Name the female producer behind such notable 1970s films as The Sting, Taxi Driver, and Close Encounters of the Third Kind.

A) Maya Deren
B) Kathryn Bigelow
C) Julia Phillips
D) Jodie Foster

Julia Phillips was a female producer who worked on notable 1970s films such as The Sting, Taxi Driver, and Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Maya Deren was a filmmaker known for her avant-garde work in the 1940s and 1950s. Kathryn Bigelow is a female director and producer known for her work in action and suspense films, such as The Hurt Locker and Point Break. Jodie Foster is an actress and director, but not a producer behind these specific films.