Jessica Chastain

Jessica Chastain

Born: March 24, 1977
in Southern California, California, USA
Jessica Michelle Chastain (born March 24, 1977) is an American actress and film producer. Known for her roles in films with feminist themes, she has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, in addition to nominations for two British Academy Film Awards. Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2012.

Born and raised in Sacramento, California, Chastain developed an interest in acting from an early age. In 1998, she made her professional stage debut as Shakespeare's Juliet. After studying acting at the Juilliard School, she was signed to a talent holding deal with the television producer John Wells. She was a recurring guest star in several television series, including Law & Order: Trial by Jury. She also took on roles in the stage productions of Anton Chekhov's play The Cherry Orchard in 2004 and Oscar Wilde's tragedy Salome in 2006.

Chastain made her film debut in the drama Jolene (2008), and gained wide recognition for her starring roles in the dramas Take Shelter (2011) and The Tree of Life (2011). Her performance as an aspiring socialite in The Help (2011) earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. In 2012, she won a Golden Globe Award and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress for playing a CIA analyst in the thriller Zero Dark Thirty. Chastain made her Broadway debut in a revival of The Heiress in the same year. Her highest-grossing releases came with the science fiction films Interstellar (2014) and The Martian (2015), and the horror film It Chapter Two (2019), and she continued to receive critical acclaim for her performances in the dramas A Most Violent Year (2014), Miss Sloane (2016), Molly's Game (2017) and The Good Nurse (2022). For her portrayal of Tammy Faye in the biopic The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021), which she also produced, Chastain won the Academy Award for Best Actress.

In television, Chastain starred in drama miniseries Scenes from a Marriage (2021) and George & Tammy (2022). For the latter, she won a SAG Award. Her performance also garnered her nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award.

Chastain is the founder of the production company Freckle Films, which was created to promote diversity in film. She is vocal about mental health issues, as well as gender and racial equality. She is married to fashion executive Gian Luca Passi de Preposulo, with whom she has two children.

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Movies for Jessica Chastain...

Title: Better Angels: The Gospel According to Tammy Faye
Released: January 18, 2024
Type: TV
Tammy Faye, the "First Lady of the Electric Church," had a spectacular rise, a scandalous collapse, and an unexpected revival. Her biography raises a question: How did people get the story so wrong?
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Mothers' Instinct
Title: Mothers' Instinct
Character: Alice
Released: January 11, 2024
Type: Movie
Housewives Alice and Celine are best friends and neighbors who seem to have it all. However, when a tragic accident shatters the harmony of their lives, guilt, suspicion and paranoia begin to unravel their sisterly bond.
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Memory
Title: Memory
Character: Sylvia
Released: December 22, 2023
Type: Movie
Sylvia is a social worker who leads a simple and structured life: her daughter, her job, her AA meetings. This is blown open when Saul follows her home from their high school reunion. Their surprise encounter will profoundly impact both of them as they open the door to the past.
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Title: Liv Ullmann: A Road Less Travelled
Character: Self
Released: May 21, 2023
Type: TV
The life of a Norwegian icon, a world-renowned artist and a dedicated humanitarian: actress Liv Ullmann.
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Title: George & Tammy
Character: Tammy Wynette
Released: December 4, 2022
Type: TV
A chronicle of the country music power couple George Jones and Tammy Wynette, whose complicated-but-enduring relationship inspired some of the most iconic music of all time.
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Armageddon Time
Title: Armageddon Time
Character: Maryanne Trump
Released: October 28, 2022
Type: Movie
In 1980, Queens, New York, a young Jewish boy befriends a rebellious African-American classmate to the disapproval of his privileged family and begins to reckon with growing up in a world of inequality and prejudice.
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The Good Nurse
Title: The Good Nurse
Character: Amy Loughren
Released: October 19, 2022
Type: Movie
Suspicious that her colleague is responsible for a series of mysterious patient deaths, a nurse risks her own life to uncover the truth.
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The Forgiven
Title: The Forgiven
Character: Jo Henninger
Released: July 1, 2022
Type: Movie
Over a weekend in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco, a random accident reverberates through the lives of both the local Muslims and Western visitors to a house party in a grand villa.
