Archive · 20 Jan 2026
Jodie Foster mauled by lion at 9
When Jodie Foster was a little girl, she was acting in a movie with a lion.
The lion suddenly attacked her, picked her up, and shook her around.
It left marks on her hips, but she says they faded over time.
She told this story in an interview many years later.
The movie crew was scared and ran away when the lion attacked her.
It was a very scary moment, but she survived and kept acting.
Jodie Foster was attacked by a lion at age 9 while filming 'Napoleon and Samantha'
The lion picked her up, shook her, and left puncture wounds on her hips
The incident occurred in 1972, and the film also starred Michael Douglas
Foster recounted the story in an interview with W Magazine
The injuries have faded over time, making the scars less visible
- Who
- Jodie Foster, a child actor
- What
- A lion attacked her on a movie set
- When
- When she was 9 years old, in 1972
- Where
- On the set of the film 'Napoleon and Samantha'
- Why
- The lion suddenly attacked her during filming
- Actor
- Jodie Foster
- Age during incident
- 9 years old
- Film
- Napoleon and Samantha
- Director
- Bernard McEveety
- Injury
- Puncture wounds on hips
- Year of incident
- 1972