'Zero Dark Thirty' Actress Jessica Chastain Rumored for Lead in Marilyn Monroe Biopic

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Williams portrayed Monroe in the 2011 film "My Week With Marilyn." (Reuters)

In Harmony Korine's surreal 2007 film "Mister Lonely," British actress Samantha Morton played a Marilyn Monroe impersonator opposite Diego Luna's "Michael Jackson.". (Reuters)

Actress Poppy Montgomery played Monroe in a made-for-TV adaptation of Oates' "Blonde" in 2001. (Reuters)

In the HBO film "The Rat Pack," Barbara Niven played Monroe. (Reuters)

Judd took on Monroe in the 1996 TV movie "Norma Jeane & Marilyn." (Reuters)

Sorvino, too, starred in "Norma Jeane & Marilyn" as Monroe. (Reuters)