Evelyn “Brandy” Foster, who oversaw Jodie Foster’s career up until she won the 1991 Academy Award for The Silence of the Lambs, passed away. Jodie Foster is mourning her loss.
Foster’s mother passed away on Monday, the day after Mother’s Day, at the age of 90. Foster and her siblings Lucinda, Constance, and Bud wrote a lovely and heartfelt obituary for their mother. According to the family, Evelyn’s dementia-related difficulties contributed to her death.
According to the obituary, which PEOPLE was able to get, “Evelyn was without a doubt the strongest person her family has ever known, a champion, a fighter, full of fire and love.” “With her naturally “corkscrew” hair and five feet in height, nobody could match her sense of style. Her family will recall those dimple smiles, her warm embraces, and her strategic use of four-letter words. Nana was an original like no other, so nobody trifled with her. May she live on eternally in each of us.
Bud Foster, who featured in the sitcom Mayberry R.F.D. from 1968 to 1971, was also under Evelyn’s career management. Former big band singer who was “entertainment savvy” also served as Arthur Jacobs’ publicist for a while; Jacobs represented Grace Kelly, Gregory Peck, James Stewart, and Marilyn Monroe, among others.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that well-wishers “look up at the sky, open your arms, and utter her name.” To read the complete obituary, continue reading. They said, “She would love that,” in their letter.
The mother of Jodie, Lucinda, Constance, and Bud, Evelyn “Brandy” Foster, passed away quietly in her home on May 13 from dementia-related complications. 90 years old was she.
She was born and raised in Rockford, Illinois, but in the 1940s she traveled to California to practice her big band singing. At a fencing bout there, she ran into Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Lucius Foster. They were married and had four kids collectively. In Los Angeles, Lucius went on to have success as a real estate developer.
Evelyn temporarily served as Arthur Jacobs’ publicist in Hollywood, representing celebrities like Grace Kelly, Gregory Peck, James Stewart, and Marilyn Monroe. Evelyn, a single mother of four in her thirties who had recently been divorced, used her expertise in the entertainment industry to oversee Buddy’s budding acting career.
Buddy is most known for playing Ken Berry’s son in the television series Mayberry RFD. Her youngest daughter Jodie won her first commercial at age three—the well-known Coppertone ad from the 1960s. The career of her daughter was successfully handled and steered by Evelyn up until 1991 when she won her second Best Actress Oscar for The Silence of the Lambs.
She considered Paris to be her second home, where she cherished spending time exploring the city’s streets with her grandkids and acquiring artwork for her Ile de St. Louis apartment. She spent her Sundays surrounded by a collection of art and architectural periodicals since she was always happiest in the presence of beautiful things. She was an outspoken advocate for social justice, a liberal firebrand with an opinion on just about everything, and a keen fan of international movies.
Evelyn was without a doubt the toughest person her family had ever known; she was a warrior, a champion, and brimming with passion and affection. With her naturally “corkscrew” hair and five feet tall frame, nobody could match her sense of style. Her family will recall those dimple smiles, her warm embraces, and her strategic use of four-letter words. Nana was an original like no other, so nobody trifled with her. May she always be a part of us all?
Her passing will be privately lamented by her family. They advise you to look up at the sky, spread your arms, and recite her name in instead of flowers. That would make her smile.
