Actress Jessica Chastain

Jessica Chastain is an actress who specializes in playing strong women with flaws.  But there's nothing flawed about her acting. 

In her early career, she appeared in various TV shows and performed in classic plays like Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet (as Juliet) and Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard.  She got a late start in the movies - her debut film, Jolene, based on E.L. Doctorow's short story about a troubled drifter, came out in 2008, when she was 31.  But she rose to prominence in Hollywood and became one of the hottest actresses of twenty-teens. 

Her best known movies include: 2011's The Help, about black maids in Mississippi and the white women who employ them; 2012's Zero Dark Thirty, as a CIA agent  helping in the search for Osama bin Laden after 9/11; a 2014 film version of August Strindberg's Miss Julie, in which she played the title role, and: The Martian, from 2015, as the commander of a Mars expedition.  Quite impressive for a few short years. 

Ms. Chastain's most recent movie as of this writing is Molly's Game, based on underground-poker tycoon Molly Bloom's adventures in the world of illegal gambling.  As Molly Bloom, Ms. Chastain has gotten very favorable reviews.

Jessica Chastain is also involved in movie production. Her Freckle Films production company aims to provide more roles for women and people of color.