Jessica Chastain's grandmother pushed her into acting.
Jessica Chastain
Chastain has her maternal grandma to thank for her impressive career in film because she was the one who took her to plays as a child.
She explained: "I had a very active imagination, and then my grandma took me to a play. She made it clear that this was a professional theatre company, that this was their job - she wanted me to know that it was a treat So then I saw a little girl on stage and I was like, 'OK, so this is totally my job too! This is what I'm going to do. I'm ready.'
"My poor mum - I was always like, 'Mom, can you take me to LA so I can be in commercials?' I don't think my parents thought that was even a real possibility!"
And the flame-haired beauty returned the favour when she picked up her first Oscar for 'The Help' by taking her grandma to the glamorous ceremony.
She explained to the Guardian newspaper: "It was one of the best days of my life. Just watching her watch everything. She was just goo-goo. She said it was the best day of her life."
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