Her parents got a divorce before she was born. Thus she didn’t have a happy childhood.
Jodie Foster’s mother, Brandy Foster, and her husband, Lucius Fisher Foster III, divorced before Jodie was even born. Jodie is their daughter. Jodie’s father did not play any role in her life at any point. After their marriage ended, Brandy and her ex-husband moved their family to Los Angeles, where they brought up their children.
Her older siblings started calling her “Jodie” when she was still a young child, and the moniker has stayed ever since. Alicia Foster was the name given to Jodie Foster at birth. The actresses Jodie Foster and Cydney Bernard have recently started their own families.