Jessica 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 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.
Filmography
David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet Earth
as Self (archive footage)
David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet Earth
as Self (archive footage)
The 99th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
as Self
The 99th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
as Self
Mothers' Instinct
as Alice
Mothers' Instinct
as Alice
Memory
as Sylvia
Memory
as Sylvia
Armageddon Time
as Maryanne Trump
Armageddon Time
as Maryanne Trump
The Good Nurse
as Amy Loughren
The Good Nurse
as Amy Loughren
The Forgiven
as Jo Henninger
The Forgiven
as Jo Henninger
The 355
as Mason 'Mace' Brown
The 355
as Mason 'Mace' Brown
The Sands Between
as Woman
The Sands Between
as Woman
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
as Tammy Faye Bakker
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
as Tammy Faye Bakker
Ava
as Ava
Ava
as Ava
Creating a Character: The Moni Yakim Legacy
as Self
Creating a Character: The Moni Yakim Legacy
as Self
The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It Ends
as Self
The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It Ends
as Self
Very Ralph
as Self
Very Ralph
as Self
It Chapter Two
as Beverly Marsh
It Chapter Two
as Beverly Marsh
This Changes Everything
as Self
This Changes Everything
as Self
Dark Phoenix
as Vuk
Dark Phoenix
as Vuk
The House Is Alive: Constructing 'Crimson Peak'
as Self
The House Is Alive: Constructing 'Crimson Peak'
as Self
Woman Walks Ahead
as Catherine Weldon
Woman Walks Ahead
as Catherine Weldon
Half the Picture
as Self (archive footage)
Half the Picture
as Self (archive footage)
Family Feud
as Presidents' interviewer
Family Feud
as Presidents' interviewer
Molly's Game
as Molly Bloom
Molly's Game
as Molly Bloom
The Zookeeper's Wife
as Antonina Żabińska
The Zookeeper's Wife
as Antonina Żabińska
I Am Jane Doe
as Narrator (voice)
I Am Jane Doe
as Narrator (voice)
Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour
as Self - Unapologetic Bitch
Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour
as Self - Unapologetic Bitch
The Huntsman: Winter's War
as Sara
The Huntsman: Winter's War
as Sara
Hand Tailored Gothic
as Self
Hand Tailored Gothic
as Self
Crimson Peak
as Lady Lucille Sharpe
Crimson Peak
as Lady Lucille Sharpe
The Martian
as Melissa Lewis
The Martian
as Melissa Lewis
Unity
as Narrator (voice)
Unity
as Narrator (voice)
Inside 'Interstellar'
as Self / Murph
Inside 'Interstellar'
as Self / Murph
A Most Violent Year
as Anna Morales
A Most Violent Year
as Anna Morales
Interstellar
as Murph
Interstellar
as Murph
Interstellar: Nolan's Odyssey
as Self
Interstellar: Nolan's Odyssey
as Self
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her
as Eleanor Rigby
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her
as Eleanor Rigby
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him
as Eleanor Rigby
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him
as Eleanor Rigby
Miss Julie
as Miss Julie
Miss Julie
as Miss Julie
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them
as Eleanor Rigby
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them
as Eleanor Rigby
Wilde Salomé
as Self / Salomé
Wilde Salomé
as Self / Salomé
Salomé
as Salomé
Salomé
as Salomé
Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy
as Self - Letter Reader
Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy
as Self - Letter Reader
Seduced and Abandoned
as Self
Seduced and Abandoned
as Self
Mama
as Annabel
Mama
as Annabel
Zero Dark Thirty
as Maya
Zero Dark Thirty
as Maya
The Color of Time
as Mrs. Williams
The Color of Time
as Mrs. Williams
Lawless
as Maggie Beauford
Lawless
as Maggie Beauford
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
as Gia (voice)
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
as Gia (voice)
Texas Killing Fields
as Pam Stall
Texas Killing Fields
as Pam Stall
Take Shelter
as Samantha LaForche
Take Shelter
as Samantha LaForche
The Help
as Celia Foote
The Help
as Celia Foote
The Tree of Life
as Mrs. O'Brien
The Tree of Life
as Mrs. O'Brien
Coriolanus
as Virgilia
Coriolanus
as Virgilia
Jolene
as Jolene
Jolene
as Jolene
The Westerner
as Daniel's Mother
The Westerner
as Daniel's Mother
Seducing Ingrid Bergman
as Ingrid Bergman
Seducing Ingrid Bergman
as Ingrid Bergman
Assassination
as Dorothy Kilgallen
Assassination
as Dorothy Kilgallen
Heartland
as Misty Jones
Heartland
as Misty Jones
Deck the Y'alls
as Rachel Stein
Deck the Y'alls
as Rachel Stein