughter disappears on an airplane that her character, an engineer, helped to design.

In 2006, Foster co-starred in ''Inside Man'', a thriller directed by Spike Lee and starring Denzel Washington and Clive Owen, which again opened at the top of the U.S. box office and became another international hit. In 2007, she starred in ''The Brave One'' directed by Neil Jordan and co-starring Terrence Howard, another urban thriller that opened at No.1 at the U.S. box office. Her performance in the film earned her a sixth Golden Globe for Best Actress nomination and another People's Choice nomination, for Favorite Female Action Star. Commenting on her latest roles, she has said she enjoys appearing in mainstream genre films that have a "real heart to them."

In 2008, Foster starred in ''Nim's Island'' alongside Gerard Butler and Abigail Breslin, portraying a reclusive writer who is contacted by a young girl after her father goes missing at sea. The film was the first comedy that Foster has starred in since ''Maverick'' in 1994, and was also a commercial success.

Foster was set to direct, as well as reunite with actor Robert De Niro, for the film ''Sugarland''; however, the film was shelved indefinitely in 2007. Foster is developing a biographical film of Leni Riefenstahl. She directs and stars opposite her ''Maverick'' co-star Mel Gibson in a black comedy titled ''The Beaver'', out in April 2011.

Foster provided her voice in a tetralogy episode of ''The Simpsons'' titled "Four Great Women and a Manicure."

In March 2011, Foster said she planned to direct a family-oriented science-fiction thriller. At that point, she said, the project remained in the scripting stage.

Personal life

Foster has two older sisters, Lucinda "Cindy" Foster (b. 1954) and Constance "Connie" Foster (b. 1955), and an older brother, Lucius Fisher "Buddy" Foster (b. 1957). During the filming of both ''Taxi Driver'' and ''The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane'', Connie was her stand-in. Buddy Foster had his own career for several years appearing in regular spots on television shows such as ''Hondo'' and ''Mayberry, R.F.D.'' Foster and her brother have been estranged for many years. In 1997, he wrote a book titled ''Foster Child'' in which he stated, "I have always assumed Jodie was gay or bisexual." In the book, he writes that she was conceived in her father's office three years after their parents divorced, when their mother went to him for child support. He also claims that her name was changed from "Alicia" to "Jodie" because it was a code "Jo D" for their mother's partner, Josephina Dominguez. Jodie Foster called the book "[a] cheap cry for attention and money filled with hazy recollections, fantasies and borrowed press releases. Buddy has done nothing but break our mother's heart his whole life."

Foster is intensely private about certain aspects of her personal life, notably her sexual orientation, which has been the subject of speculation.

Foster has two sons: Charles "Charlie" Foster (b. July 20, 1998) and Christopher "Kit" Foster (b. September 29, 2001). Foster gave birth to both children, but has not revealed the identity of the children's father(s).

In December 2007, Foster made headlines when, during an acceptance speech at ''Hollywood Reporter's'' "Women in Entertainment" event, she paid tribute to film producer Cydney Bernard, referring to her as "my beautiful Cydney, who sticks with me through the rotten and the bliss." Some media interpreted this as Foster coming out, as Bernard was believed to be her girlfriend since the two had met in 1992, during the filming of ''Sommersby''. Foster and Bernard never attended premieres or award ceremonies together, nor did they ever appear to be affectionate with each other, though Bernard has been seen in public with Foster's children on many occasions. However, on May 15, 2008, several news outlets reported that Foster and Bernard had "called it quits."

Foster is an atheist and does not follow any "traditional religion." She has discussed the god of the gaps. Foster has "great respect for all religions" and spends "a lot of time studying divine texts, whether it's Eastern religion or Western religion." She and her children celebrate both Christmas and Hannukah. Some sources claim that Foster is a member of Mensa, but Foster stated that she is not a member during an interview on Italian TV network RAI.

