Jessica Chastain

Jessica Michelle Chastain (born March 24, 1977) is an American actress and film producer. Known for her roles in films with feminist themes, she has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, in addition to nominations for two British Academy Film Awards. Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2012. Born and raised in Sacramento, California, Chastain developed an interest in acting from an early age. In 1998, she made her professional stage debut as Shakespeare's Juliet. After studying acting at the Juilliard School, she was signed to a talent holding deal with the television producer John Wells. She was a recurring guest star in several television series, including Law & Order: Trial by Jury. She also took on roles in the stage productions of Anton Chekhov's play The Cherry Orchard in 2004 and Oscar Wilde's tragedy Salome in 2006. Chastain made her film debut in the drama Jolene (2008), and gained wide recognition for her starring roles in the dramas Take Shelter (2011) and The Tree of Life (2011). Her performance as an aspiring socialite in The Help (2011) earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. In 2012, she won a Golden Globe Award and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress for playing a CIA analyst in the thriller Zero Dark Thirty. Chastain made her Broadway debut in a revival of The Heiress in the same year. Her highest-grossing releases came with the science fiction films Interstellar (2014) and The Martian (2015), and the horror film It Chapter Two (2019), and she continued to receive critical acclaim for her performances in the dramas A Most Violent Year (2014), Miss Sloane (2016), Molly's Game (2017) and The Good Nurse (2022). For her portrayal of Tammy Faye in the biopic The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021), which she also produced, Chastain won the Academy Award for Best Actress. In television, Chastain starred in drama miniseries Scenes from a Marriage (2021) and George & Tammy (2022). For the latter, she won a SAG Award. Her performance also garnered her nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award. Chastain is the founder of the production company Freckle Films, which was created to promote diversity in film. She is vocal about mental health issues, as well as gender and racial equality. She is married to fashion executive Gian Luca Passi de Preposulo, with whom she has two children. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jessica Chastain, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Homepage http://jessica-chastain.com
Birth Location Southern California, California, USA
Born 1977-03-24

Movies

2024
Memory as Sylvia
2023
Armageddon Time as Maryanne Trump
2022
The Good Nurse as Amy Loughren
2022
The Forgiven as Jo Henninger
2022
The 355 as Mason 'Mace' Brown
2022
2021
The Eyes of Tammy Faye as Tammy Faye Bakker
2021
Ava as Ava
2020
Very Ralph as Self
2019
It Chapter Two as Beverly Marsh
2019
Dark Phoenix as Vuk
2019
Spheres as Narrator (Voice)
2018
Molly's Game as Molly Bloom
2017
Woman Walks Ahead as Catherine Weldon
2017
The Zookeeper's Wife as Antonina Żabińska
2017
I Am Jane Doe as Narrator (voice)
2017
Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour as Self - Unapologetic Bitch
2016
Miss Sloane as Madeline Elizabeth Sloane
2016
2016
2016
Crimson Peak as Lady Lucille Sharpe
2015
The Martian as Melissa Lewis
2015
Unity as Narrator (voice)
2015
Inside 'Interstellar' as Self / Murph
2015
A Most Violent Year as Anna Morales
2014
Interstellar as Murphy "Murph" Cooper
2014
Miss Julie as Miss Julie
2014
Scripted Content as Herself
2014
Wilde Salomé as Self / Salome
2013
Salomé as Salomé
2013
2013
Mama as Annabel
2013
2012
The Color of Time as Mrs. Williams
2012
Lawless as Maggie Beauford
2012
Touch of Evil as The Fire Starter
2011
Texas Killing Fields as Pam Stall
2011
Take Shelter as Samantha LaForche
2011
The Help as Celia Foote
2011
The Tree of Life as Mrs. O'Brien
2011
Coriolanus as Virgilia
2011
Jolene as Jolene
2010
The Debt as Young Rachel Singer
2010
The Westerner as Daniel's Mother
2010
Stolen as Sally Ann
2009
Dark Shadows as Carolyn Stoddard
2004
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Losing Clementine as Clementine
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Seducing Ingrid Bergman as Ingrid Bergman
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Plus One as Rachel
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Movies

2024
The 355 Producer
2022
2021
Ava Producer
2020
The Zookeeper's Wife Executive Producer
2017
I Am Jane Doe Executive Producer
2017
The Westerner Producer
2010
I Am Not Alone Producer
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The Honeymoon Producer
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Painkiller Jane Producer
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