[35] She also appeared as Mary Debenham in an episode of the British television series Agatha Christie's Poirot, based on Agatha Christie's 1934 novel Murder on the Orient Express. And Jessica Chastain has revealed the resemblance between she and Bryce Dallas Howard is so strong that her doppelganger's own father, Ron Howard, once mistook her for his daughter. [165] She advocates for greater gender balance on sets, including more representation of women on film crews and in positions of power. Legit. [94][96] Conversely, David Sims of Slate praised her for portraying her character's "jealous intensity to the hilt". and I was "Yes, I'm being recognised! The Molly's Game actress was born Mar. [158] She will feature in Michel Franco's film Memory alongside Peter Sarsgaard, and produce and star alongside Anne Hathaway in Mothers Instinct, a remake of the Belgian psychological thriller of the same name. But Hastey isn't her biological fathera man named Michael Monasterio is. Jessica Chastain told her Dark Phoenix costar Sophie Turner in a new interview that she and Bryce Dallas Howard look so similar, Howard's own father, Ron Howard, once mistook her for the Jurassic World star! Starring Matt Damon as a botanist who is stranded on Mars by a team of astronauts commanded by Chastain's character, the film is based on Andy Weir's novel of the same name. [135][136], Also in 2021, Chastain agreed to Scenes from a Marriage, a gender-switched remake of Ingmar Bergman's 1973 Swedish miniseries of the same name for HBO, for its subversion of stereotypical portrayal of women. [78], Chastain appeared in three films in 2014. [46][47] Manohla Dargis of The New York Times praised the chemistry between Chastain and Spencer, and Roger Ebert credited her for being "unaffected and infectious". Victor Chavez/Getty Images. A source told Star Magazine (via Daily Mail) that Monasterio felt Chastain "turned her back on him," and he was always hurt that the Zero Dark Thirty actress referred to Michael Hastey as her father, and not him. The family honored the late matriarch by placing beautiful pink, yellow, and white flowers near the headstone. [63] Her television roles include the miniseries Scenes from a Marriage (2021) and George & Tammy (2022). "It demolished me," he wrote in a Facebook post (via theDaily Mail), "I couldn't get outta bed for months, just went all over the country for years trying to figure out why." [196][197] For the latter, she led an initiative called Lead Like A Woman, and featured in a short film named Leading with Intensity (2019) made by an all-female cast and crew. Chastain told a story about a time when Chastain herself mistook a magazine photo of Howard for one of Chastain, and another story about a time when she (Chastain) saw Bryce's father, Ron Howard, in a store and he momentarily . Chastain is reluctant to publicly discuss her family background; she was estranged from Monasterio, who died in 2013, and has stated that no father is listed on her birth certificate. Which I see it as a compliment, I think shes fabulous.. Actress Jessica Chastain immediately pops to mind when it comes to the most beautiful among our ginger brethren, with her piercing light eyes, super pale skin, and her long fiery tresses. [38] In Coriolanus, an adaptation of the Shakespearian tragedy from actor-director Ralph Fiennes, she played Virgilia. The family struggled to make ends meet. 'I went to NYU and she was at Julliard and there were many times in the likes of Starbucks and other places that people were certain we were one and the same person.'. Inside Matt Hancock's 41-hour battle to save his career when photo of 'a snog and heavy petting' with aide Will Vladimir Putin's empress pay the ultimate price for his war on the West? [98][100] She read the novel Capitol Punishment by disgraced former lobbyist Jack Abramoff to research the practice of lobbying in America, and met with female lobbyists to study their mannerisms and sense of style. [20] Later that year, she appeared as a guest performer on the medical drama series ER playing a woman she described as "psychotic", which led to her getting more unusual parts such as accident victims or characters with mental illness. [174] In 2020, Chastain became an investor in a Los Angeles-based franchise for the National Women's Soccer League. Her performance was not well received by the critic Ben Brantley of The New York Times, who thought that she "somehow seems to keep losing color as the evening progresses". Bryce Dallas Howard has opened up about tasting alcohol for the first time. Even Ron Howard isnt sure. After studying acting at the Juilliard School, she was signed to a talent holding deal with the television producer John