Let me tell you something interesting about Jodie Foster. For years, her sons, Charles and Kit, didn’t have a clue what their mom did for a living. “I didn’t show them my movies when they were younger,” the two-time Academy Award-winning actress revealed. Jodie, who shares her sons with her ex, Cydney Bernard, shared a funny story with The New York Times about her kids’ misunderstanding of her profession. “I think they thought I was in construction because occasionally they would come to set and see guys with hammers and tool belts.” Jodie made a conscious choice to shield her kids from the glitz and glamour of Hollywood. “I didn’t want them to know me that way,” she explained. “I wanted them to know me as their mom, not as some big-shot actress.”
Motherhood was just one of the driving forces that led Jodie Foster to step away from the spotlight for more than a decade. “Celebrity culture was a big culprit,” she admitted in 2021. “I couldn’t stand what that world had become.” Now, she’s back in the game with two major projects. First up, there’s the Netflix movie Nyad, where she stars alongside the talented Annette Bening. And then there’s the fourth season of True Detective: Night Country, set to premiere on January 14. A source close to Jodie, who’s been married to photographer Alexandra Hedison since 2014, told Closer, “Jodie was very unhappy when she was in the thick of Hollywood and working nonstop. Now she’s in a position where she can choose how much or how little she works. Her family and marriage are what truly matter to her.”
A Complicated Relationship with Hollywood
Jodie Foster’s relationship with the entertainment industry has always been a bit rocky. “I didn’t choose this life,” she once confessed about acting. Her journey began when she was just a toddler, thanks to her mom, Evelyn, who landed her first gig—an ad for Copperstone. “I was three years old. I got picked because I was willing,” Jodie recalled in an interview with The New York Times. By the time she was a teenager, she was the primary breadwinner for her family, which included her three older siblings. “I was the child of a single parent, supporting the entire family, and I couldn’t afford to make any mistakes,” she shared. Her career took a significant turn at the tender age of 13 when she earned her first Academy Award nomination for her controversial role as a teen prostitute in Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver. “Jodie felt used by her mother, who projected her own shortcomings onto her daughter,” a source revealed. “It made Jodie a very serious person, far beyond her years.”
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Determined to give her sons a childhood far different from her own, Jodie made sure Charles and Kit could simply be kids. “She wants them to have a joyful life and not feel burdened by the need to take care of her or be thrust into the public eye,” a source explained. While Kit is pursuing chemistry in college, Charles has decided to follow in his mom’s footsteps and enter the world of acting. “Jodie totally supports it,” a second source said. “More than anything, Jodie didn’t want to raise her sons to be spoiled Hollywood brats. And she’s pulled it off. They are genuinely unaffected by her fame.”
Finding Balance in the Spotlight
Jodie Foster is now focused on striking a balance between pursuing her passion for acting and maintaining her privacy. “Jodie has no problem going on the talk-show circuit when she’s promoting a project, and you see her being who she truly is—sweet, intelligent, and with a great sense of humor,” a source shared. “But at the same time, she just wants to live her life without all the fuss.” It’s clear that Jodie is back in the game, but this time on her own terms, ensuring that her personal life remains just that—personal.
