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
Michelle Richards
for Michelle Richards in The Vessel: A X-Files and John Constantine crossover
Suggested by matthewfenner
In the bleak and rain-soaked outskirts of Seattle, FBI agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully are called to investigate the chilling case of Lily Harper — a seven-year-old girl whose violent, unnatural behavior defies all medical explanation. What begins as another potential case of psychological disturbance quickly descends into a nightmare as Mulder and Scully witness phenomena that challenge even their seasoned skepticism. As Mulder wrestles with his belief in the extraordinary and Scully clings to science for reason, both are thrust into a reality where the line between the living and the damned is brutally thin. Their investigation leads them to a chain-smoking, world-weary exorcist — John Constantine — whose very presence reeks of battles fought in Hell’s shadow. Constantine warns them of Juz’ginor, a demon not merely possessing Lily but using her as a vessel to anchor itself to Earth, spreading corruption through human souls like a plague. As the three join forces, they uncover a web of occult rituals and secret sects devoted to opening the gates of Hell. Mulder and Scully must confront horrors beyond their comprehension — and a truth neither faith nor logic can fully grasp. In a finale drenched in fire, blood, and despair, Constantine faces his oldest adversary while Mulder and Scully’s faith in each other is pushed to its breaking point. The X-Files have never gone this deep into darkness — and not everyone will return unscarred.
