Question 1

True or false: Jodie Foster graduated from Yale University with a degree in literature.

Accepted Answer

True. She earned a B.A. in literature from Yale in 1985, despite her acting career.

Question 2

True or false: Jodie Foster has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her film work.

Accepted Answer

True. She received a star in 2016, though early in her career she was already a two-time Oscar winner.

Question 3

True or false: Jodie Foster was a child star who appeared in Taxi Driver at age 12.

Accepted Answer

True. She played Iris, a child prostitute, in Scorsese's Taxi Driver (1976), earning her first Oscar nomination.

Question 4

True or false: Jodie Foster speaks fluent French and has dubbed her own films in French.

Accepted Answer

True. Foster attended a French lycée and is so fluent she often dubs her own French-language versions.

Question 5

True or false: Jodie Foster was the first woman to win two Best Actress Oscars.

Accepted Answer

False. Katharine Hepburn was the first woman to win two Best Actress Oscars, achieving this in 1967. Jodie Foster won her second in 1992, so she is not the first.

Question 6

True or false: Jodie Foster directed an episode of the TV series 'House of Cards'.

Accepted Answer

False. Foster directed episodes of 'Orange Is the New Black' and 'Black Mirror', but never 'House of Cards'.

Question 7

True or false: Jodie Foster turned down the lead role in 'The Silence of the Lambs' twice.

Accepted Answer

False. She actively pursued the role of Clarice Starling and won her second Oscar for it.

Question 8

True or false: Jodie Foster was offered the role of Princess Leia in 'Star Wars'.

Accepted Answer

True. Jodie Foster was offered the role but declined due to scheduling conflicts with other projects, including Taxi Driver.

Jodie Foster Trivia Questions