The photo riddle: Who is this girl who was nominated for an Oscar at age 13 and is now an established actress?

The actress in a scene from ‘Tom Sawyer’, 1973 (Photo by United Artists/Getty Images)Archive Photos | Getty Images

The actress, one of the brightest of her generation, was born on November 19, 1962 in Los Angeles. His father, Lucius, was a lieutenant colonel in the US Air Force and came from an aristocratic Chicago family. His mother, Evelyn Ella Almond, better known as Brandy, was abandoned by her husband when she was pregnant with her fourth child, the future actress. Lucius, who wore many medals on his uniform, had no interest in fulfilling family responsibilities and was swallowed up by the earth.

Brandy found herself raising her four children alone. She found herself looking for a more lucrative job at a film production company and, as a result, began taking her young daughter to all the castings for child actors. The Hollywood star was advertising model with only 2 years for the brand sunscreens Coppertone. From the age of 4, he had successive appearances in some episodes of series and also in films made for television. He appeared in the successful Bonanza with a young Michael Landon (1972), in a roller derby movie Kansas City Bomber (1972) starring the sensual Raquel Welch and that same year she had her first leading role in Napoleon and Samanthaa Disney adventure film starring another boy, Johnny Whitaker, and an old lion.

There was a turning point in her career, when she was just 13 years old. Brandy took her to auditions for Taxi Driverone of the great films by Martin Scorsese, who already knew it because he had directed Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore. His daughter was finally chosen but when her mother, who was her agent, read it she almost fainted. The role was that of a underage prostituteThe woman finally took a risk and trusted the director, but at the same time set conditions: she had to be on the set accompanying her daughter throughout the filming, along with a social worker and a psychologist. In addition to the complex role for someone of her age, she had to act in highly violent scenes. This outstanding performance earned a girl her first Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress. The film starring Robert de Niro was a success and received the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival.

Answer: The girl in the photo is Jodie Foster