Jessica Chastain and Grandma Marilyn at the 2023 Tony Awards
Jessica Chastain Brings Her Grandma as Her 2023 Tony Awards Date
Jessica Chastain walked the red carpet at the 2023 Tony Awards with a very special person by her side — her grandma, Marilyn Herst. The duo smiled together as they posed for photos before entering the ceremony.
Chastain wore a sunshine yellow gown with a matching cape, while her grandma opted for a dove grey dress with a matching shawl. Also at the ceremony with Chastain was her husband Gian Luca Passi de Preposulo. The couple, who wed in 2017 and share two daughters, were photographed outside of the United Palace Theatre in NYC, where this year's awards ceremony was being held.
Chastain was nominated for her starring role in the revival of Henrik Ibsen's feminist classic, "A Doll's House." If she had won, the Oscar winner would have been halfway to an EGOT.
Back in May, Chastain opened up about what her grandma and her mum, Jerri Chastain, sacrificed to raise her and support her career during an interview on the Today Show. When she first moved to New York, she revealed, her grandma would send her clothing from TJ Maxx in the mail.
"My mum and my grandmother really were there for me and made sacrifices in their lives," she continued, and she related the price they paid as women to the themes of "A Doll's House." "I think about my mum and my grandma and a lot of women in my family, and I was very aware when I was a teenager what was lost for them and what they were unable to achieve," she explained. "And I never wanted to be a part of that, and I don't want any other woman to be a part of that. . . . I'm very grateful to them for helping me on my way, and I hope to pay it forward."
See more photos from Chastain's night at the Tony Awards ahead.
Jessica Chastain and Grandma Marilyn Herst at the 2023 Tony Awards
Jessica Chastain and Gian Luca Passi de Preposulo at the 2023 Tony Awards
