“They thought I was a construction worker.” how Jodie Foster hid her fame from her children for years;

She is one of the most famous international actresses. To his credit, roles The silence of the lambs, Taxi driver, Panic room or The accused, for which she received the “Golden Globe” for the best actress in a dramatic film, as well as the “Oscar” in the same category. Its global success is hard to miss. And yet, the latter would be able to keep this part of his life a secret from his children. “I just didn’t want them to know me as that, but as their mom. I didn’t want them to know what I do for a living,” she confided.

So, one day the 61-year-old actress will cheat. It allegedly happened when she took her first child, Charles, who was 3 years old at the time (25 today) to a movie set. To keep her occupied, Jodie Foster said she bought herself a small tool belt. Giving him a technique, the little one would think that this is his mother’s work. “For a long time, he thought I was a construction worker. He thought I was in construction,” he laughed. A little lie that was repeated during the birth of her second, Keith, now 22. Jodie Foster, however, does not explain how she confessed to her sons about the deception. Of course, they learned about it from outside, from the cinema or television.

A true detective

Moreover, he continued. “There are films that I would never show because I would be afraid of being ridiculed.” For example, he mentioned the feature film Nell By Michael Apted. On the contrary, he knows that the new season A true detective, in which he plays the lead role, will be loved by his children. Charles and Keith are the sons of Jodie Foster, their biological mother, and producer Sidney Bernard. The identity of the biological father has never been revealed. The actress now shares the life of photographer Alexandra Hedison.