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Title: Reframed: Marilyn Monroe
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: January 16, 2022
Type: TV
Revisit the extraordinary story of a girl who sprang from nowhere to become the most famous woman in the world. Narrated by Golden Globe-winning actress Jessica Chastain and featuring a star-studded cast of female voices, this series re-examines Monroe’s story to uncover themes of feminism, sexuality and power that continue to drive the cultural conversation today.
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The 355
Title: The 355
Character: Mason 'Mace' Brown
Released: January 5, 2022
Type: Movie
A group of top female agents from American, British, Chinese, Colombian, and German government agencies are drawn together to try and stop an organization from acquiring a deadly weapon to send the world into chaos.
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The Sands Between
Title: The Sands Between
Character: Woman
Released: September 25, 2021
Type: Movie
A woman has a phone conversation with her significant other which slowly deteriorates as she comes to realize that the world around her might not be real.
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The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Title: The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Character: Tammy Faye Bakker
Released: September 17, 2021
Type: Movie
From the 1960's to the 1980's, evangelist Jim Baker and his ambitious wife, Tammy Faye, rose from humble beginnings to to build an empire based on big-time evangelical Christianity--only for the couple to fall from grace because of some all-too-human sins.
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Title: Scenes from a Marriage
Character: Mira Phillips
Released: September 12, 2021
Type: TV
A chronicle of the many years of love and turmoil that bind a contemporary American couple, tracking their relationship as it progresses through a number of successive stages: matrimony, parenthood, infidelity, divorce and subsequent partnerships.
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Ava
Title: Ava
Character: Ava
Released: July 2, 2020
Type: Movie
A black ops assassin is forced to fight for her own survival after a job goes dangerously wrong.
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Creating a Character: The Moni Yakim Legacy
Title: Creating a Character: The Moni Yakim Legacy
Character: Self
Released: June 19, 2020
Type: Movie
What do Jessica Chastain, Viola Davis, Patti LuPone and Alex Sharp have in common? They are but a few of the extraordinary actors who have studied under Moni Yakim at Juilliard, United States' greatest performing arts school. This compelling portrait of the master teacher - the sole remaining founder of the school's legendary Drama Division - takes us inside the drama classes where Moni and his wife Mina pour their love and passion into preparing the next generation of actors for the spotlight.
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The Summers of IT: Chapter Two
Title: The Summers of IT: Chapter Two
Character: Self
Released: December 10, 2019
Type: Movie
This documentary focuses on the actors and their journey over two summers to create the remake to the original IT, by Stephen King. The documentary originally released as bonus material, bundled with IT: Chapter Two.
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The Summers of IT: Chapter One
Title: The Summers of IT: Chapter One
Character: Self
Released: December 10, 2019
Type: Movie
This documentary focuses on the actors and their journey over two summers to create the remake to the original IT, by Stephen King. The documentary originally released as bonus material, bundled with IT: Chapter Two.
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Very Ralph
Title: Very Ralph
Character: Self
Released: November 12, 2019
Type: Movie
The first documentary portrait of fashion icon Ralph Lauren, reveals the man behind the icon and the creation of one of the most successful brands in fashion history.
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Title: The Kelly Clarkson Show
Released: September 9, 2019
Type: TV
Kelly Clarkson presents the biggest newsmakers and names in film, television and music; as well as emerging new talent and everyday people who are beacons of hope in their communities.
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It Chapter Two
Title: It Chapter Two
Character: Beverly Marsh
Released: September 4, 2019
Type: Movie
27 years after overcoming the malevolent supernatural entity Pennywise, the former members of the Losers' Club, who have grown up and moved away from Derry, are brought back together by a devastating phone call.
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This Changes Everything
Title: This Changes Everything
Character: Self
Released: June 28, 2019
Type: Movie
An investigative look and analysis of gender disparity in Hollywood, featuring accounts from well-known actors, executives and artists in the Industry.
