A story from Jodie Foster’s Yale days. Her landlady, Kate Burton, shared some amazing experiences.
A Strange Relationship During Yale Days
Today, both are big actresses, but in the 1980s at Yale University, Jodie Foster was Kate Burton’s tenant! Kate recalls, “She was an undergraduate and I was a graduate student, so I was her landlady.”
Imagine, two of Hollywood’s biggest stars today once had a landlord-tenant relationship. It sounds like a movie script, but it’s true!
A Superstar Since Childhood
Kate was a fan of Jodie’s acting even when she was a child. Kate says, “She was the most incredible child actor in the world.”
Jodie received an Oscar nomination for a film like ‘Taxi Driver’ at the age of 12.
Even before going to Yale, she was an established star who had amazed the world with her talent.
Hitting the Big Time After Graduation!
After graduating from Yale with a degree in African-American literature, Jodie took Hollywood by storm.
Winning back-to-back Best Actress Oscars for films like ‘The Accused’ and ‘The Silence of the Lambs’ is no small feat.
Kate considers her a beacon, showing that child actors can also grow up to have legendary careers.
Kate Burton’s Journey Now
During this conversation, Kate herself was promoting her new film ‘The Beast in Me,’ which is coming to Netflix.
When asked, she shared a happy secret – she will be appearing in another episode of her popular show ‘Grey’s Anatomy’!
For her, “Grey’s is the gift that keeps on giving.” It’s clear how much she loves this show. Watch Kate Burton in ‘The Beast In Me‘, only on Netflix from November 13th.
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