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Jessica Chastain: References & Edit History

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  • Patricia Bauer
    Pat Bauer graduated from Ripon College in 1977 with a double major in Spanish and Theatre. She spent most of the next 42 years working as a copy editor and editor at Encyclopaedia Britannica.
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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Modified title of Web site: CBS News - Extended interview: Jessica Chastain. Aug 01, 2026
Add new Web site: CBS News - Extended interview: Jessica Chastain. May 22, 2026
Anniversary information added. Mar 20, 2026
Add new Web site: ABC listen - Victorian Evenings - Jessica Chastain on Hollywood in a time of #MeToo. Dec 08, 2025
Add new Web site: NPR - 'I Was a Dramatic Kid': For Jessica Chastain, Acting Came Naturally. Oct 31, 2025
Add new Web site: BBC - The Film Programme - Jessica Chastain. Sep 06, 2025
Add new Web site: PBS News - Jessica Chastain takes on ‘A Doll’s House’ in new Broadway adaptation. Jul 09, 2025
Article revised and updated. May 02, 2025
Add new Web site: ABC News - Muhammad Ali: Boxing great, charismatic entertainer. Dec 09, 2024
Mentioned her performance in the miniseries George & Tammy. Sep 06, 2024
Add new Web site: The Guardian - Who's Jessica Chastain? Hollywood's secret star finally takes centre stage. Jun 18, 2024
First paragraph modernization. May 10, 2024
Link added. Apr 11, 2024
Add new Web site: All American Entertainment Speakers - Jessica Chastain. Feb 12, 2024
Added a cross-reference to Tammy Faye Messner. Mar 30, 2023
Media added. Apr 01, 2022
Noted that she received an Academy Award for her work in The Eyes of Tammy Faye. Mar 28, 2022
Added her Oscar nomination for The Eyes of Tammy Faye. Feb 09, 2022
Added the film The 355. Jan 06, 2022
Added the film The Eyes of Tammy Faye. Sep 17, 2021
Added the TV miniseries Scenes from a Marriage. Sep 10, 2021
New article added. Jun 03, 2021
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