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Dark Phoenix
Title: Dark Phoenix
Character: Vuk
Released: June 5, 2019
Type: Movie
The X-Men face their most formidable and powerful foe when one of their own, Jean Grey, starts to spiral out of control. During a rescue mission in outer space, Jean is nearly killed when she's hit by a mysterious cosmic force. Once she returns home, this force not only makes her infinitely more powerful, but far more unstable. The X-Men must now band together to save her soul and battle aliens that want to use Grey's new abilities to rule the galaxy.
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The House Is Alive: Constructing 'Crimson Peak'
Title: The House Is Alive: Constructing 'Crimson Peak'
Character: Self
Released: January 14, 2019
Type: Movie
A newly edited, feature-length documentary with cast and crew interviews and extensive behind the scenes footage
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Spheres
Title: Spheres
Character: Narrator (Voice)
Released: January 17, 2018
Type: Movie
An immersive journey through the cosmos, its origins and its songs.
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Molly's Game
Title: Molly's Game
Character: Molly Bloom
Released: December 7, 2017
Type: Movie
Molly Bloom, a young skier and former Olympic hopeful becomes a successful entrepreneur (and a target of an FBI investigation) when she establishes a high-stakes, international poker game.
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Woman Walks Ahead
Title: Woman Walks Ahead
Character: Catherine Weldon
Released: September 10, 2017
Type: Movie
Based on a true story, this riveting western follows a headstrong New York widow as she journeys west to meet Sioux chief Sitting Bull, facing off with an army officer intent on war with Native Americans.
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The Zookeeper's Wife
Title: The Zookeeper's Wife
Character: Antonina Żabińska
Released: March 24, 2017
Type: Movie
The account of keepers of the Warsaw Zoo, Jan and Antonina Zabinski, who helped save hundreds of people and animals during the Nazi invasion.
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I Am Jane Doe
Title: I Am Jane Doe
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: February 10, 2017
Type: Movie
Chronicles the epic battle that several American mothers are waging on behalf of their middle-school daughters, victims of sex-trafficking on Backpage.com, the adult classifieds section that for years was part of the Village Voice.
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Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour
Title: Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour
Character: Self - Unapologetic Bitch
Released: December 9, 2016
Type: Movie
Concert special featuring the iconic superstar as she performs in packed arenas around the globe. Featuring new hits and beloved classics that showcase Madonna's signature visual theatrics, exquisite costumes and awe-inspiring choreography. With exclusive behind-the-scenes access that reveal the pop icon and her legion of dancers as they pour blood, sweat and tears into creating an astonishing arena show celebrated by fans around the world.
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Miss Sloane
Title: Miss Sloane
Character: Madeline Elizabeth Sloane
Released: November 25, 2016
Type: Movie
An ambitious lobbyist faces off against the powerful gun lobby in an attempt to pass gun control legislation.
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The Long Way Home: Making 'The Martian'
Title: The Long Way Home: Making 'The Martian'
Character: Self
Released: June 7, 2016
Type: Movie
A long form documentary on the making of Ridley Scott's film, "The Martian," featuring interviews with its cast and crew.
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Title: Chelsea
Character: Self
Released: May 11, 2016
Type: TV
It's not her first talk show, but it is a first of its kind. Ideas, people and places that fascinate her, all in her unique style.
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The Huntsman: Winter's War
Title: The Huntsman: Winter's War
Character: Sara
Released: April 6, 2016
Type: Movie
As two evil sisters prepare to conquer the land, two renegades—Eric the Huntsman, who aided Snow White in defeating Ravenna in Snowwhite and the Huntsman, and his forbidden lover, Sara—set out to stop them.
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The Light and Dark of Crimson Peak
Title: The Light and Dark of Crimson Peak
Character: Herself
Released: February 9, 2016
Type: Movie
A behind the scenes look at the colors and themes of Crimson Peak.
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I Remember Crimson Peak
Title: I Remember Crimson Peak
Character: Herself
Released: February 9, 2016
Type: Movie
Four segments that breakdown the filmmaking process of Crimson Peak.
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Hand Tailored Gothic
Title: Hand Tailored Gothic
Character: Self
Released: February 9, 2016
Type: Movie
A look at the costume design for Crimson Peak.
