Early life Foster was born as Alicia Christian Foster to Lucius Foster and Brandy Almond in Los Angeles, California. She attended an exclusive prep school, the Lycée Français de Los Angeles, before going to Yale University where she earned a B.A. in literature and graduated magna cum laude in 1985. While at Yale, Foster, like fellow 1985 Yale graduate Jennifer Beals of Flashdance fame, led a fairly normal life, considering her celebrity status. She would often spend time with friends at the local dive bar Anchor, and she occasionally partied in the haunts of one of the secret societies, the Manuscript Society (a scene recounting such an event is noted in Tom Perrotta's novel Joe College). Personal life and recognition Foster is intensely private about certain aspects of her personal life. But one article reports that she has two sons, Charles (b. 1998) and Kit (b. 29 September 2001), both of whom were conceived by artificial insemination through the same sperm bank donor a supposedly handsome Ph.D. with an IQ of 160. She gave the Class of 2006 University of Pennsylvania commencement address on May 15, 2006, the university's 250th Commencement. The university also conferred on her the Doctor of Arts (honoris causa) degree for her lifelong achievement and contribution to film in both acting and directing Her commencement address is available in webcast (jump to 1:44:08) and mp3 format.

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