EntertainmentJodie Foster in ‘Elysium’ & More Actresses in Roles Written for Men (PHOTOS)Gender BendersWith ‘Elysium,’ Jodie Foster joins nine other actresses who played roles intended for men.Kevin FallonSenior Editor, ObsessedUpdated Jul. 11, 2017 9:19PM EDT / Published Aug. 08, 2013 4:45AM EDT Universal/Everett Collection; Hulton Archive/Getty; Andrew Schwartz/Columbia Pictures/Everett Collection; Kimberley French/Columbia Pictures, via AP Universal/Everett Collection; Hulton Archive/Getty; Andrew Schwartz/Columbia Pictures/Everett Collection; Kimberley French/Columbia Pictures, via AP Jodie Foster in ‘Elysium’Kimberley French/Columbia Pictures, via AP Angelina Jolie in ‘Salt’ Andrew Schwartz/Columbia Pictures/Everett Collection Kathy Bates in ‘Harry’s Law’NBC, via Getty Jane Lynch in ‘The 40-Year-Old Virgin’Universal/Everett Collection Sigourney Weaver in ‘Alien’Hulton Archive/Getty Jodie Foster in ‘Flightplan’Touchstone/Everett Collection Mayim Bialik in ‘Blossom’ Touchstone Television/Getty Glenn Close in ‘The Paper’ Universal/Everett Collection Lucy Liu in ‘Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever’Warner Bros., via Getty Queen Latifah in ‘Last Holiday’Paramount/Everett Collection Kevin FallonSenior Editor, Obsessed@kpfallonkevin.fallon@thedailybeast.comGot a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here.
Universal/Everett Collection; Hulton Archive/Getty; Andrew Schwartz/Columbia Pictures/Everett Collection; Kimberley French/Columbia Pictures, via AP Jodie Foster in ‘Elysium’Kimberley French/Columbia Pictures, via AP Angelina Jolie in ‘Salt’ Andrew Schwartz/Columbia Pictures/Everett Collection Kathy Bates in ‘Harry’s Law’NBC, via Getty Jane Lynch in ‘The 40-Year-Old Virgin’Universal/Everett Collection Sigourney Weaver in ‘Alien’Hulton Archive/Getty Jodie Foster in ‘Flightplan’Touchstone/Everett Collection Mayim Bialik in ‘Blossom’ Touchstone Television/Getty Glenn Close in ‘The Paper’ Universal/Everett Collection Lucy Liu in ‘Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever’Warner Bros., via Getty Queen Latifah in ‘Last Holiday’Paramount/Everett Collection