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Crimson Peak
Title: Crimson Peak
Character: Lady Lucille Sharpe
Released: October 13, 2015
Type: Movie
In the aftermath of a family tragedy, an aspiring author is torn between love for her childhood friend and the temptation of a mysterious outsider. Trying to escape the ghosts of her past, she is swept away to a house that breathes, bleeds… and remembers.
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The Martian
Title: The Martian
Character: Melissa Lewis
Released: September 30, 2015
Type: Movie
During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and finds himself stranded and alone on the hostile planet. With only meager supplies, he must draw upon his ingenuity, wit and spirit to subsist and find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive.
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Title: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Released: September 8, 2015
Type: TV
Stephen Colbert brings his signature satire and comedy to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the #1 show in late night, where he talks with an eclectic mix of guests about what is new and relevant in the worlds of politics, entertainment, business, music, technology, and more. Featuring bandleader Jon Batiste with his band Stay Human, the Emmy Award-nominated show is broadcast from the historic Ed Sullivan Theater. Stephen Colbert, Chris Licht, Tom Purcell, and Jon Stewart are executive producers. Barry Julien and Denise Rehrig serve as co-executive producers.must watch
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Title: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Character: Self
Released: September 8, 2015
Type: TV
Stephen Colbert brings his signature satire and comedy to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the #1 show in late night, where he talks with an eclectic mix of guests about what is new and relevant in the worlds of politics, entertainment, business, music, technology, and more. Featuring bandleader Jon Batiste with his band Stay Human, the Emmy Award-nominated show is broadcast from the historic Ed Sullivan Theater. Stephen Colbert, Chris Licht, Tom Purcell, and Jon Stewart are executive producers. Barry Julien and Denise Rehrig serve as co-executive producers.must watch
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Unity
Title: Unity
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: August 12, 2015
Type: Movie
Despite the advent of science, literature, technology, philosophy, religion, and so on -- none of these has assuaged humankind from killing one another, the animals, and nature. UNITY is a film about why we can't seem to get along, even after thousands and thousands of years.
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Title: Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Character: Self
Released: August 2, 2015
Type: TV
Some of this year's most talked about talent open up about the challenges and triumphs of creating critically acclaimed series and performances.
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Title: ARES: live
Character: Melissa Lewis
Released: June 7, 2015
Type: TV
During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney (Matt Damon) is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and finds himself stranded and alone on the hostile planet.
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Inside 'Interstellar'
Title: Inside 'Interstellar'
Character: Self / Murph
Released: March 31, 2015
Type: Movie
Cast and crew of Christopher Nolan's "Interstellar" discuss project origins, the film's imagery, ambitions, incorporating IMAX footage, the human element within the film, arm shooting locations outside of Calgary, the set construction and design, working with real corn, mechanical characters, including backstory, design, the blend of practical and digital effects in bringing them to life, the differences in the characters, the human performances behind the characters, the creative process behind the film's music, Icelandic locations, vehicle interiors, the processes of simulating the absence of gravity, the crucial end-film visuals and influence and inspiration for future generations
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A Most Violent Year
Title: A Most Violent Year
Character: Anna Morales
Released: December 31, 2014
Type: Movie
A thriller set in New York City during the winter of 1981, statistically one of the most violent years in the city's history, and centered on the lives of an immigrant and his family trying to expand their business and capitalize on opportunities as the rampant violence, decay, and corruption of the day drag them in and threaten to destroy all they have built.
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Title: Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Character: Self
Released: December 21, 2014
Type: TV
PBS SoCal and Variety take you inside the biggest movies and T.V. shows of the past year through candid conversations with today's hottest actors. Hosted by Variety Film Awards Editor Clayton Davis and Variety Chief Correspondent Elizabeth Wagmeister, each episode brings together pairs of actors engaging in intimate one-on-one discussions about their craft and work.
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Interstellar: Nolan's Odyssey
Title: Interstellar: Nolan's Odyssey
Character: Self
Released: November 5, 2014
Type: Movie
A look behind the lens of Christopher Nolan's space epic.
