Jodie Foster rape scene, which took five days to complete. Foster was initially unhappy with her performance, and feared that it would end her career. Her fears turned out to be unfounded: "The Accused" received positive reviews upon its release, with Foster's performance receiving widespread acclaim and earning her Academy, Golden Globe and National Board of Review awards, as well as a nomination for a BAFTA Award. Foster's first film release after the success of "The Accused" was the thriller "The Silence of the Lambs" (1991). She portrayed FBI trainee Clarice Starling, who is sent to interview incarcerated serial killer Hannibal Lecter
Clarice Bean series of fictional books in which Clarice Bean and Betty Moody frequently find inspiration. They are about a young, American girl, who is an undercover secret agent. In "Clarice Bean Spells Trouble", Clarice Bean and Betty Moody also watch the "Ruby Redfort" television series, which was adapted from the books. In "Utterly Me, Clarice Bean", it is revealed that Hollywood are adapting it into a film. There are nine books in the series: The fictional author is Patricia F Maplin Stacey, whom Betty once meets in Russia (she gets a Ruby Redfort book signed). In another book, Clarice gets to be