JODIE FOSTER Date of Birth: November 19, 1962 Jodie Foster got her start as a pig-tailed tyke of two in her first commercial for Coppertone suntan lotion. Her father, Lucius Foster, left the family when Jodie's mother was just a few months pregnant with her. With four children to raise, Brandy got her children into show business. Jodie's brother Buddy was a successful child actor, appearing as a regular in the television series Mayberry R.F.D., and Jodie's first acting role was a guest... See All