Claim: A The Silence of the Lambs character is not Clarice Starling.
Evidence: In the film , Clarice Starling , a young U.S. FBI trainee , seeks the advice of the imprisoned Dr. Lecter to apprehend another serial killer , known only as `` Buffalo Bill ''.
In the film adaptation of The Silence of the Lambs , she was played by Jodie Foster , while in the film adaptation of Hannibal , she was played by Julianne Moore.