[200] She has cited the actress Isabelle Huppert as an influence, for managing a family, while also playing "out-there roles" on screen. The similarities even fooled someone in Dallas Howard's own family, as her father, famed director Ron Howard, was seemingly fooled by their similar features during a chance encounter. [144][145] Chastain then took on a brief role as Maryanne Trump in James Gray's period film Armageddon Time. 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! Jessica Chastain says Ron Howard once mistook her for his daughter [134] She won the Academy Award for Best Actress, Critics Choice Award and SAG Award, in addition to a Golden Globe nomination. It's odd because it all started long before we were famous. [150][151] In preparation, Chastain and Shannon trained with a vocal coach to sing several of their character's songs. [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. According to a source who spoke to the Daily News, Monasterio's name is not even on the celebrity's birth certificate, and there are no existing photos of the father and daughter together. Despite the long-running joke, the Black Mirror actress said their first run-ins with confused fans was a 'little unnerving' but did admit that she can see where people are coming from. [137] They reside in New York City.[208][209]. Jessica Michelle Chastain (born March 24, 1977) is an American actress and producer. [2] She would regularly put on amateur shows with other children, and considered herself to be their artistic director. [7][170] She spoke out in support of actress Michelle Williams, who was paid less than her co-star Mark Wahlberg for the 2017 film All the Money in the World; a gesture which Williams said led to greater awareness of the issue and a donation worth $2 million to the Time's Up Legal Defense Fund. The Untold Truth Of Jessica Chastain - Looper.com Subscribe and to the BBC https://bit.ly/BBCYouTubeSubWatch the BBC first on iPlayer https://bbc.in/iPlayer-Home Watch more of The Graham Norton Show. [199][183] She considers herself to be a "shy" person, and in 2011 said that she enjoys domestic routines like dog-walking and playing ukulele, rather than partying. [183] She was a pescatarian for much of her life; following health troubles she began practicing veganism. And we went to the mirror and we looked at each other and we were like, 'Yeah, we look exactly alike,'"she explained. And yes . She specialized in playing flawed but strong women. [118] Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian considered it to be "a waste of her talents", and the film registered poor box office returns. Now the two fair-skinned, red-haired actresses are facing off onscreen as Southern belle . 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 . Of their striking similarities, Bryce told host Graham: 'It's very flattering for me! Does Ron Howard have an illegitimate daughter? - Pinterest [106] In an effort to work with more female filmmakers, Chastain starred in two projects directed by women Niki Caro's The Zookeeper's Wife and Susanna White's Woman Walks Ahead. [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. Another time I was at this Apple store and Ron Howard was there, and I remember walking by and being like, Oh, thats Ron Howard. And then my friend who was with me said he turned to someone and said, I think I just saw Bryce. We look so much alike! Chastain recalled. Could Jessica Chastain be Bryce Dallas Howard's twin? - BBC [34] They worked together before filming to perfect the voice and mannerisms of the character and make them consistent. Jessica Chastain Says Ron Howard Once Confused Her with His Daughter Bryce Dallas Howard and Jessica Chastain have all the time been regarded as twins. Her father is director Ron Howard. We 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. Bryce Dallas Howard says even her father Ron Howard has confused her Starting out as a child actor in the 1950s, he has since gone on to become a successful screenwriter, director and producer, on top of a very productive stint in front of the camera. Filming proved challenging for Chastain, as Muschietti preferred the usage of practical effects to computer-generated imagery; one particular scene required her to be covered in 4,500 U.S. gallons (17,000 liters) of fake blood. The comments below have not been moderated. Did you encounter any technical issues? This video is unavailable because we were unable to load a message from our sponsors. Guillermo del Toro, who directed Chastain in Crimson Peak, believes that she is "interested in being chameleonic", and that she brings authenticity even to bizarre situations. Tragically, Chastain's younger sister died in 2003 at age 24 after allegedly completing suicide. [152] Emma Fraser of The Playlist was appreciate of the chemistry between the actors, and took note of the "fragility and toughness" in Chastain's portrayal. [15][16][17] The production led her to audition for the Juilliard School in New York City, where she was soon accepted and granted a scholarship funded by actor Robin Williams. "[186] The film critics Roger Ebert and Richard Roeper have praised Chastain's versatility,[69][72] and W magazine credits her for avoiding typecasting.[8]. Known for primarily starring in films with feminist themes, she has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award and three Screen Actors Guild Awards. [36], After struggling for a breakthrough in film, Chastain had six releases in 2011 and garnered wide recognition for several of them. [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". [146] In The Good Nurse, she played night nurse Amy Loughren who discovers that her co-worker Charles Cullen (played by Eddie Redmayne) is a serial killer. . We did not have money. [117], In the superhero film Dark Phoenix (2019), which marked the twelfth installment in the X-Men series, Chastain took on the role of an evil alien due to its focus on female characters. Chastain told the Associated Press earlier this month about a run-in she had with Howard's father, acclaimed director Ron Howard, at the Apple Store, when he mistook her for his own daughter. [155][156], Chastain will return to Broadway theatre in Jamie Lloyd's 2023 revival of Henrik Ibsen's play A Doll's House, which will run for 16 weeks at the Hudson Theatre. Jessica Chastain never attempted to reconcile with her father before his death in 2013, but apparently her sister Juliet did, according to Facebook posts made by Michael Monasterio. The event raised funds for Dramatic Need, a charity that helps African children pursue a career in the arts. [185] She believes in extensive preparations for a role: "[I] fill myself up with as much history of the character as I can. 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? 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A serious case of mistaken identity! And he was left shaken . [25], Chastain made her film debut in 2008 as the titular character in Dan Ireland's drama Jolene, based on a short story by E.L. Doctorow inspired by Dolly Parton's song "Jolene". 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 The similarities even fooled someone in Dallas Howard's own family, as her father, famed director Ron Howard, was . I actually had that thought,"she told Dark Phoenix co-star Sophie Turner, via the Associated Press. Howard's doppelganger, Jessica Chastain, who was at Juilliard on a scholarship from alum Robin Williams. [166] On social media, Chastain aims to "amplify the voices" of victims of sexual harassment in the industry. I mean, it was brief. Legit. [188], The journalist Tom Shone describes Chastain as being "excessively luscious [with] pale Botticelli features wrapped around a bone structure that has a touch of the masculine, right down to the cleft in her chin. [87] Interstellar grossed over $701million worldwide to rank as her highest-grossing live-action film to date. Jessica Chastain was born Jessica Howard on March 24, 1977, in Sacramento, California, performing at an early age in productions of Shakespeare's works like Much Ado About Nothing and Romeo and . The "Jurassic World" actress confirmed the case of mistaken identity to Entertainment Tonight at a press event for "Jurassic World - The Ride" at Universal Studios. [58][59] In an experimental biopic of the author C.K. 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[111], Chastain portrayed Molly Bloom, a former skier who ran a high-profile gambling operation that led to her arrest by the FBI, in Aaron Sorkin's directorial debut, Molly's Game (2017).