Jessica Chastain

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

114

Gender

Female

Birthday

1977-03-24 (48 years old)

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.

Known For

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • Interstellar

    Interstellar

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • Conan

    Conan

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • Leute heute

    Leute heute

  • Agatha Christie's Poirot

    Agatha Christie's Poirot

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • El hormiguero

    El hormiguero

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • Off Camera with Sam Jones

    Off Camera with Sam Jones

  • ER

    ER

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • The View

    The View

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

  • Veronica Mars

    Veronica Mars

  • It Chapter Two

    It Chapter Two

  • Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

    Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

  • The Martian

    The Martian

  • Chelsea

    Chelsea

  • The Help

    The Help

  • Close to Home

    Close to Home

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Dark Phoenix

    Dark Phoenix

  • Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted

    Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted

  • 'Til Death

    'Til Death

  • Mama

    Mama

  • Law & Order: Trial by Jury

    Law & Order: Trial by Jury

  • Goldene Kamera

    Goldene Kamera

  • Dreams

    Dreams

  • Crimson Peak

    Crimson Peak

  • Zero Dark Thirty

    Zero Dark Thirty

  • The 355

    The 355

  • Lawless

    Lawless

  • Molly's Game

    Molly's Game

  • The Huntsman: Winter's War

    The Huntsman: Winter's War

  • Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour

    Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour

  • The Eyes of Tammy Faye

    The Eyes of Tammy Faye

  • Unity

    Unity

  • George & Tammy

    George & Tammy

  • The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him

    The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him

  • The Savant

    The Savant

  • Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis

    Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis

  • Interstellar: Nolan's Odyssey

    Interstellar: Nolan's Odyssey

  • Scenes from a Marriage

    Scenes from a Marriage

  • Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy

    Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy

  • Miss Sloane

    Miss Sloane

  • Journeyman

    Journeyman

  • Exploring 'The Tree of Life'

    Exploring 'The Tree of Life'

  • The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them

    The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them

  • The House Is Alive: Constructing 'Crimson Peak'

    The House Is Alive: Constructing 'Crimson Peak'

  • Coriolanus

    Coriolanus

  • A Most Violent Year

    A Most Violent Year

  • Armageddon Time

    Armageddon Time

  • The Color of Time

    The Color of Time

  • Miss Julie

    Miss Julie

  • The Tree of Life

    The Tree of Life

  • This Changes Everything

    This Changes Everything

  • Memory

    Memory

  • Wilde Salomé

    Wilde Salomé

  • The Long Way Home: Making 'The Martian'

    The Long Way Home: Making 'The Martian'

  • The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her

    The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her

  • The Debt

    The Debt

  • Ava

    Ava

  • Salomé

    Salomé

  • Take Shelter

    Take Shelter

  • The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It Ends

    The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It Ends

  • The Zookeeper's Wife

    The Zookeeper's Wife

  • Woman Walks Ahead

    Woman Walks Ahead

  • Blackbeard

    Blackbeard

  • Lear Rex

    Lear Rex

  • Jolene

    Jolene

  • ARES: live

    ARES: live

  • Assassination

    Assassination

  • I Remember Crimson Peak

    I Remember Crimson Peak

  • Half the Picture

    Half the Picture

  • The Good Nurse

    The Good Nurse

  • Inside 'Interstellar'

    Inside 'Interstellar'

  • Family Feud

    Family Feud

  • Mothers' Instinct

    Mothers' Instinct

  • I Am Jane Doe

    I Am Jane Doe

  • Better Angels: The Gospel According to Tammy Faye

    Better Angels: The Gospel According to Tammy Faye

  • Creating a Character: The Moni Yakim Legacy

    Creating a Character: The Moni Yakim Legacy

  • The Sands Between

    The Sands Between

  • Reframed: Marilyn Monroe

    Reframed: Marilyn Monroe

  • I Am Not Alone

    I Am Not Alone

  • Liv Ullmann: A Road Less Travelled

    Liv Ullmann: A Road Less Travelled

  • Heartland

    Heartland

  • The Forgiven

    The Forgiven

  • Family Recipe Showdown

    Family Recipe Showdown

  • The Westerner

    The Westerner

  • Very Ralph

    Very Ralph

  • Hand Tailored Gothic

    Hand Tailored Gothic

  • Other Mommy

    Other Mommy

  • Texas Killing Fields

    Texas Killing Fields

  • Stolen

    Stolen

  • Plus One

    Plus One

  • Losing Clementine

    Losing Clementine

  • Seduced and Abandoned

    Seduced and Abandoned

  • Untitled Holiday Comedy Project

    Untitled Holiday Comedy Project

  • The Light and Dark of Crimson Peak

    The Light and Dark of Crimson Peak

  • The Dealer

    The Dealer

  • Dark Shadows

    Dark Shadows

  • Seducing Ingrid Bergman

    Seducing Ingrid Bergman

  • The Off Weeks

    The Off Weeks

  • Deck the Y'alls

    Deck the Y'alls

  • Spheres

    Spheres

  • Murder on the Orient Express

    Murder on the Orient Express