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Legendary actress and filmmaker Jodie Foster has won the Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series for her role inTrue Detective: Night Country. The two-time Academy Award winner joined the anthology series that first starred Matthew McConaughey, with a new season set in Alaska.
Foster has been one of the most iconic actresses in Hollywood and has had her fair share of controversies. While the actress came out in 2013, she was still for a long time silent about her s*xuality. Despite being the subject of widespread speculation about being gay in the ’90s, the actress still decided to come out on her own terms years later.
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ActressJodie Fosterhas been in the industry since she was three years old, starting out as a child model. She then graduated to roles on TV, withPaper Moonbeing one of her most popular roles. As a teen, Foster got her breakthrough in Martin Scorsese’sTaxi Driver, where she starred along with Robert De Niro and was nominated for an Oscar.
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As Foster grew more popular with films likeBugsy MaloneandFreaky Friday, the actress increasingly came under public view.An infamous interviewwhen she was seventeen years old saw her being asked what kind of guy she would like, to which Foster seemed to be mostly silent. It seemed to be the first instance where her s*xuality was questioned.
While Foster’s s*xuality seemed to be speculated more often, Foster reportedly kept her personal life very private and chose to only talk about her work. According toThe Guardian,questions about her personal life seemed to be off bounds and she stuck to ‘no comment’. Despite her silence, many reportedly outed her whenThe Silence of the Lambscame out.
Foster’s relationship with producer Cydney Bernard was also reportedly not as conspicuous as the two children (via The Guardian). Still, Foster did not come out publicly till 2013, when she was awarded the Cecille B. DeMille Award at the 70th Golden Globes (viaReuters).
Jodie Foster Acknowledged Her Partner In 2007 And Then Came Out In 2013
Jodie Foster’s status as a legendary actress still remains unchallenged as she recently won the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series forTrue Detective: Night Country.The actress has already won multiple accolades for her contributions to the film industry. In one such award show, Foster first acknowledged her partner Cydney Bernard.
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While the world had already speculated and come to conclusions about her s*xuality, Foster finally acknowledged her partner and producer Cydney Bernard in2007’s Power 100 Women in Entertainmentaward show. She also mentioned that they had been living together for fourteen years. Later, in 2013, Foster came out at the Golden Globes. She said,
Seriously, I hope that you’re not disappointed that there won’t be a big-coming-out speech tonight because I already did my coming out about a thousand years ago back in the Stone Age. But now apparently, I’m told that every celebrity is expected to honor the details of their private life with a press conference … that’s just not me.
Despite public and tabloid compulsion to get her to talk about her s*xuality for a quick headline, Foster seemed to have come out on her own terms.
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.
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