Jessica Chastain says of her performance in, in which she embodies the infamous and eponymous televangelist. «Because Tammy Faye is such a larger-than-life personality.
The pitch of her voice, the accent, the way she sings, the way she preaches, the clothes she wears, the way she did her makeup, the way she loved, everything is so large.»In bringing her story to the big screen, Chastain is tasked with portraying Tammy Faye Bakker (née LaValley) over multiple decades in her life, including her rise to holy stardom in the '70s and her eventual fall from grace in the late '80s.
A longtime passion project for the two-time Oscar nominee and producer, it was important that she fully transform in the role, inside and out.«When we tested the '90s.
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