Jessica Chastain Reflects on Breaking Family's Generational Cycle by Going to College: 'Determined to Escape'

Jessica Chastain.Photo:Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic Jessica Chastainis getting candid about breaking generational cycles. In a powerful speech at the 38th Annual American Cinematheque Awards on Friday, Dec. 6, theMother’s Instinctstar, 47, shared her personal experience with trying to break her family’s cycle in order to find success and become something more than what society expected. Chastain noted that her great-grandmother, grandmother, aunt and mother all had children before the age of 17, and they “had to drop out of school and take on low-paying jobs to support their families.

Jessica Lange's 3 Children: All About Shura, Hannah and Walker

Left: Shura Baryshnikov and Jessica Lange arrives to the TNT/TBS broadcast of the 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on January 23, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. Right: Hannah Shepard and Jessica Lange attend the Roundabout Theater’s 2020 Gala on March 02, 2020 in New York City.Photo:Kevin Mazur/WireImage ; Jamie McCarthy/Getty Kevin Mazur/WireImage ; Jamie McCarthy/Getty Acclaimed actressJessica Langeencouraged her children — Shura, Hannah and Walker — to work in the arts.

Jessica Simpson and Daughter Birdie, 5, Twin in Matching Swimsuits

Jessica Simpson and Birdie in new Walmart ad.Photo:Jessica Simpson/Walmart/Instagram Jessica Simpson/Walmart/Instagram Jessica Simpsonis showing off her latest collection — with a little help from her youngest daughter! In Simpson’s Wednesday, Jan. 22Instagram Reel, she added a series of clips showing off the new pieces in her Walmart collection. In the videos, Simpson and Birdie matched in yellow-orange, one-piece bathing suits. Simpson seemingly teased the new color of herScalloped Edge V-Wire One-Piece Under Sea Swimsuit.

Jessica Simpson and Eric Johnson Have 'Figured Out a New Schedule' for Their 3 Young Kids amid Split (Exclusive Source)

Jessica Simpson and Eric Johnson.Photo:Araya Doheny/Getty; Phillip Faraone/Getty Araya Doheny/Getty; Phillip Faraone/Getty Jessica SimpsonandEric Johnsonare prioritizing their kids amid the recent news oftheir separation.A source tells PEOPLE exclusively that since Simpson and Johnson have been “separated for a while,” they have been focused on finding a new routine for their three kids — daughters Maxwell “Maxi” Drew, 12, and Birdie Mae, 5, and son Ace Knute, 11.“They have already figured out a new schedule for the kids,” the source says, adding that Johnson and Simpson are “both great parents.

Jessica Simpson and Eric Johnson's Relationship Timeline

Photo: Kevin Mazur/WireImage Jessica Simpsonand former NFL playerEric Johnsonare going their separate ways. In November 2024, after Johnson was spotted without his wedding ring, a source told PEOPLE that the couple “very much live separate lives.” Simpson officiallyannounced the couple’s spliton Jan. 13. “Eric and I have been living separately navigating a painful situation in our marriage,” she told PEOPLE in a statement. Johnson and the “A Public Affair” singer first met in 2010 and tied the knot in 2014.