PRODUCTION POWERHOUSES
Hollywood actresses who are today successful producers
JESSICA CHASTAIN
Run by female executives, Chastain’s production company Freckle Films has made movies like Ava (2020), The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021) and The 355 (2022). The Oscar-winning Chastain once said, “I want to see women portrayed like the ones I know—intelligent, strong and vulnerable.”
REESE WITHERSPOON
This March, Witherspoon was named the richest actress in the world by Forbes magazine, but the actress clearly believes in giving back, too. Launched in 2014, her production Hello Sunshine has bankrolled films like Gone Girl (2014) and women-centric shows like Big Little Lies (2017-19).
Theron’s production company, Denver & Delilah Productions, is said to have been named after her dogs. While she has produced many films in which she had a starring role—Atomic Blonde (2017) and Tully (2018)— she has also produced Girlboss (2017), a series in which she did not act.