Jessica Chastain
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1977-03-24
Place of Birth
Southern California, California, USA
Jessica Chastain
Biography
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.
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Dark Shadows
Jul 01, 2005
The Sands Between
Sep 25, 2021
The Tree of Life
May 17, 2011
I Am Not Alone
Jolene
Oct 29, 2010
Stolen
Oct 10, 2009
Take Shelter
Sep 30, 2011
The Debt
Sep 30, 2010
The Help
Aug 09, 2011
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
Jun 06, 2012
Lawless
Aug 29, 2012
Texas Killing Fields
Oct 14, 2011
Wilde Salomé
Dec 20, 2013
Dreams
Jul 10, 2025
Zero Dark Thirty
Dec 19, 2012
Coriolanus
Feb 14, 2011
Mama
Jan 17, 2013
Armageddon Time
Oct 28, 2022
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them
May 14, 2014
Interstellar
Nov 05, 2014
Crimson Peak
Oct 13, 2015
Seduced and Abandoned
May 20, 2013
Miss Julie
Sep 07, 2014
The Color of Time
Nov 16, 2012
Memory
Dec 22, 2023
Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy
Jun 19, 2013
Salomé
Aug 10, 2013
A Most Violent Year
Dec 31, 2014
The Westerner
Jan 01, 2010
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her
Oct 10, 2014
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him
Oct 10, 2014
The Zookeeper's Wife
Mar 24, 2017
Interstellar: Nolan's Odyssey
Nov 05, 2014
The Martian
Sep 30, 2015
The Huntsman: Winter's War
Apr 06, 2016
Plus One
Lear Rex
Unity
Aug 12, 2015
Spheres
Jan 17, 2018
Miss Sloane
Nov 25, 2016
Half the Picture
Jan 23, 2018
Woman Walks Ahead
Jun 28, 2018
Molly's Game
Dec 07, 2017
I Am Jane Doe
Feb 10, 2017
Dark Phoenix
Jun 05, 2019
Seducing Ingrid Bergman
Exploring 'The Tree of Life'
Oct 11, 2011
Untitled Holiday Comedy Project
It Chapter Two
Sep 04, 2019
The 355
Jan 05, 2022
Inside 'Interstellar'
Mar 31, 2015
Ava
Jul 02, 2020
The Good Nurse
Oct 19, 2022
This Changes Everything
Jun 28, 2019
The Long Way Home: Making 'The Martian'
Jun 07, 2016
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Sep 17, 2021
The House Is Alive: Constructing 'Crimson Peak'
Jan 14, 2019
Very Ralph
Nov 12, 2019
I Remember Crimson Peak
Feb 09, 2016
The Light and Dark of Crimson Peak
Feb 09, 2016
Hand Tailored Gothic
Feb 09, 2016
Losing Clementine
The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It Ends
Dec 10, 2019
Creating a Character: The Moni Yakim Legacy
Jun 19, 2020
Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour
Dec 09, 2016
Mothers' Instinct
Jan 11, 2024
The Forgiven
Jul 01, 2022
Assassination
Family Feud
Jan 04, 2018
Other Mommy
Oct 09, 2026
Heartland
Deck the Y'alls
Veronica Mars
Sep 22, 2004
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
Mar 03, 2005
The Savant
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Sep 08, 2015
The Daily Show
Jul 22, 1996
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Sep 05, 1988
The View
Aug 11, 1997
Liv Ullmann: A Road Less Travelled
May 21, 2023
El hormiguero
Sep 24, 2006
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Feb 25, 2014
Reframed: Marilyn Monroe
Jan 16, 2022
Chelsea
May 11, 2016
The Graham Norton Show
Feb 22, 2007
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Feb 17, 2014
Blackbeard
Jun 17, 2006
The Oscars
Mar 19, 1953
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Sep 09, 2019
Leute heute
Jul 23, 1997
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jan 26, 2003
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Jul 16, 2009
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Dec 21, 2014
Better Angels: The Gospel According to Tammy Faye
Jan 18, 2024
ARES: live
Jun 07, 2015
Saturday Night Live
Oct 11, 1975
ER
Sep 19, 1994
Goldene Kamera
Feb 03, 1984
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Sep 05, 1988
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Aug 02, 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Sep 08, 2015
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Feb 06, 2014
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis
Jan 04, 2008
Journeyman
Sep 24, 2007
George & Tammy
Dec 04, 2022
Scenes from a Marriage
Sep 12, 2021
Conan
Nov 08, 2010
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Jan 08, 1989
The Dealer
Close to Home
Sep 20, 2005
Family Recipe Showdown
Jul 17, 2025
The Off Weeks