Filmography

! Year	! Title	! Role	Notes
1968–1970	''Mayberry, R.F.D.''	bit parts in 2 episodes	TV series
1969	''The Doris Day Show''	Jenny Benson	TV series, season 1: "The Baby Sitter"
1969	''Gunsmoke''	Susan	TV series, season 15 episode 13: "The Roots of Fear"
1970	''Menace on the Mountain''	Suellen McIver	TV movie in 2 parts "The Wonderful World of Disney"
1970		Rachel	TV series, season 6, episode 24: "Bringing Up Josh"
1970	''Adam 12''	Mary	TV series, season 3, episode 6: "Log 55 Missing Girl"
1971	''My Three Sons''		TV series, season 11
1972	''Bonanza''	Bluebird	TV series, season 13, episode 24: "A Place to Hide"
1972	''Ghost Story (Circle of Fear)''	Judy	TV series, season 1, episode 8: "House of Evil"
1972	''My Sister Hank''	Henrietta "Hank" Bennett	TV
1972	''Napoleon and Samantha''	Samantha
1972	''Kansas City Bomber''	Rita
1972	''''	Anne Chan (voice)	TV series
1973		Elizabeth Henderson	TV series
1973	''Rookie of the Year''	Sharon Lee	TV
1973	''Alexander, Alexander''	Sue	TV
1973	''Partridge Family''	Julie	TV series
1973
1973		Alethea Patricia Ingram	TV series, season 1, episode 11: "Alethea"
1973		Martha McIver
1973	''''	Pugsley (voice)	TV series
1974	''Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore''	Audrey
1974	''Smile, Jenny, You're Dead''	Liberty Cole	TV
1974		Addie Loggins	TV series
1975	''''	T.K. Dearing	TV
1976	''Taxi Driver''	Iris Steensma	BAFTA Award for Best Newcomer BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (also for ''Bugsy Malone'')Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting ActressNational Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting ActressNominated—Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
1976	''Echoes of a Summer''	Deirdre Striden	aka ''The Last Castle''
1976	''Bugsy Malone''	Tallulah	BAFTA Award for Best Newcomer BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (also for ''Taxi Driver'')
1976	''''	Rynn Jacobs	Saturn Award for Best Actress
1976		Annabel Andrews	Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
1977	''Moi, fleur bleue''	Isabelle Tristan (aka Fleur bleue)	aka ''Stop Calling Me Baby!''
1977		Teresina Fedeli	aka ''Beach House''
1977	''Candleshoe''	Casey Brown
1980		Jeanie
1980		Donna
1982	''O'Hara's Wife''	Barbara O'Hara
1983	''Svengali''	Zoe Alexander
1984	''''	Frannie Berry
1984		Hélène Bertrand	aka ''Le Sang des autres''
1986		Victoria Thompson
1987		Linda	Independent Spirit Award for Best Lead Female
1987		Nancy
1988	''Stealing Home''	Katie Chandler
1988	''''	Sarah Tobias	Academy Award for Best ActressDavid di Donatello
1990	''[[Catchfire''	Anne Benton	aka ''Backtrack''
1991	''''	Clarice Starling
1991	''Little Man Tate''	Dede Tate
1992	''Shadows and Fog''	Prostitute
1993	''Sommersby''	Laurel Sommersby
1994		Mrs. Annabelle Bransford
1994		Nell Kellty
1997	''''	Betty (voice)
1997		Dr. Eleanor Arroway	Saturn Award for Best ActressNominated—Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best ActressNominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama
1998	''''	Herself	Documentary
1998	''Psycho''	Woman in background
1999	''Anna and the King''	Anna Leonowens
2002	''''	Sister Assumpta
2002		Meg Altman	Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Actress
2002	''Tusker''	Minnie	Animated voice over
2003		Herself
2004	''''	Elodie Gordes	''Un long dimanche de fiançailles''
2005	''Flightplan''	Kyle Pratt	Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Actress
2005	''Statler and Waldorf: From the Balcony''	Herself	Guest appearance in episode 8
2006	''Inside Man''	Madeline White
2007	''''	Erica Bain	Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture DramaNominated—Irish Film and Television Awards
2008	''[[Nim's Island''	Alexandra Rover
2009	''''	Maggie Simpson (voice)	TV series, episode: "Four Great Women and a Manicure"
2011	''''	Meredith Black	Also director
2011		Penelope Longstreet
+ Producer
! Year	! Title	Notes
1986		co-producer
1994
1995
1998	''''	(TV) executive producer
2000		executive producer
2002	''''
2007	''''	executive producer

+ Director
! Year	! Title	Notes
1988	''[[Tales from the Darkside">Boston Society of Film Critics

+ Producer
! Year	! Title	Notes
1986		co-producer
1994
1995
1998	''''	(TV) executive producer
2000		executive producer
2002	''''
2007	''''	executive producer

+ Director
! Year	! Title	Notes
1988	''[[Tales from the Darkside''	(1 episode, "Do Not Open This Box")
1991	''Little Man Tate''
1995
2011	''''

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