Title role for Jodie Foster (4)
I believe the answer is:
nell
'title role for jodie foster' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for nell that I've seen before include "-- Gwyn, mistress of Charles II" , "Dickensian heroine" , "-- Gwyn, royal favourite" , "little Miss Trent?" , "Orphan girl" .)