Wells. She played Celia Foote, an aspiring socialite in 1960s Jackson, Mississippi, who develops a friendship with her Black maid (played by Spencer). In fact, she admits she's even gotten mixed up herself. [55] With global revenues of $747million, the film ranks as her highest-grossing release. . [42] The film premiered at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival to a polarized reception from the audience, though it was praised by critics and won the Palme d'Or. ', Chris Pratt Reveals He Prefers to Go by 'CP' or Just 'Pratt': 'No One Calls Me Chris', Chris Hemsworth Recalls Kristen Stewart Accidentally Punching Him in the Face on 'Snow White' Set, Jason Sudeikis and Olivia Wilde's Relationship Timeline. No one except for a few people even know who the real father of our actress is. The Jurassic World star detailed how she had been confused for Jessica long before their acting careers even took off and conceded that the pair 'could be sisters'. Bryce Dallas Howard is reflecting on her filmmaker father, Ron Howard, mistaking Jessica Chastain for his own daughter. [172][173] In 2017, she featured alongside several Hollywood celebrities in a theatrical production of The Children's Monologues, in which she performed a monologue as a thirteen-year-old girl who is raped by her uncle. [66] Zero Dark Thirty was critically acclaimed, albeit controversial for its scenes of torture that were shown providing useful intelligence in the search for bin Laden. A new report in Star Magazine alleges that the 35-year-old actress 'refuses to acknowledge her biological father Michael Monasterio' and 'wants nothing to do with him.' It's not very often that an Academy Award nominee can have such a secret life, but this actress has managed it. Chastain, 44, and Howard, 40, have long been mistaken for one another. [201], Chastain is an animal lover, and has adopted a rescue dog. [101] Hailing her as "one of the best actresses on the planet", Peter Travers commended Chastain for successfully drawing the audience into Sloane's life, and Justin Chang termed her performance "a tour de force of rhetorical precision and tightly coiled emotional intensity". I think shes fabulous., Jessica Chastain and James McAvoy Battle Pennywise in First 'IT Chapter Two' Trailer, Jessica Chastain Welcomes First Baby With Husband Gian Luca Passi de Preposulo, Why Chris Pratt's 'Jurassic World' Co-Star Bryce Dallas Howard Asked Katherine Schwarzenegger for Advice, By signing up, you agree to our [126][127] Boyd van Hoeij of The Hollywood Reporter bemoaned that Chastain's talents as an action star had been wasted in an underwhelming film. [33], In 2010, Chastain starred in John Madden's dramatic thriller The Debt, portraying a young Mossad agent sent to East Berlin in the 1960s to capture a former Nazi doctor who carried out medical experiments in concentration camps. Even Director Ron Howard thought his daughter was Jessica Chastain. [83] With a budget of $165million, the high-profile production, co-starring Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway, was filmed mostly using IMAX cameras. A serious case of mistaken identity! Actors Jessica Chastain and Oscar Issac showed off their undeniable chemistry on the red carpet over the weekend, prompting lots of chatter. Premiere, Bryce Dallas Howard Celebrates Daughter Beatrice's 10th Birthday: 'Welcome to the Double Digits! Published [159][160], Chastain identifies as a feminist, and has often spoken out against the discrimination faced by women and minorities in Hollywood. [23] While working on the play, she was recommended by Nelson to Al Pacino, who was looking for an actress to star in his production of Oscar Wilde's tragedy Salome. [32] Writing for The New Yorker, Hilton Als commended Chastain for finding "a beautiful maternal depth" in her role. Murdaugh is heckled as he leaves court, Mom who lost both sons to fentanyl blasts laughing Biden, Moment teenager crashes into back of lorry after 100mph police race, Two Russian tanks annihilated with bombs by Ukrainian armed forces, Bizarre moments in Alex Murdaugh double murder trial so far, Stolen car crashes into another car causing building to collapse, Ukrainian soldier takes out five tanks with Javelin missiles. [81] The film only received a limited theatrical release. [73] She then starred as the titular character of a depressed woman who separates from her husband (played by James McAvoy) following a tragic incident in the drama The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby (2013), which she also produced. [52] Her film roles in 2011, particularly in The Help, Take Shelter and The Tree of Life, won her awards from several critics' organizations. It's odd because