Jessica Chastain's kick-ass movie characters

Jessica Chastain is always at the forefront when it comes to championing women's rights, most recently for the Time's Up campaign in light of the Hollywood sexual assault scandal.

But the 40-year-old actress doesn't confine her fierce attitude to her personal life - she's taken on some pretty impressive acting roles too.

On January 1 her new movie Molly's Game hit cinemas in the UK, so we've round up all of her most kick-ass movie characters to date...

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