Jessica Chastain

JessicaJessica Michelle Chastain (born March 24 1977) is an American producer and actress. Her films that address feminist issues are her primary focus. She has been awarded numerous accolades which include an Academy Award as well as the Golden Globe Award. Time magazine listed her as one of the top 100 influential people in the world in 2012. Chastain discovered an interest in acting from an early age and made her performance debut in the year 1998, playing Shakespeare's Juliet. After attending acting classes at Juilliard School, she was offered a talent contract with John Wells. She was frequently a guest on several television shows as well as a number of roles in stage productions. After debuting in a film at age 31 in the drama Jolene (2008), Chastain became a household name in the year 2011 with six film releases including the dramas Take Shelter (2011) and The Tree of Life (2011). In her roles as an aspiring socialite as well as a CIA analyst, she was awarded Academy Award nominations in The Help (2011) and Zero Dark Thirty (2012). The science-fiction films Interstellar (2014) and The Martian (2015) were commercially more successful than the horror film It Chapter Two (2019). The strong-willed character of Chastain in dramas The Most Valuable Year (2014), Miss Sloane (2016), Molly's Game (2017) and Scenes from a Marriage (2021) were also highly acclaimed. She then played Tammy Faye Bakker in the biopic The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021) and won the Academy Award for Best Actress as well as Tammy Wynette in the miniseries George & Tammy (2022). Chastain is the founder of production company Freckle Films, which was created to promote diversity in film. She also is an shareholder in the soccer club Angel City FC. She has a strong voice on mental health issues as well as gender and racial equality. Gian Luca Passi de Preposulo (fashion executive) is her spouse.

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