Iris Steensma

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fictional character film character

Iris Steensma is the troubled teenage prostitute character from Martin Scorsese’s 1976 film "Taxi Driver," whose role became iconic through Jodie Foster’s acclaimed performance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
film character ⓘ
age 12 years old ⓘ
appearsAlongsideActor Cybill Shepherd ⓘ
Harvey Keitel ⓘ
Robert De Niro ⓘ
appearsAlongsideCharacter Betsy ⓘ
Sport ⓘ
Travis Bickle ⓘ
appearsIn Taxi Driver ⓘ
associatedWithDirector Martin Scorsese ⓘ
associatedWithScreenwriter Paul Schrader ⓘ
characterTrait naive ⓘ
rebellious ⓘ
vulnerable ⓘ
countryOfOriginOfWork United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
creator Paul Schrader ⓘ
filmReleaseYear 1976 ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
genreOfWork neo-noir ⓘ
psychological drama ⓘ
hairColor blonde ⓘ
introducedInFilm Taxi Driver ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
medium feature film ⓘ
narrativeRole catalyst for Travis Bickle’s vigilantism ⓘ
nationality American ⓘ
notableThemeAssociation child prostitution in cinema ⓘ
loss of innocence ⓘ
urban decay ⓘ
occupation prostitute ⓘ
portrayalLedTo Academy Award nomination for Jodie Foster ⓘ
portrayalReceived critical acclaim ⓘ
portrayedBy Jodie Foster ⓘ
relationshipTypeWithSport pimp–prostitute relationship ⓘ
relationshipTypeWithTravisBickle rescued by ⓘ
relationshipWith Sport ⓘ
Travis Bickle ⓘ
settingEra 1970s ⓘ
wardrobeElement cowboy hat ⓘ
heart-shaped sunglasses ⓘ
platform shoes ⓘ
shorts ⓘ
worksInLocation Manhattan ⓘ
New York City ⓘ

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Taxi Driver → featuresCharacter → Iris Steensma ⓘ
Jodie Foster → portrayed → Iris Steensma ⓘ