{"id":2285026,"date":"2026-02-17T02:13:35","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T02:13:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2285026"},"modified":"2026-02-17T02:13:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T02:13:35","slug":"jodie-foster-says-it-was-her-moms-idea-for-sister-to-be-taxi-driver-stand-in-during-sexual-scenes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/jodie-foster-says-it-was-her-moms-idea-for-sister-to-be-taxi-driver-stand-in-during-sexual-scenes\/","title":{"rendered":"Jodie Foster says it was her mom&#8217;s idea for sister to be \u201cTaxi Driver\u201d stand-in during sexual scenes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">When <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/jodie-foster\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jodie Foster;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Jodie Foster<\/a> played a young prostitute in <em>Taxi Driver,<\/em> her sister Connie acted as her body double for the more suggestive scenes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Foster, who was 12 at the time<em>,<\/em> recently revealed that making the film a family affair was her mother&#8217;s idea. At the time, she said the Board of Education had become more watchful of children on film sets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Because the Board of Education started having issues with the idea of young kids doing more adult roles, they were concerned that somehow, you know playing these characters, that we would be confused about ourselves and who we were,&#8221; Foster said on the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-DfBnh71hxM\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Conan O&#8217;Brien Needs A Friend <\/em><\/a>podcast.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\"><i>Jodie Foster and Connie Foster at the &#8216;Little Man Tate&#8217; Premiere Oct. 6, 1991 <\/i><\/p>\n<p>Bei\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Board would not sign off on work permits unless Foster was deemed &#8220;competent.&#8221; In order to reach an agreement, the production had to agree to use a double for &#8220;sexually suggestive&#8221; scenes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Because Connie was a similar size to Jodie and over 18, the Foster matriarch suggested that the older sister serve as a stand-in on the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/martin-scorsese\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Martin Scorsese;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Martin Scorsese<\/a> film. The <em>Silence of the Lambs<\/em> star thought the scenes, including one where her character Iris strips below her shoulders and another where she unzips a fly, weren&#8217;t &#8220;very suggestive.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Speaking to the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/archive.nytimes.com\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2011\/05\/22\/magazine\/22wtwt-sisters-on-a-movie-set.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:New York Times;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>New York Times<\/em><\/a> in 2011, Connie Foster recalled thinking her sister looked &#8220;all grown up&#8221; on the set of <em>Taxi Driver.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;She looks like me, even though there\u2019s a seven-year age difference,&#8221; she said. &#8220;I was not self-conscious in any way, shape or form. It was really what a young prostitute on the streets was wearing at that time. If anything, it was Halloween, and we were dressed up.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Jodie Foster attends the Opening Red Carpet during the 22nd Marrakech International Film Festival Marc Piasecki\/WireImage\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"641\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/ISr5hWyMA5yDk6XcSxewRw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MTtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/entertainment_weekly_785\/86a8466fa3e7b0560f6c1b7efda33470\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\"><i>Jodie Foster attends the Opening Red Carpet during the 22nd Marrakech International Film Festival <\/i><\/p>\n<p>Marc Piasecki\/WireImage<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ew-dispatch-newsletter-11812417\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:EW Dispatch newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">EW Dispatch newsletter<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Jodie Foster said it was &#8220;nice&#8221; to have her sister on set with her, although it was par for the course for a show biz family.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;My brother had been an actor when he was young and it sort of felt like a family affair thing,&#8221; Foster said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Check out the full episode of <em>Conan O&#8217;Brien Needs a Friend <\/em>with Jodie Foster below. <em><br \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/jodie-foster-taxi-driver-sister-stand-in-sexual-scenes-11899202\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Entertainment Weekly;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When Jodie Foster played a young prostitute in Taxi Driver, her sister Connie acted as her body double for the more suggestive scenes. 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