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Interstellar
Title: Interstellar
Character: Murphy "Murph" Cooper
Released: November 5, 2014
Type: Movie
The adventures of a group of explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage.
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The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him
Title: The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him
Character: Eleanor Rigby
Released: October 10, 2014
Type: Movie
Told from the man's perspective, the story of a couple trying to reclaim the life and love they once knew and pick up the pieces of a past that may be too far gone.
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The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her
Title: The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her
Character: Eleanor Rigby
Released: October 10, 2014
Type: Movie
Told from the woman's perspective, the story of a couple trying to reclaim the life and love they once knew and pick up the pieces of a past that may be too far gone.
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Miss Julie
Title: Miss Julie
Character: Miss Julie
Released: September 7, 2014
Type: Movie
Over the course of a midsummer night in Fermanagh in 1890, an unsettled daughter of the Anglo-Irish aristocracy encourages her father's valet to seduce her.
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Scripted Content
Title: Scripted Content
Character: Herself
Released: June 1, 2014
Type: Movie
A very short film for Vogue starring Jessica Chastain by Matthew Frost.
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The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them
Title: The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them
Character: Eleanor Rigby
Released: May 14, 2014
Type: Movie
A New York couple's relationship is tested after the loss of their child. This film is the wide-released combination of the original two :him and :her volumes that premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.
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Title: Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character: Self
Released: February 25, 2014
Type: TV
Seth Meyers, who is "Saturday Night Live’s" longest serving anchor on the show’s wildly popular "Weekend Update," takes over as host of NBC’s "Late Night" — home to A-list celebrity guests, memorable comedy and the best in musical talent. As the Emmy Award-winning head writer for "SNL," Meyers has established a reputation for sharp wit and perfectly timed comedy, and has gained fame for his spot-on jokes and satire. Meyers takes his departure from "SNL" to his new post at "Late Night," as Jimmy Fallon moves to "The Tonight Show".
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Title: The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Character: Self
Released: February 17, 2014
Type: TV
After Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent replacement. After 42 years in Los Angeles the program was brought back to New York.
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Title: The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Released: February 17, 2014
Type: TV
After Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent replacement. After 42 years in Los Angeles the program was brought back to New York.
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Title: Off Camera with Sam Jones
Character: Self
Released: February 6, 2014
Type: TV
Photographer and director Sam Jones sits down with the myriad professionals of television and movies, and other celebrities (great skateboarders, for example), to discuss their development before fame, their passions beyond their careers, and gives them a space to open up about their insight into their business and their own abilities. Filmed in black and white, with a few deep cushion chairs and sparse set, the show relies on Sam's ability to relate to the guests and their will to speak freely with him.
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Wilde Salomé
Title: Wilde Salomé
Character: Self / Salome
Released: December 20, 2013
Type: Movie
Pacino takes us on a journey as he unravels and re-interprets Oscar Wilde's once banned and most controversial work SALOME, a scintillating tale of lust, greed and one woman's scorn.
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Salomé
Title: Salomé
Character: Salomé
Released: August 10, 2013
Type: Movie
One of Al Pacino's directory experiments, the stage elements of the film were filmed over 5 days in 2011. Initially part of the documentary "Wilde Salomé", the two pieces make up a thrilling tribute and rumination on Wilde's original stage play.
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Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy
Title: Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: June 19, 2013
Type: Movie
Revisits President John F. Kennedy's presidential legacy through 21 of the more than 800,000 condolence letters written to Jackie Kennedy after JFK's assassination. Based on a book by Ellen Fitzpatrick
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Seduced and Abandoned
Title: Seduced and Abandoned
Character: Self
Released: May 20, 2013
Type: Movie
SEDUCED AND ABANDONED combines acting legend Alec Baldwin with director James Toback as they lead us on a troublesome and often hilarious journey of raising financing for their next feature film. Moving from director to financier to star actor, the two players provide us with a unique look behind the curtain at the world's biggest and most glamourous film festival, shining a light on the bitter-sweet relationship filmmakers have with Cannes and the film business. Featuring insights from directors Martin Scorsese, 'Bernando Bertolucci' and Roman Polanski; actors Ryan Gosling and Jessica Chastain and a host of film distribution luminaries.
