American actress with an Academy Award for "The Eyes of Tammy Faye" and a career spanning "Zero Dark Thirty", "Interstellar", and prestige stage productions.
Background
Born in Sacramento, California, and raised in Sacramento and Tahoma, Chastain trained at the Juilliard School on a Robin Williams scholarship. She joined Williamstown Theatre Festival before her film breakthrough.
Career
Terrence Malick cast her in “The Tree of Life” (2011), and Kathryn Bigelow led her to her first Oscar nomination in “Zero Dark Thirty” (2012). She produces through Freckle Films, championing female-led projects.
Style
Chastain is recognized for choosing politically conscious material — refugee dramas, biographical features, science fiction — and as the public face of We Do It Together, a non-profit film production company.
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