How did the team do it?
“She’s hardcore.”
The pair studied hours of footage of Bakker; Ingram created a dozen hairpieces.
Jessica Chastain in ‘The Eyes of Tammy Faye.'.Sheryl Nieds/Searchlight Pictures
Even the wig Chastain woreunderher wigs to mimic Bakker’s patchy natural hair had to be perfect.
“That wig got colored about six times.”
It was crucial to Dowds that the character not veer into caricature.
“We honor the fact that she loved beauty.”
