'It's a dream come true!' Jessica Chastain stuns in royal blue suit as she stops by the Today show to talk about her Tony nomination for A Doll's House
Jessica Chastain looked ready for business as she arrived at the NBC studios in New York Tuesday.
The 46-year-old actress, who could get an Emmy nomination for her role at country crooner Tammy Wynette in the series George and Tammy, arrived at the Today show to talk with host Hoda Kotb, 58, about the Best Actress Tony nomination she received for her performance in A Doll's House.
'It's a dream come true,' the actress admitted as she sat on set in a royal blue suit with high waist pants and a wide leg and matching jacket that skimmed her hips.
The Oscar winner added a simple cream toned button down blouse to the sophisticated ensemble.
'That was my dream,' said the actress who admitted she was 'the kind of awkward kid who didn't really didn't know what to do with myself until I found the drama club in school.'
Sophisticated: Jessica Chastain stepped out in a sophisticated royal blue suit with high waist wide leg pants and a matching jacket that skimmed her hips as she arrived at NBC studios Tuesday in New York
'I dreamed of living in New York. I dreamed of being here, and I did it.'
Jessica stars at Nora, a wife and mother who is forced to question everything in her highly structured life, in the drama by Henrik Ibsen.
Themes in the production include appearances, the power of money, and the place of women in a patriarchal society.
The production has received seven nominations in total, including Best Direction and Best Revival of a Play for which Jessica was nominated as a producer.
In spite of seeming calm and collected under the bright lights, the multi-talented star admitted she still suffers from stage fright.
'This play has sort of eased me away from it,' she said.
'I used to get really bad stage fright. Now, in the pre-show, I sit and I watch when they come in and I make eye contact' with members of the audience.
The actress sits in a chair on the sparsely set revolving set.
Poised: The actress as poised as she sat on set with host Hoda Kotb to discuss her Tony Nomination
A Doll's House: Jessica was nominated for Best Actress in a Play for her performance in A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen. She stars at Nora, a wife and mother who is forced to question everything in her highly structured life amid themes of appearances, power and patriarchy
Dream come true: 'It's a dream come true,' said the actress who admitted she was 'the kind of awkward kid who didn't really didn't know what to do with myself until I found the drama club in school'
Some of the more famous guests in the audience have included Bono, Liv Ullmann, who starred as Nora in the 1975 production, and Al Pacino.
'He's the one who discovered me,' the Zero Dark Thirty star explained. 'I call him my acting godfather, and he was so sweet after the show.'
Jessica, who won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of disgraced televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker in The Eyes of Tammy Faye, said she never anticipated working on the big screen.
'I never imagined that working in film would happen and the how amazing it's been. That I've had this incredible career there,' she contended.
Eye contact: Jessica said she still suffers stage fright, but has been able to ease it during her current run by sitting in character on the stage and having eye contact with the audience as they take their seats
Famous guests: Bono, , Liv Ullmann, who starred as Nora in the 1975 production, and Al Pacino have been some of the more famous members of the audience. Jessica said Al discovered her. 'I call him my acting godfather, and he was so sweet after the show.'
Emotional: Jessica said receiving the nomination was 'surprisingly emotional for me.... I realized how nostalgic it felt, because in some ways it was connecting me to who I was as a kid.' Tony award winners will be announced June 11
'But also, to get back here, it feel like I'm back to my roots.'
The Help star, who shares her young children Guiletta and Augustus with her husband, fashion executive Gian Luca Passi de Preposulo, 41, said receiving the nomination was 'surprisingly emotional for me.'
'I think it was a meet the nominees press day, I really had trouble controlling how emotional it was for me and I was like "what is going on?" and I realized how nostalgic it felt, because in some ways it was connecting me to who I was as a kid.'
Fans who want to see the actress in her Tony nominated performance have until June 10 to try to catch a show.
The play will close one day before the envelopes are opened at the Tony Awards June 11.
