Age: 49
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Jessica Michelle Chastain (born March 24, 1977) is an American actress and film producer. Known for her roles in films with feminist themes, she has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, in addition to nominations for two British Academy Film Awards. Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2012. Born and raised in Sacramento, California, Chastain developed an interest in acting from an early age. In 1998, she made her professional stage debut as Shakespeare's Juliet. After studying acting at the Juilliard School, she was signed to a talent holding deal with the television producer John Wells. She was a recurring guest star in several television series, including Law & Order: Trial by Jury. She also took on roles in the stage productions of Anton Chekhov's play The Cherry Orchard in 2004 and Oscar Wilde's tragedy Salome in 2006. Chastain made her film debut in the drama Jolene (2008), and gained wide recognition for her starring roles in the dramas Take Shelter (2011) and The Tree of Life (2011). Her performance as an aspiring socialite in The Help (2011) earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. In 2012, she won a Golden Globe Award and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress for playing a CIA analyst in the thriller Zero Dark Thirty. Chastain made her Broadway debut in a revival of The Heiress in the same year. Her highest-grossing releases came with the science fiction films Interstellar (2014) and The Martian (2015), and the horror film It Chapter Two (2019), and she continued to receive critical acclaim for her performances in the dramas A Most Violent Year (2014), Miss Sloane (2016), Molly's Game (2017) and The Good Nurse (2022). For her portrayal of Tammy Faye in the biopic The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021), which she also produced, Chastain won the Academy Award for Best Actress. In television, Chastain starred in drama miniseries Scenes from a Marriage (2021) and George & Tammy (2022). For the latter, she won a SAG Award. Her performance also garnered her nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award. Chastain is the founder of the production company Freckle Films, which was created to promote diversity in film. She is vocal about mental health issues, as well as gender and racial equality. She is married to fashion executive Gian Luca Passi de Preposulo, with whom she has two children. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jessica Chastain, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Jessica Chastain
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for Pamela Isley/Poison Ivy in Batman 3 (2013)
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Released May 3, 2013, The events of “The Justice League” has Bruce Wayne, Batman, unsure if he is able to live in a world of gods. Dick Grayson has grown into his own and became Nightwing, but still fights alongside Bruce as an ally. Bruce has taken in a new foster child, Jason Todd, who now acts as Robin. However, a new threat attacks Bruce close to home. A criminal known as Hush attacked Wayne Manor, injuring Alfred Pennyworth. Jason Todd, thinking he can stop Hush on his own, battles Hush as Robin only to be killed by the criminal. Commissioner James Gordon was brutally assaulted by Hush leaving him comatose in the hospital. His daughter, Barbara Gordon, decides to fight with Batman and Nightwing as they go up against the biggest threat to ever hit Gotham City. However, it turns out that everything has been a ploy, and the real threat has been Edward Nygma, the Riddler, who discovered Bruce Wayne is Batman. Riddler had been tired of being looked at as a second-rate criminal and is now taking out his revenge on Batman and tries to take over Gotham’s underworld to prove that he is a true criminal mastermind.
