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The Help is a 2011 period drama film written and directed by Tate Taylor and based on Kathryn Stockett's 2009 novel of the same name. The film features an ensemble cast, including Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Octavia Spencer, Jessica Chastain, Allison Janney, Cicely Tyson, and Sissy Spacek.
- $216.6 million
- Thomas Newman
- $25 million
Aug 10, 2011 · With Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Octavia Spencer. An aspiring author during the civil rights movement of the 1960s decides to write a book detailing the African American maids' point of view on the white families for which they work, and the hardships they go through on a daily basis.
- Tate Taylor
- 673
- 3 min
Showing all 17 items. Jump to: Photos (13) Quotes (4) Photos. Quotes. [Minny and Celia are discussing Celia's husband] Minny Jackson : Now I ain't messin' around no more. Now Mr. Johnny gonna catch me here and shoot me dead, right here on this no-wax floor. You gots to tell him. Ain't he wondering how the cooking's so good?
Elizabeth's maid, Aibileen Clark ( Viola Davis ), fields a call from "white trash" Celia Foote ( Jessica Chastain ), who wants to help with a benefit being organized by the Junior League.
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Her television roles include the miniseries Scenes from a Marriage (2021) and George & Tammy (2022). Chastain won an Academy Award in the Best Actress category for The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021), and has been nominated two more times: Best Supporting Actress for The Help and Best Actress for Zero Dark Thirty.
Apr 7, 2023 · Jessica Chastain as Celia Rae Foote. In the third of The Help ’s Oscar-nominated performances, Jessica Chastain plays Celia Rae Foote, a rich housewife who quickly strikes up a friendship with Minny Jackson after hiring her to clean her home. Celia is one of the few characters that show compassion towards the maids.