Jessica Chastain
Acting
Born: March 24, 1977 (age 49) · Southern California, California, USA
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
Interstellar
2014
The Martian
2015
It Chapter Two
2019
The Help
2011
Dark Phoenix
2019
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
2012
Crimson Peak
2015
The Huntsman: Winter's War
2016
Zero Dark Thirty
2012
Mama
2013
Molly's Game
2017
Lawless
2012
Photos (24)
Movies (45)
Interstellar
Murph
The Martian
Melissa Lewis
The Help
Celia Foote
Dark Phoenix
Vuk
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
Gia (voice)
It Chapter Two
Beverly Marsh
The Huntsman: Winter's War
Sara
Mama
Annabel
A Most Violent Year
Anna Morales
Zero Dark Thirty
Maya
Crimson Peak
Lady Lucille Sharpe
The 355
Mason 'Mace' Brown
Molly's Game
Molly Bloom
The Tree of Life
Mrs. O'Brien
Lawless
Maggie Beauford
Miss Sloane
Madeline Elizabeth Sloane
Ava
Ava
Dreams
Jennifer McCarthy
Mothers' Instinct
Alice
The Zookeeper's Wife
Antonina Żabińska
The Good Nurse
Amy Loughren
Take Shelter
Samantha LaForche
The Debt
Young Rachel Singer
Armageddon Time
Maryanne Trump
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Tammy Faye Bakker
Texas Killing Fields
Pam Stall
Coriolanus
Virgilia
Memory
Sylvia
The Forgiven
Jo Henninger
Woman Walks Ahead
Catherine Weldon
Family Feud
Presidents' interviewer
Miss Julie
Miss Julie
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her
Eleanor Rigby
Stolen
Sally Ann
Salomé
Salomé
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them
Eleanor Rigby
Unity
Narrator (voice)
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him
Eleanor Rigby
I Am Jane Doe
Narrator (voice)
The Westerner
Daniel's Mother
Jolene
Jolene
The Color of Time
Mrs. Williams
Dark Shadows
Carolyn Stoddard
Spheres
Narrator (Voice)
The Sands Between
Woman
TV Shows (14)
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Mary Debenham · 1 eps
ER
Dahlia Taslitz · 1 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1 eps
Veronica Mars
Sarah Williams · 1 eps
Close to Home
Casey Wirth · 1 eps
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
Sigrun Borg · 3 eps
'Til Death
Hostess · 1 eps
Journeyman
Tanna Bloom · 1 eps
Scenes from a Marriage
Mira Phillips · 5 eps
George & Tammy
Tammy Wynette · 6 eps
Blackbeard
Charlotte Ormand · 2 eps
Family Recipe Showdown
Guest Judge · 1 eps
ARES: live
Melissa Lewis · 6 eps
Reframed: Marilyn Monroe
Narrator (voice) · 4 eps
Self / Appearances (41)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · 3 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest · 4 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest · 4 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · 1 eps
The Daily Show
Self - Guest · 2 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest · 2 eps
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest · 3 eps
The Graham Norton Show
Self - Guest · 6 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · 1 eps
Conan
Self - Guest · 3 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest · 4 eps
The View
Self - Guest · 1 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest · 2 eps
El hormiguero
Self · 1 eps
Leute heute
Self · 1 eps
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self · 1 eps
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self · 3 eps
The Oscars
Self · 2 eps
Chelsea
Self · 1 eps
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Self · 1 eps
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis
Self · 1 eps
Liv Ullmann: A Road Less Travelled
Self · 3 eps
This Changes Everything
Self
Seduced and Abandoned
Self
Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy
Self - Letter Reader
Interstellar: Nolan's Odyssey
Self
David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet Earth
Self (archive footage)
The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It Ends
Self
Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour
Self - Unapologetic Bitch
Very Ralph
Self
Inside 'Interstellar'
Self / Murph
The Long Way Home: Making 'The Martian'
Self
Creating a Character: The Moni Yakim Legacy
Self
Wilde Salomé
Self / Salomé
The House Is Alive: Constructing 'Crimson Peak'
Self
I Remember Crimson Peak
Herself
The 99th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Self
Better Angels: The Gospel According to Tammy Faye
Self · 4 eps
Hand Tailored Gothic
Self
Half the Picture
Self (archive footage)
The Light and Dark of Crimson Peak
Self
Upcoming (9)
Other Mommy
Ursula / Other Mommy · Film
The Savant
The Savant · TV
The Savant
Executive Producer · TV
Painkiller Jane
Producer · Film
My Darling California
Sharon Normandie · Film
The Maid of Orleans
Producer · Film
Seducing Ingrid Bergman
Ingrid Bergman · Film
Seducing Ingrid Bergman
Producer · Film
Plus One
Rachel · Film
Producing (14)
HIS & HERS
Executive Producer
The 355
Producer
Ava
Producer
Dreams
Executive Producer
Mothers' Instinct
Producer
The Zookeeper's Wife
Executive Producer
Scenes from a Marriage
Executive Producer
George & Tammy
Executive Producer
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Producer
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her
Producer
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them
Producer
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him
Producer
I Am Jane Doe
Executive Producer
The Westerner
Producer