Hannibal Tetralogy character
Clarice Starling
Gender	Female
Ethnicity	White American
Birth	December 23, 1963
Relationships	Hannibal Lecter (partner in solving murder, later lover) George Starling (father)
Current status:	Alive
Portrayed by:	Jodie Foster (The Silence of the Lambs) Julianne Moore (Hannibal) Masha Skorobogatov (as little girl in The Silence of The Lambs)

Clarice M. Starling is a fictional character in the novels The Silence of the Lambs and Hannibal by Thomas Harris. Hannibal Lecter is a fictional character in a series of novels by author Thomas Harris. ... Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins Promotional image of the movie The Silence of the Lambs This work is copyrighted. ... For other uses, see Female (disambiguation). ... The term white American (often used interchangeably and incorrectly with Caucasian American[2] and within the United States simply white[3]) is an umbrella term that refers to people of European descent residing in the United States. ... is the 357th day of the year (358th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see 1963 (disambiguation). ... Hannibal Lecter is a fictional character in a series of novels by author Thomas Harris. ... Alicia Christian Jodie Foster (born November 19, 1962) is a two-time Academy Award-winning American actress, director and producer. ... Julianne Moore (born December 3, 1960) is a four-time Academy Award-nominated, Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning American actress. ... A fictional character is any person, persona, identity, or entity that is created from ones imagination or from an adaption of an existing entity. ... For other uses, see Novel (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Hannibal is a novel by Thomas Harris, a third part of a series involving his iconic psychopathic character Hannibal Lecter. ... This article is about the author Thomas Harris. ...

In the movie adaptation of The Silence of the Lambs she is played by Jodie Foster, while in the movie adaptation of Hannibal she is played by Julianne Moore. Alicia Christian Jodie Foster (born November 19, 1962) is a two-time Academy Award-winning American actress, director and producer. ... Julianne Moore (born December 3, 1960) is a four-time Academy Award-nominated, Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning American actress. ...

Clarice Starling, as portrayed by Jodie Foster, was ranked the sixth greatest protagonist in film history on AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes and Villains. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... // AFIs 100 Years. ...

The Silence of the Lambs

In The Silence of the Lambs, Starling is 25 and a student at the FBI Academy. She hopes to work at the Behavioral Science Unit, tracking down serial killers and ultimately apprehending them. Her mentor, FBI director Jack Crawford, sends her to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist who turned into a cannibalistic serial killer. He is housed in a Baltimore mental institution. Upon arriving at the asylum for her first interview with Lecter, Starling is the subject of the crude and lewd attentions of Lecter's captor, the asylum manager Frederick Chilton. She rebuffs him, much to his annoyance, which probably helps her bond with Lecter, who also despises Chilton. As time passes, Lecter gives Starling information about Buffalo Bill, but only in exchange for personal information such as painful memories. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is a federal criminal investigative, intelligence agency, and the primary investigative arm of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). ... Serial killers are individuals who have a history of multiple slayings of victims who were usually unknown to them beforehand. ... Jack Crawford. ... Hannibal Lecter is a fictional character in a series of novels by author Thomas Harris. ... Cannibal redirects here. ... A psychiatric hospital (also called a mental hospital or asylum) is a hospital specializing in the treatment of persons with mental illness. ... Chilton taunts Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs. ...

She tells Lecter that she was raised in a small town in West Virginia, with her father (a police officer). When she was about ten years old, her father was shot by robbers. He died a month after the incident. Starling was sent to live on a farm with her uncle, from which she briefly ran away in horror when she witnessed horses and lambs being slaughtered. (The title of the book refers to her being haunted by the screaming she heard from the lambs. Starling believes that if she can save people from Buffalo Bill, the screaming will stop). Official language(s) none (de facto English) Demonym West Virginian Capital Charleston Largest city Charleston Largest metro area Charleston metro area Area  Ranked 41st in the US  - Total 24,230 sq mi (62,755 km²)  - Width 130 miles (210 km)  - Length 240 miles (385 km)  - % water 0. ... Slaughter is the term used to describe the killing and butchering of domestic livestock. ... Sheep redirects here. ...

She spent the rest of her childhood in a Lutheran orphanage. She graduated from the University of Virginia at the top of her class and became a star student of the FBI's training school (according to the movie).-1... For other uses, see Orphanage (disambiguation). ... The University of Virginia (also called U.Va. ...

During the investigation, Starling and Lecter form a strange relationship with each other (Lecter gives her clues in the form of cryptic, riddling information designed to help Starling figure it out for herself.) The two grow to respect each other, so when Lecter escapes during a transfer to a state prison in Tennessee, Starling does not fear him, because she is certain that even though he was extremely dangerous, he respected her enough to not come after her. Look up cryptic in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article is about the U.S. state of Tennessee. ...

