Jessica Chastain
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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
Credits
Interstellar (2014)
as Murph
The Martian (2015)
as Melissa Lewis
It Chapter Two (2019)
as Beverly Marsh
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012)
as Gia (voice)
The Help (2011)
as Celia Foote
Dark Phoenix (2019)
as Vuk
Dreams (2025)
as Jennifer McCarthy
Crimson Peak (2015)
as Lady Lucille Sharpe
Woman Walks Ahead (2018)
as Catherine Weldon
Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
as Maya
The Tree of Life (2011)
as Mrs. O'Brien
Mama (2013)
as Annabel
Molly's Game (2017)
as Molly Bloom
The Huntsman: Winter's War (2016)
as Sara
Lawless (2012)
as Maggie Beauford
Ava (2020)
as Ava
The 355 (2022)
as Mason 'Mace' Brown
Miss Sloane (2016)
as Madeline Elizabeth Sloane
Mothers' Instinct (2024)
as Alice
Take Shelter (2011)
as Samantha LaForche
The Good Nurse (2022)
as Amy Loughren
A Most Violent Year (2014)
as Anna Morales
Other Mommy (2026)
as Ursula / Other Mommy
The Debt (2010)
as Young Rachel Singer
The Zookeeper's Wife (2017)
as Antonina Żabińska
The Forgiven (2022)
as Jo Henninger
Memory (2023)
as Sylvia
Armageddon Time (2022)
as Maryanne Trump
Texas Killing Fields (2011)
as Pam Stall
Stolen (2009)
as Sally Ann
The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021)
as Tammy Faye Bakker
Coriolanus (2011)
as Virgilia
David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet Earth (2026)
as Self (archive footage)
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them (2014)
as Eleanor Rigby
Miss Julie (2014)
as Miss Julie
The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It Ends (2019)
as Self
Interstellar: Nolan's Odyssey (2014)
as Self
Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy (2013)
as Self - Letter Reader
This Changes Everything (2019)
as Self
Jolene (2010)
as Jolene
Inside 'Interstellar' (2015)
as Self / Murph
Family Feud (2018)
as Presidents' interviewer
Unity (2015)
as Narrator (voice)
Seduced and Abandoned (2013)
as Self
Very Ralph (2019)
as Self
Salomé (2013)
as Salomé
Lear Rex (—)
as Goneril
My Darling California (—)
as Sharon Normandie
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him (2014)
as Eleanor Rigby
Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour (2016)
as Self - Unapologetic Bitch
Wilde Salomé (2013)
as Self / Salomé
Exploring 'The Tree of Life' (2011)
as Self
Dark Shadows (2005)
as Carolyn Stoddard
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her (2014)
as Eleanor Rigby
Plus One (—)
as Rachel
The Color of Time (2012)
as Mrs. Williams
I Am Jane Doe (2017)
as Narrator (voice)
Assassination (—)
as Dorothy Kilgallen
The Division (—)
Actor
Hand Tailored Gothic (2016)
as Self
Creating a Character: The Moni Yakim Legacy (2020)
as Self
The Westerner (2010)
as Daniel's Mother
The Light and Dark of Crimson Peak (2016)
as Self
Half the Picture (2018)
as Self (archive footage)
Deck the Y'alls (—)
as Rachel Stein
The Long Way Home: Making 'The Martian' (2016)
as Self
Heartland (—)
as Misty Jones
Losing Clementine (—)
as Clementine
I Remember Crimson Peak (2016)
as Herself
The Sands Between (2021)
as Woman
The House Is Alive: Constructing 'Crimson Peak' (2019)
as Self
The 99th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (2025)
as Self
Spheres (2018)
as Narrator (Voice)
I Am Not Alone (—)
Actor
Untitled Holiday Comedy Project (—)
Actor
This Is Pleasure (—)
as Margot
Seducing Ingrid Bergman (—)
as Ingrid Bergman