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Mama
Title: Mama
Character: Annabel
Released: January 17, 2013
Type: Movie
Guillermo del Toro presents Mama, a supernatural thriller that tells the haunting tale of two little girls who disappeared into the woods the day that their parents were killed. When they are rescued years later and begin a new life, they find that someone or something still wants to come tuck them in at night.
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Zero Dark Thirty
Title: Zero Dark Thirty
Character: Maya
Released: December 19, 2012
Type: Movie
A chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after the September 2001 attacks, and his death at the hands of the Navy S.E.A.L. Team 6 in May, 2011.
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The Color of Time
Title: The Color of Time
Character: Mrs. Williams
Released: November 16, 2012
Type: Movie
A poetic road trip through Pulitzer prize-winning CK Williams' life over the course of 40 years.
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Lawless
Title: Lawless
Character: Maggie Beauford
Released: August 29, 2012
Type: Movie
In 1931, the Bondurant brothers of Franklin County, Virginia, run a multipurpose backwoods establishment that hides their true business — bootlegging. Middle brother Forrest is the brain of the operation; older Howard is the brawn, and younger Jack, the lookout. Though the local police have taken bribes and left the brothers alone, a violent war erupts when a sadistic lawman from Chicago arrives and tries to shut down the Bondurants operation.
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Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
Title: Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
Character: Gia (voice)
Released: June 6, 2012
Type: Movie
Animal pals Alex, Marty, Melman, and Gloria are still trying to make it back to New York's Central Park Zoo. They are forced to take a detour to Europe to find the penguins and chimps who broke the bank at a Monte Carlo casino. When French animal-control officer Capitaine Chantel DuBois picks up their scent, Alex and company are forced to hide out in a traveling circus.
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Touch of Evil
Title: Touch of Evil
Character: The Fire Starter
Released: December 6, 2011
Type: Movie
Some of 2011's stand-out film actors appear in "a video gallery of cinematic villainy" for New York Times Magazine.
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Texas Killing Fields
Title: Texas Killing Fields
Character: Pam Stall
Released: October 14, 2011
Type: Movie
In the Texas bayous, a local homicide detective teams up with a cop from New York City to investigate a series of unsolved murders.
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Exploring 'The Tree of Life'
Title: Exploring 'The Tree of Life'
Character: Self
Released: October 11, 2011
Type: Movie
A documentary on Terrence Malick and the making of his film "The Tree of Life."
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Take Shelter
Title: Take Shelter
Character: Samantha LaForche
Released: September 30, 2011
Type: Movie
Plagued by a series of apocalyptic visions, a young husband and father questions whether to shelter his family from a coming storm, or from himself.
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The Help
Title: The Help
Character: Celia Foote
Released: August 9, 2011
Type: Movie
Aibileen Clark is a middle-aged African-American maid who has spent her life raising white children and has recently lost her only son; Minny Jackson is an African-American maid who has often offended her employers despite her family's struggles with money and her desperate need for jobs; and Eugenia "Skeeter" Phelan is a young white woman who has recently moved back home after graduating college to find out her childhood maid has mysteriously disappeared. These three stories intertwine to explain how life in Jackson, Mississippi revolves around "the help"; yet they are always kept at a certain distance because of racial lines.
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The Tree of Life
Title: The Tree of Life
Character: Mrs. O'Brien
Released: May 17, 2011
Type: Movie
The impressionistic story of a Texas family in the 1950s. The film follows the life journey of the eldest son, Jack, through the innocence of childhood to his disillusioned adult years as he tries to reconcile a complicated relationship with his father. Jack finds himself a lost soul in the modern world, seeking answers to the origins and meaning of life while questioning the existence of faith.