Starling has a hunch that one of Buffalo Bill's victims had a personal relationship with him, and goes to investigate. She goes to the victim's home in Belvedere, Ohio, to interview people who knew her, and unknowingly stumbles onto the killer himself, Jame Gumb (he is living under the alias "Jack Gordon" when they meet). When she sees a Death's Head moth (the same kind that Bill stuffs in his victims' throats) flutter through the house, she knows she has her man and tries to arrest him. Gumb flees and Starling follows him into his basement, where his latest victim is alive and screaming for help. Gumb stalks Starling wearing night vision goggles and is about to kill her when she hears him behind her and opens fire, killing him. The victim is rescued. Belvedere is a fictional town in the U.S. state of Ohio depicted in the novel The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris, as well as the 1991 motion picture based on the novel. ... Species Acherontia atropos Acherontia styx Variations in the Deaths head pattern The name Deaths head hawkmoth usually refers to one of the two species ( and ) of moth in the Acherontia genus. ... Experimental night vision goggles. ...

Weeks later, Lecter writes Starling a letter from a hotel room somewhere in Detroit wishing her good luck in silencing the screaming of the lambs. Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor...

Hannibal

In Hannibal, Starling is in her early thirties and a full-fledged FBI agent. After a bungled drug raid in which she shoots a drug kingpin using an infant as a hostage (identified by the press as a mother holding a child) and is later blamed for the mess by Paul Krendler. Starling is removed from active duty, and she receives a letter from Lecter, who is (unknown to her at the time) residing in his favorite city: Florence, Italy. One of Lecter's surviving victims, the paralyzed and mutilated vengeful billionaire Mason Verger, is searching for Lecter and has offered a huge reward, which a corrupt Florentine detective named Pazzi tries to claim when he discovers Lecter's true identity in Florence. Florence (or Firenze, Florentia and Fiorenza) is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany, and of the province of Florence. ... Mason Verger is a fictional character in the novel Hannibal. ... The Pazzi family were Tuscan nobles who had become bankers in Florence in the 14th century. ...

Clarice finds out about Lecter in Florence and attempts to warn Pazzi. As Starling predicted, Lecter finds out about the plot that Pazzi has against him, and as a result, he kills Pazzi. Lecter then flees to the US. When he arrives, he immediately starts to follow Starling. Starling, meanwhile, is being harassed at the FBI by various corrupt agents such as her superior Paul Krendler, who is secretly assisting Verger in capturing Lecter. Starling attempts to find Dr. Lecter first, not only to capture him, but to save him from Verger and Krendler. Krendler was also trying to frame Starling by planting falsified letters from Lecter, in an attempt to get her fired by the FBI by making them believe that she and Lecter had an intimate relationship. This only results in her being put on a suspension of leave, but she is now powerless to stop Verger's men. Lecter is captured by Verger, who attempts to feed him to a group of specially trained boars. Ray Liotta as Paul Krendler. ...

Julianne Moore as Starling in Hannibal; Lecter is in the background

Starling is aware that Lecter is being held by Verger, so she attempts to save him. She is wounded in the ensuing gunfight; Verger is killed by his own sister, Margot (though he is instead killed by his physicial Cordell in the film adaptation). Lecter nurses Clarice back to health and attempts to transform her into a surrogate for his late sister, Mischa, through a regimen of mind-altering drugs, brainwashing and psychological conditioning. Image File history File links Claricestarlinghannibal. ... Image File history File links Claricestarlinghannibal. ... Julianne Moore (born December 3, 1960) is a four-time Academy Award-nominated, Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning American actress. ... Hannibal (aka The Silence of the Lambs 2) is a 2001 film directed by Ridley Scott, adapted from the Thomas Harris novel of the same name. ... Margot Verger is a fictional character in Thomas Harris novel Hannibal. ... Mischa Lecter is a fictional character that appeared in the novel Hannibal and the upcoming prequel Behind the Mask. ... Brainwashing (also known as thought reform or as re-education) consists of any effort aimed at instilling certain attitudes and beliefs in a person — sometimes unwelcome beliefs in conflict with the persons prior beliefs and knowledge. ... Operant conditioning is the use of consequences to modify the occurrence and form of behavior. ...

Lecter utterly underestimates her strong will, however; she mocks Lecter's devotion to his sister and tells him that he should brainwash himself into becoming Mischa, if he truly wanted her back. During this time, Lecter captures Krendler and cannibalizes his brain with a drugged Starling, and he holds a feast of his brains sauteed. Then, in the novel's most controversial sequence, Clarice opens the front of her dress and offers her breast to Lecter. Lecter accepts Clarice's offer and the two become lovers. Through this physical display of affection, she is able to humanize Lecter and subside his cannibalistic urges. They disappear together, only to be sighted again in Buenos Aires three years later by former orderly, Barney, who somewhat befriended him while he was incarcerated in Baltimore. For other uses, see Breast (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Buenos Aires (disambiguation). ...