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Looking Back on 16 Young Jodie Foster Photos

The Academy Award-winning actor is one of the best of her generation. Look back on some of her iconic moments throughout the '80s and '90s.

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Jodie Foster at the 1989 Academy Awards. Photography: Getty Images

Jodie Foster has been on the silver screen for several decades, from harrowing films like Silence of the Lambs (1991) to more adventurous children's films like Nim’s Island (2008). Foster always knows how to become her character, allowing her acting to shine in the most raw and dynamic way. This helped her, after all, land two Oscars.

Not only is Foster one of the best actors of her generation, but she was also able to begin her career at an early age thanks to her prodigal skills. The Accused in 1988, when she was 26 years old, became a milestone of hers: This film would become one of her most known moments in her career as her performance won her the Academy Award for Best Actress. Unsurprisingly, her second award for Best Actress came from her piercing role as Clarice Starling in the gripping psychological horror Silence of the Lambs. The film captivated audiences as young Foster showed the world how well she could portray her character.  

Click through the gallery below to see young photos of Foster on red carpets, attending events, and more.

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Jodie Foster, at the 1989 Academy Awards. Photography: Getty
Jodie Foster photo shoot, Malibu, 1984. Photography: Getty
Jodie Foster, Oscar Wilde Awards, 2006. Photography: Getty
Jodie Foster, Oscar Wilde Awards, 2006. Photography: Getty
Jodie Foster and Julianne Moore after the premiere of "The Dangerous Lives Of Altar Boys" at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival. Photography: Getty
Jodie Foster at "The Silence of the Lambs" Century City Premiere on February 1, 1991. Photography: Getty
Jodie Foster, the 46th Annual Golden Globe Awards, 1989. Photography: Getty
Jodie Foster at the 61st Annual Academy Awards Show, March 29, 1989. Photography: Getty
Jodie Foster during 2003 Women In Film Crystal + Lucy Awards at Century Plaza Hotel. Photography: Getty
Jodie Foster during Giorgio Armani Receives The First Rodeo Drive Walk Of Style Award, 2003. Photography: Getty
Jodie Foster during 2000 Golden Globes Awards at Beverly Hilton Hotel. Photography: Getty
Jodie Foster attends the 55th Annual Golden Globe Awards on January 18, 1998 at Beverly Hilton Hotel. Photography: Getty
Jodie Foster during The 52nd Annual Golden Globe Awards at Beverly Hilton Hotel, 1995. Photography: Getty
Jodie Foster attends the "Dances with Wolves" Century City Premiere on November 4, 1990 at Cineplex Odeon Century Plaza Cinemas. Photography: Getty
Jodie Foster attends the Fifth Annual IFP/West Indpendent Spirit Awards on March 24, 1990 at Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. Photography: Getty
Jodie Foster, 1990. Photography: Getty

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