Clarice Starling — The Silence of the Lambs Character Profile

About Clarice Starling

Determined FBI trainee pursuing serial killers to prove her investigative worth.

Clarice Starling — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Human

Abilities

Criminal profiling, Investigation, Negotiation

• Strength: 6/10
• Intelligence: 8.5/10
• Charisma: 8/10
• Morality: 9/10
• Influence: 7/10

Affiliations

• Federal Bureau of Investigation
• Behavioral Analysis Unit

Quick Facts about Clarice Starling

Education

FBI Academy

Occupation

offender profiler, special agent, FBI agent

Nationality

[[United States

Clarice Starling's Known Relations

• Federal Bureau of Investigation — Employer
• Hannibal Lecter — Enemy
• Buffalo Bill — Enemy
• Mason Verger — Enemy
• Paul Krendler — Enemy
• Behavioral Analysis Unit — Member of

Clarice Starling appears in 2 titles

• The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
• Hannibal (2001) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Jodie Foster

Appears in

The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (6)

• Clarice Starling — related — Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins)
• Clarice Starling — related — Dr. Frederick Chilton (Anthony Heald)
• Clarice Starling — Professional Subordinate — Jack Crawford (Scott Glenn)

  Supervisor and trainee relationship within the FBI Behavioral Science Unit.

• Clarice Starling — Narrative Consultant — Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins)

  FBI agent relies on imprisoned psychiatrist for criminal profiling and clues.

• Clarice Starling — Conflict Investigator Vs Predator — Jame Gumb (Ted Levine)

  Direct hunter-prey confrontation between the agent and the serial killer.

• Clarice Starling — Conflict Agent Vs Director — Dr. Frederick Chilton (Anthony Heald)

  Hostile interaction between the determined agent and the obstructive asylum director.

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More characters from The Silence of the Lambs

• Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins)
• Jack Crawford (Scott Glenn)
• Jame Gumb (Ted Levine)
• Lt. Boyle (Charles Napier)
• Dr. Frederick Chilton (Anthony Heald)
• Paul Krendler (Ron Vawter)
• Roden (Dan Butler)
• Senator Ruth Martin (Diane Baker)
• Ardelia Mapp (Kasi Lemmons)
• FBI Director Hayden Burke (Roger Corman)
• Catherine Martin (Brooke Smith)
• Friendly Psychopath (Don Brockett)