it all started long before we were famous. [42] She considered her part to be "the embodiment of grace and the spirit world"; in preparation, she practiced meditation, studied paintings of the Madonna, and read poems by Thomas Aquinas. Bryce Dallas Howard or Jessica Chastain? Ullmann directed him and Jessica Chastain in "Miss Julie" and he says Ullmann "is an amazing human being; she has such heart and her emotions are so close to the surface." (Unlike most . Bryce Dallas Howard is reflecting on her filmmaker father, Ron Howard, mistaking Jessica Chastain for his own daughter. [182], Chastain specializes in portraying emotionally grueling roles and is drawn to parts of strong but flawed women. [204] In 2012, she began dating Gian Luca Passi de Preposulo, an Italian count of the Passi de Preposulo noble family, who is an executive for the fashion brand Moncler. [69] Peter Travers of Rolling Stone wrote, "Chastain is a marvel. [132] She worked with the music producer Dave Cobb to record seven songs for the film's soundtrack. Speaking to Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon at the time, she explained: 'Right out of college, I was doing an off-Broadway play and I was like "I'm a working actress" and then The Village had just come out - that was [Bryce's] big break. [54] In the former, which marked the third installment in the Madagascar series, she voiced Gia the Jaguar with an Italian accent. [57] The film received generally positive reviews, with Richard Corliss finding Chastain to be filled with "poised, seductive gravity". [39] Her next role was opposite Brad Pitt, as the loving mother of three children in Terrence Malick's experimental drama The Tree of Life, which she had filmed in 2008. [21], In 2004, Chastain took on the role of Anya, a virtuous young woman, in a Williamstown Theatre Festival production of Anton Chekhov's play The Cherry Orchard in Massachusetts, starring with Michelle Williams. [27][28] She won a Best Actress award at the Seattle International Film Festival. The Dark Phoenix star, 41, recalled the director, 65, thought he'd seen Bryce, 37, when they bumped into each other during a chance meeting at an Apple Store event because they look 'so much alike'. Bryce Dallas Howard and Jessica Chastain look so alike that even Bryce's father Ron Howard mistook Chastain for the Jurassic World star. [206][207] They later had a second daughter. [26] It follows the life of a sexually abused teenager over the course of a decade. I've had enough of life': Grandmother, 86, is reduced to tears after killjoy Tory council destroys retirement garden she spent 17 years cultivating - branding it a 'fire hazard' and smashing it with a sledgehammer. [200] She has cited the actress Isabelle Huppert as an influence, for managing a family, while also playing "out-there roles" on screen. During a July 2019 interview, Jessica Chastain said that she often gets mistaken for fellow actress Bryce Dallas Howard. And he was, like, shook. In a recent video . Mar 4, 2021 - Jessica Chastain is Ron Howard's illegitimate daughter. She was interested in portraying a role that young girls could look up to for inspiration, and provided off-screen inputs to avoid a white savior narrative. . Things weren't easy for me growing up. Truth: When picking up awards for her role in Zero Dark Thirty, Chastain thanked her mother, Jerri Chastain, and her father, Michael Hastey.Mar 2, 2016 around $200 million Secondly, Are [66] The difficult subject matter made it unpleasant for her to film; she suffered from depression during production, and once walked off the set in tears because she was unable to continue. Oscar Cainer tells all. Is Jessica Chastain Ron Howard's daughter? He really was, the actress told Entertainment Tonight. [56][47] In Lawless, based on Matt Bondurant's Prohibition-era novel The Wettest County in the World, she played a dancer who becomes embroiled in a conflict between three bootlegging brothers (played by Shia LaBeouf, Tom Hardy, and Jason Clarke). Did you encounter any technical issues? 'I was on the subway and these kids come over and said "I'm sorry but are you an actress?" How remorseless Stephen Bear continued his arrogant antics up until AP Entertainment on Twitter: "MISTAKEN IDENTITY JESSICA CHASTAIN: #JessicaChastain (@jes_chastain) and #BryceDallasHoward look so similar they stood in front of a mirror together and compared features. In fact, she admits shes even gotten mixed up herself. Even Howard's father, famed actor-director Ron Howard has reportedly mistaken Jessica Chastain for his daughter. The film was screened at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, and critic Tim Robey of The Daily Telegraph noted how much Chastain's supporting part aided the narrative. 