Jodie Foster recently won the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries for her performance in True Detective: Night Country. The 61-year-old actress has not slowed down in her career ever since she began at the age of three and has always chosen roles that elevate her status as a Hollywood icon.

Her previous supporting role in the biopic Nyad garnered her an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Playing Bonnie Stoll, a swimming coach, and an athlete, Foster reportedly had to work hard to achieve the physicality of an athlete. The effort seemed to have paid off as the actress was happy her body was finally being appreciated.

Jodie Foster Is Happy Her Body In Nyad Was Appreciated

Jodie Foster has portrayed some truly brilliant roles in her career. Her Oscar-winning roles in films like The Accused and The Silence of the Lambs have become iconic, with the latter especially becoming a pop culture staple. However, the actress has rarely been glamourized, which reportedly changed when she starred in Nyad.

Foster played athletic trainer Bonnie Stoll in the Annette Bening starrer Nyad, which chronicled Diana Nyad’s legendary swim of the Florida Straits. Both Bening and Foster earned Academy Award nominations for their roles. The Taxi Driver star reportedly worked incredibly hard to achieve the athlete’s body seen in the film.

A still from Nyad | Credits: Netflix

When complimented, Foster was reportedly happy about finally being ‘objectified’ and being appreciated for her body. The actress told The Guardian,

I’ve been waiting to be objectified my entire life, so I’m very happy that people have started talking about my body parts.

Donning a PE teacher costume, with cutoff shorts and a vest, Foster reportedly trained for six months to achieve the body of a woman who had dedicated her life to the sport.

Jodie Foster Said She Was Not As Free As The Current Generation When She Grew Up

A still from Nyad | Credits: Netflix

Having been in the industry since the age of three, Jodie Foster has had her share of struggles in Hollywood. From being asked about boys at the age of seventeen in an interview, to her s*xuality being speculated by tabloids when she played Clarice Starling in The Silence of the Lambs, Foster has seen it all.

The actress came out in 2013 at the Golden Globes and while she did not speak much about her identity, she did make it clear (via Reuters). Foster has also made a habit of reaching out to younger actresses (like Bella Ramsey) and offering them guidance.

When asked if she ever felt free enough to be herself while growing up, She told The Guardian,

No. Because we weren’t free. Because we didn’t have freedom. And hopefully, that’s what the vector of authenticity that’s happening offers – the possibility of real freedom. We had other things that were good. And I would say: I did the best I could for my generation.

After not making her identity public for a long time, Foster seems to finally have made it to a time where proclaiming it is not a career-ender like it was before. The actress did mention that she was still figuring out where her identity lay when she was still navigating her career.

Nyad is currently available to stream on Netflix.