Born
24 March 1977 (49)
Place of Birth
Southern California, California, USA
Also known as
Jessica Michelle 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 he...
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.
Other Mommy
2026
The 99th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
2025
Dreams
2025
Mothers' Instinct
2024
Memory
2023
Armageddon Time
2022
The Good Nurse
2022
The Forgiven
2022
The 355
2022
The Sands Between
2021
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
2021
Ava
2020
Creating a Character: The Moni Yakim Legacy
2020
The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It Ends
2019
Very Ralph
2019
It Chapter Two
2019
This Changes Everything
2019
Dark Phoenix
2019
The House Is Alive: Constructing 'Crimson Peak'
2019
Woman Walks Ahead
2018
Half the Picture
2018
Spheres
2018
Family Feud
2018
Molly's Game
2017
The Zookeeper's Wife
2017
I Am Jane Doe
2017
Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour
2016
Miss Sloane
2016
The Long Way Home: Making 'The Martian'
2016
The Huntsman: Winter's War
2016
The Light and Dark of Crimson Peak
2016
I Remember Crimson Peak
2016
Hand Tailored Gothic
2016
Crimson Peak
2015
The Martian
2015
Unity
2015
Inside 'Interstellar'
2015
A Most Violent Year
2014
Interstellar
2014
Interstellar: Nolan's Odyssey
2014