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Advertisement. prompting Howard to even sing a song she entitled "I Am Not Jessica Chastain" via social media. Her godfather is . [130] David Fear of Rolling Stone found Chastain to be the "only reason to see this curiously tepid biopic" and praised her for rising above the script to humanize Bakker. In an interview with InStyle, Chastainsaid that Juliet's death "completely changed" her. [194][195] In 2015, she became the global ambassador for the Swiss jewelry and watchmaking company Piaget, and in 2017, she was made the face of Ralph Lauren's fragrance campaign, named Woman. [141][142], For The 355 (2022), a female-led spy film, Chastain and her team of female co-stars pitched the idea to prospective buyers at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival, where it was picked up by Universal Pictures. In 1979, the couple had another daughter, Juliet Chastain, but shortly after their youngest was born, Jerri took the kids and left Monasterio. Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group, Inside Matt Hancock's 41-hour battle to save his career when photo of 'a snog and heavy petting' with aide Gina Coladangelo was made public: From shock to resignation and - eventually - an apology to his wife, leaked WhatsApps reveal all, Will Vladimir Putin's empress pay the ultimate price for his war on the West? Chastain met with astronauts at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the Johnson Space Center, and modeled her role on Tracy Caldwell Dyson, with whom she spent time in Houston. A Warner Bros. PBS programming varies regionally. 2023 Cable News Network. [176], Chastain supports charitable organizations that promote mental health, and is involved with the nonprofit organization To Write Love on Her Arms. I was at the Apple store and Ron Howard was there, and I was like walking by and I was like, 'Oh . [11] Describing her film career in 2017, Ben Dickinson of Elle wrote: With her often haunted-looking eyes, pale complexion, and gorgeous red mane [] she can project everything from icy hauteur (The Martian, Miss Sloane) to loving warmth (The Tree of Life, The Zookeeper's Wife) or an unstable equilibrium and high intelligence in between (Zero Dark Thirty and A Most Violent Year). [92] For her work in 2014, the Broadcast Film Critics Association honored Chastain with a special achievement award. Jessica Chastain and Bryce Dallas Howard are used to people telling them they look alike but it seems even the latter's famous dad Ron Howard can't tell them apart!. I literally walked by and he was like, I think I saw Bryce. . Witch, Harridan, Harpy, and new insults like Karen and Terf. It turns out one of Hollywood's most famous actresses often gets mistaken for . Sunday, Dec. 4. [7] Sarah Karmali of Harper's Bazaar opines that "she goes for total immersion, sinking so deep into character that her face seems to change shape with each one". "And I was walking by and I was like, 'Thats Ron Howard'and then my friend was with me [and] he said he turned to someone and said 'I think I just saw Bryce.' . Ron Howard has built one of the most impressive careers in Hollywood. Her father is director Ron Howard. Tragically, Chastain's younger sister died in 2003 at age 24 after allegedly completing suicide. Your effort and contribution in providing this feedback is much In fact, Bryce Dallas Howard's own father, the acclaimed director Ron Howard, has accidentally confused the two! As the Interstellar actress told USA Today, "I didn't grow up with a lot of money, and we were evicted a couple times when I was a child." [168] In the same year, she appeared alongside several actresses in This Changes Everything, a documentary about the poor representation of women in Hollywood films. Ill be like, Gotta get it together. [63] She ultimately agreed after finding a connection to Sloper, explaining: "she's painfully uncomfortable and I used to be that". [134] She won the Academy Award for Best Actress, Critics Choice Award and SAG Award, in addition to a Golden Globe nomination. [185] She believes in extensive preparations for a role: "[I] fill myself up with as much history of the character as I can. [183][202] She is an investor in Beyond Meat, a meat substitutes company. Legit. [80] She was drawn to Ullmann's feminist take on the subject. Published: 10:07, 9 July 2019 | Updated: 15:13, 9 July 2019. Poison Ivy Casting: Jessica Chastain vs Bryce Dallas Howard. She was drawn to the idea of playing a woman drastically different from the "perfect mother" roles she had previously played, and she based her character's look on the singer Alice Glass. We did not have