Jessica Chastain

Known for ActingBorn 1977-03-24 (age 49)Southern California, California, USA

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Family Recipe Showdown

Better Angels: The Gospel According to Tammy Faye

I Remember Crimson Peak

The 99th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

Interstellar

The Light and Dark of Crimson Peak

Dark Shadows

The Help

David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet Earth

Law & Order: Trial by Jury

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Reframed: Marilyn Monroe

Liv Ullmann: A Road Less Travelled

Interstellar: Nolan's Odyssey

The Martian

Veronica Mars

The Long Way Home: Making 'The Martian'

ER

Unity

HIS & HERS

Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis

Journeyman

Miss Sloane

The Zookeeper's Wife

Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour

Scenes from a Marriage

Molly's Game

Conan

The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It Ends

Memory

The Graham Norton Show

Lawless

Take Shelter

Zero Dark Thirty

Mothers' Instinct

The Good Nurse

Inside 'Interstellar'

It Chapter Two

George & Tammy

Woman Walks Ahead

Crimson Peak

The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him

The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her

The Sands Between

The Tree of Life

Half the Picture

Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted

A Most Violent Year