Jessica Chastain

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Summary

Jessica Chastain is an actor and producer known for roles in Zero Dark Thirty, The Help, Molly’s Game, and The Eyes of Tammy Faye. Her work and production efforts often foreground complex women and women-led stories. She has repeatedly advocated for gender equality and equal pay, helped secure equal pay for Octavia Spencer, supported Time’s Up, and founded Freckle Films to create opportunities for women in the industry. She has also voiced support for LGBTQ people; no public partisan campaign affiliation is on record.