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LOS ANGELES - Jessica Chastain will be honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Thursday for her successful movie career, which includes an Oscar win and two other Academy Award nominations.

What we know:

Fellow Oscar winners Al Pacino and Viola Davis are set to join Chastain in speaking at the 11:30 a.m. ceremony at 6258 Hollywood Blvd., near the Hollywood Pantages Theatre.

The star is the 2,819th to be installed since the Walk of Fame was completed in 1961.

The event takes place 22 days before the premiere of her new Apple TV+ limited series, "The Savant," in which she also serves as an executive producer.

The backstory:

Born in Sacramento in 1977, Chastain's interest in acting began at age seven.

She attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts before b

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