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Coriolanus
Title: Coriolanus
Character: Virgilia
Released: February 14, 2011
Type: Movie
Caius Martius, aka Coriolanus, is an arrogant and fearsome general who has built a career on protecting Rome from its enemies. Pushed by his ambitious mother to seek the position of consul, Coriolanus is at odds with the masses and unpopular with certain colleagues. When a riot results in his expulsion from Rome, Coriolanus seeks out his sworn enemy, Tullus Aufidius. Together, the pair vow to destroy the great city.
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Title: Conan
Character: Self
Released: November 8, 2010
Type: TV
A late night television talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien.
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Jolene
Title: Jolene
Character: Jolene
Released: October 29, 2010
Type: Movie
A teenage orphan spends ten years traveling to experience life.
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The Debt
Title: The Debt
Character: Young Rachel Singer
Released: September 30, 2010
Type: Movie
Rachel Singer is a former Mossad agent who tried to capture a notorious Nazi war criminal – the Surgeon of Birkenau – in a secret Israeli mission that ended with his death on the streets of East Berlin. Now, 30 years later, a man claiming to be the doctor has surfaced, and Rachel must return to Eastern Europe to uncover the truth. Overwhelmed by haunting memories of her younger self and her two fellow agents, the still-celebrated heroine must relive the trauma of those events and confront the debt she has incurred.
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The Westerner
Title: The Westerner
Character: Daniel's Mother
Released: January 1, 2010
Type: Movie
About a young boy who runs away from home, trying to find his way to a place he once visited with his mother.
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Stolen
Title: Stolen
Character: Sally Ann
Released: October 10, 2009
Type: Movie
A detective becomes obsessed with solving a child's 50-year-old murder, uncovering striking similarities between the case and his son's disappearance.
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Title: Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Character: Self - Guest
Released: July 16, 2009
Type: TV
Bravo network executive Andy Cohen discusses pop culture topics with celebrities and reality show personalities.
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Title: Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis
Character: Self
Released: January 4, 2008
Type: TV
Host Zach Galifianakis conducts celebrity interviews sitting with his guests between two potted ferns.
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Title: Journeyman
Character: Tanna Bloom
Released: September 24, 2007
Type: TV
This mystery-drama revolves around a newspaper reporter named Dan Vasser who suddenly begins to travel through time to change the lives of those around him. When his travels reunite him with his long-lost fiancée Livia, life with his present-day wife gets very interesting.
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Title: The Graham Norton Show
Character: Self
Released: February 22, 2007
Type: TV
Each week celebrity guests join Irish comedian Graham Norton to discuss what's being going on around the world that week. The guests poke fun and share their opinions on the main news stories. Graham is often joined by a band or artist to play the show out.
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Title: El hormiguero
Character: Self
Released: September 24, 2006
Type: TV
El Hormiguero is a Spanish television program with a live audience focusing on comedy, science, and politics running since September 2006. It is hosted and produced by screenwriter Pablo Motos. The show aired on Spain's Cuatro channel from launch until June 2011 and is now broadcast on Antena 3. Recurring guests on the show include Luis Piedrahita, Raquel Martos, Marron & "The Man in Black", and puppet ants Trancas and Barrancas. It has proved a ratings success, and has expanded from a weekly 120-minute show to a daily 40-minute show in its third season, which began on September 17, 2007. The show won the Entertainment prize at the 2009 Rose d'Or ceremony.
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Title: Blackbeard
Character: Charlotte Ormand
Released: June 17, 2006
Type: TV
Bristol, England, 1717. Lieutenant Robert Maynard of the Royal Navy scouts the seas in order to restore safe passage to the sea lanes. He meets his match when he's taken by a fearsome hulk of a menace in the West Indies—a pirate sailing off the Island of St. Vincent. Edward Teach has no plans for retirement. In fact, his goal-to find and lay claim to the fabled treasures of Captain Kidd.
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Title: Law & Order: Trial by Jury
Character: Sigrun Borg
Released: March 3, 2005
Type: TV
The inner workings of the judicial system, beginning with the arraignment, and continuing through the prosecutors' complicated process of building a case, investigating leads and preparing witnesses for trial.
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Title: Veronica Mars
Character: Sarah Williams
Released: September 22, 2004
Type: TV
In the fictional town of Neptune, California, student Veronica Mars progresses from high school to college while moonlighting as a private investigator under the tutelage of her detective father.
