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Jodie Foster recently won the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries for her performance inTrue Detective: Night Country. The 61-year-old actress has not slowed down in her career ever since she began at the age of three and has always chosen roles that elevate her status as a Hollywood icon.
Her previous supporting role in the biopicNyadgarnered her an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Playing Bonnie Stoll, a swimming coach, and an athlete, Foster reportedly had to work hard to achieve the physicality of an athlete. The effort seemed to have paid off as the actress was happy her body was finally being appreciated.
Jodie Foster Is Happy Her Body InNyadWas Appreciated
Jodie Fosterhas portrayed some truly brilliant roles in her career. Her Oscar-winning roles in films likeThe AccusedandThe Silence of the Lambshave become iconic, with the latter especially becoming a pop culture staple. However, the actress has rarely been glamourized, which reportedly changed when she starred inNyad.
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Foster played athletic trainer Bonnie Stoll in the Annette Bening starrerNyad, which chronicled Diana Nyad’s legendary swim of the Florida Straits. Both Bening and Foster earned Academy Award nominations for their roles. TheTaxi Driverstar reportedly worked incredibly hard to achieve the athlete’s body seen in the film.
When complimented, Foster was reportedly happy about finally being ‘objectified’ and being appreciated for her body. The actress toldThe Guardian,
I’ve been waiting to be objectified my entire life, so I’m very happy that people have started talking about my body parts.
Donning a PE teacher costume, with cutoff shorts and a vest, Foster reportedly trained for six months to achieve the body of a woman who had dedicated her life to the sport.
Jodie Foster Said She Was Not As Free As The Current Generation When She Grew Up
Having been in the industry since the age of three, Jodie Foster has had her share of struggles in Hollywood. From being asked about boysat the age of seventeenin an interview, to her s*xuality being speculated by tabloids when she played Clarice Starling inThe Silence of the Lambs,Foster has seen it all.
The actress came out in 2013 at the Golden Globes and while she did not speak much about her identity, she did make it clear (viaReuters). Foster has also made a habit of reaching out to younger actresses (like Bella Ramsey) and offering them guidance.
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When asked if she ever felt free enough to be herself while growing up, She told The Guardian,
No. Because we weren’t free. Because we didn’t have freedom. And hopefully, that’s what the vector of authenticity that’s happening offers – the possibility of real freedom. We had other things that were good. And I would say: I did the best I could for my generation.
After not making her identity public for a long time, Foster seems to finally have made it to a time where proclaiming it is not a career-ender like it was before. The actress did mention that she was still figuring out where her identity lay when she was still navigating her career.
Nyadis currently available to stream on Netflix.
Nishanth A
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Nishanth A is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on TV shows with over 2,000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past two years and a scriptwriter at various corporations before that, working on educational content. With a Communications, English Literature, and Psychology triple major, Nishanth usually covers news and analyses on Star Trek, particularly Strange New Worlds and The Next Generation; Doctor Who, the DCU, and more.A Nolan fan, Nishanth spends his time exploring the filmographies of various directors with an auteurial style or can be found making short movies of his own. He has also contributed as a feature writer for Film Companion, focusing on the South division.
