Clarice Starling

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Clarice M. Starling
Hannibal Lecter character
Jodie Foster as Starling in The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
First appearance	The Silence of the Lambs
Created by	Thomas Harris
Portrayed by	Jodie Foster (The Silence of the Lambs) Masha Skorobogatov (young; The Silence of the Lambs) Julianne Moore (Hannibal) Rebecca Breeds (Clarice) Maya McNair (young; Clarice)
In-universe information
Gender	Female
Occupation	FBI agent
Significant other	Hannibal Lecter (novels)
Religion	Lutheranism
Nationality	American

Clarice M. Starling is a fictional character and protagonist of the novels The Silence of the Lambs (1988) and Hannibal (1999) by Thomas Harris.

In the 1991 film adaptation of The Silence of the Lambs, she was played by Jodie Foster, while in the 2001 film adaptation of Hannibal, she was played by Julianne Moore. In the CBS television series Clarice, she is played by Rebecca Breeds.

Clarice Starling, as portrayed by Foster, is ranked by the American Film Institute as the greatest heroine in film history.^[1] Rolling Stone and Entertainment Weekly ranked Starling as one of the "50 Greatest Movie Protagonists" and "100 Greatest Movie Characters" respectively. Foster's interpretation of Starling is highly ranked amongst the greatest screen performances of all-time, receiving a multitude of accolades including the Academy Award for Best Actress in 1992.