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Dark Shadows
Title: Dark Shadows
Character: Carolyn Stoddard
Released: January 1, 2004
Type: Movie
The pilot of a remake of the 60s gothic soap opera for The WB that was never picked up
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Title: Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character: Self
Released: January 26, 2003
Type: TV
Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and broadcast on ABC.
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Title: The View
Character: Self - Guest
Released: August 11, 1997
Type: TV
ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Meghan McCain, and Abby Huntsman, discussing the most exciting events of the day. Hot topics in the news, the best experts in their field, celebrity interviews and general entertainment are all part of The View.
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Title: Leute heute
Character: Self
Released: July 23, 1997
Type: TV
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Title: The Daily Show
Character: Self
Released: July 22, 1996
Type: TV
The World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture.
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Title: ER
Character: Dahlia Taslitz
Released: September 19, 1994
Type: TV
ER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by the dedicated physicians and staff of its overburdened emergency room.
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Title: Agatha Christie's Poirot
Character: Mary Debenham
Released: January 8, 1989
Type: TV
From England to Egypt, accompanied by his elegant and trustworthy sidekicks, the intelligent yet eccentrically-refined Belgian detective Hercule Poirot pits his wits against a collection of first class deceptions.
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Title: LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Released: September 5, 1988
Type: TV
A morning talk show with A-list celebrity guests, top-notch performances and one-of-a-kind segments that are unrivaled on daytime television, plus spontaneous, hilarious and unpredictable talk.
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Title: LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Character: Self - Guest
Released: September 5, 1988
Type: TV
A morning talk show with A-list celebrity guests, top-notch performances and one-of-a-kind segments that are unrivaled on daytime television, plus spontaneous, hilarious and unpredictable talk.
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Title: Saturday Night Live
Character: Self - Host
Released: October 11, 1975
Type: TV
A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest, who usually delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast, and features performances by a musical guest.
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Title: Goldene Kamera Verleihung
Character: Self
Released: January 25, 1966
Type: TV
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Title: The Oscars
Character: Self
Released: March 19, 1953
Type: TV
An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuette, officially the Academy Award of Merit, that is better known by its nickname Oscar.
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Losing Clementine
Title: Losing Clementine
Character: Clementine
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
Based on the acclaimed novel by Ashley Ream centering on a brilliant, magnetic and tortured artist who decides she's going to kill herself in 30 days. We then follow her colorful journey through Los Angeles and Tijuana as the clock ticks and she decides to tie-up as many loose ends as she can.
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Plus One
Title: Plus One
Character: Rachel
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
Rachel ends a relationship and realizes that all of her female friends have gotten married. Except for Summer.
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Untitled Holiday Comedy Project
Title: Untitled Holiday Comedy Project
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
The film follows two women fighting the elements to make it home for Christmas
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The Division
Title: The Division
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
In the near future, a pandemic virus is spread via paper money on Black Friday, decimating the city of New York and killing millions. By Christmas, what's left of society has descended into chaos. A group of civilians, trained to operate in catastrophic times, are activated in an attempt to save who and what remains.
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Title: The Savant
Character: The Savant
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: TV
Tense thriller meets family drama as an undercover investigator known as “The Savant” balances life at home with tracking online hate groups to stop domestic extremists before they act.
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Seducing Ingrid Bergman
Title: Seducing Ingrid Bergman
Character: Ingrid Bergman
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
An examination of the relationship between film star Ingrid Bergman and wartime photographer Robert Capa.
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Lear, Rex
Title: Lear, Rex
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
Shakespeare's classic tale of an aging king who splits up his kingdom for his three daughters to govern, but is misled about their affections, and driven into exile.
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Dreams
Title: Dreams
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
Follows a forbidden romance between a woman and a male ballet dancer.
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I Am Not Alone
Title: I Am Not Alone
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
Struggling with unbearable migraines, the mother of a little girl thinks she is hallucinating, because she is the only one who sees dangerous monsters. However, as it turns out, the threat is real and only the heroine can face it.