money. When you visit this site, it may store or retrieve information on your browser, mostly in the form of cookies. And Ron is a proud father and grandfather. Legit. The 42-year-old went onto explain that when she and Bryce were both cast in 2011s The Help, her co-star admitted that she had been mistaken for Chastain. [18] She initially found the process difficult, which she believed was due to other people finding her difficult to categorize as a redhead with an unconventional look. [175] The new team has since been named Angel City FC. [179] In 2022, Chastain traveled to Kyiv in Ukraine during Russia's invasion of the country. [2] She would regularly put on amateur shows with other children, and considered herself to be their artistic director. [130] To look like Bakker, Chastain wore prosthetic makeup which took 47 hours to apply. So, Dad doesn't always know best. The two got steamy at the Venice Film Festival premiere of their HBO miniseries, "Scenes From A Marriage," which debuts Sept. 12. Chastain is the founder of the production company Freckle Films, which was created to promote diversity in film, and is an investor in the soccer club Angel City FC. Bryce Dallas Howard and Jessica Chastain couldn't be any more different, but through a twist of fate the two A-list actresses look so similar they could be sisters! RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: As Florida governor and Donald Trump rival Ron DeSantis steps up his bid to win the White House At last a true conservative who believes in Brexit, low taxes, strong borders - and is blisteringly anti-woke shame he's not British! [136] She also reteamed with Ralph Fiennes in The Forgiven, an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Lawrence Osborne. [183] She was a pescatarian for much of her life; following health troubles she began practicing veganism. [121][122] The film received favorable reviews, with Charlotte O'Sullivan of the Evening Standard finding Chastain to be "suitably sad and sepulchral" in her role. The tragic death had a profound impact on Monasterio, who claimed to have built a close relationship with his youngest daughter. July 24, 2019, 7:56 AM. [178] In response to abortion bans in certain American states, she joined several actors in refusing to work in those regions. The 'Jurassic World' star was born on March 2, 1981 in Los Angeles, California. [112] Peter Debruge hailed her role as "one of the screen's great female parts", and credited its success to both Sorkin's script and Chastain's "stratospheric talent. Set in New York City in 1981, the year in which the city had the highest crime rate, the film tells the story of a heating-oil company owner (Oscar Isaac) and his ruthless wife (Chastain). 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The first time we met, we went to the table read and looked at each other, because we both get it all the time, and we grabbed each others hands and said, Lets go to the mirror, Chastain recalled. Evidently, even director Ron Howard once confused Chastain for his daughter. This six-part limited drama series chronicles country music power couple Tammy Wynette (Jessica Chastain) and George Jones (Michael Shannon), whose complicated but enduring relationship inspired some of the most iconic music of all time. She acquired the rights to Faye's life in 2012, and produced the film under her company Freckle Films. The similarities even fooled someone in Dallas Howard's own family, as her father, famed director . The "Jurassic World" actress confirmed the case of mistaken identity to . [7] As a student at the El Camino Fundamental High School in Sacramento, Chastain struggled academically. "There are little things about us that are different, but we definitely look like kin," Chastain said, adding that she considers it as a compliment because she thinks Howard is an impressive person. In the play, Salome is a 16-year-old, but Chastain, aged 29 then, was cast for the part. Speaking in an interview withAssociated Press, Jessica said: 'I was at this Apple Store and Ron Howardwas there, and I remember walking by and being like, "Oh, that's Ron Howard". [169], Chastain is a vocal advocate for equal pay in the workplace, and turns down offers of work whose salaries she finds unfair. Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2012. She played Maya Harris, a CIA intelligence analyst who helps kill bin Laden. It is something she got from the rest of her family. appreciated. [89] Mark Kermode of The Observer found Chastain to be "terrific" in a part inspired by Lady Macbeth's character, and Mick LaSalle of the San Francisco Chronicle described her portrayal as "the embodiment of a nouveau riche New York woman of the era".