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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Other Mommy
Character:Ursula / Other Mommy
Release Date:09/10/2026
The 99th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Character:Self
Release Date:27/11/2025
Dreams
Character:Jennifer McCarthy
Release Date:10/07/2025
Mothers' Instinct
Character:Alice
Release Date:11/01/2024
Memory
Character:Sylvia
Release Date:22/12/2023
Armageddon Time
Character:Maryanne Trump
Release Date:28/10/2022
The Good Nurse
Character:Amy Loughren
Release Date:19/10/2022
The Forgiven
Character:Jo Henninger
Release Date:01/07/2022
The 355
Character:Mason 'Mace' Brown
Release Date:05/01/2022
The Sands Between
Character:Woman
Release Date:25/09/2021
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Character:Tammy Faye Bakker
Release Date:17/09/2021
Ava
Character:Ava
Release Date:02/07/2020
Creating a Character: The Moni Yakim Legacy
Character:Self
Release Date:19/06/2020
The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It Ends
Character:Self
Release Date:10/12/2019
Very Ralph
Character:Self
Release Date:12/11/2019
It Chapter Two
Character:Beverly Marsh
Release Date:04/09/2019
This Changes Everything
Character:Self
Release Date:28/06/2019
Dark Phoenix
Character:Vuk
Release Date:05/06/2019
The House Is Alive: Constructing 'Crimson Peak'
Character:Self
Release Date:14/01/2019
Woman Walks Ahead
Character:Catherine Weldon
Release Date:28/06/2018
Half the Picture
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:23/01/2018
Spheres
Character:Narrator (Voice)
Release Date:17/01/2018
Family Feud
Character:Presidents' interviewer
Release Date:04/01/2018
Molly's Game
Character:Molly Bloom
Release Date:07/12/2017
The Zookeeper's Wife
Character:Antonina Żabińska
Release Date:24/03/2017
I Am Jane Doe
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:10/02/2017
Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour
Character:Self - Unapologetic Bitch
Release Date:09/12/2016
Miss Sloane
Character:Madeline Elizabeth Sloane
Release Date:25/11/2016
The Long Way Home: Making 'The Martian'
Character:Self
Release Date:07/06/2016
The Huntsman: Winter's War
Character:Sara
Release Date:06/04/2016
I Remember Crimson Peak
Character:Herself
Release Date:09/02/2016
The Light and Dark of Crimson Peak
Character:Self
Release Date:09/02/2016
Hand Tailored Gothic
Character:Self
Release Date:09/02/2016
Crimson Peak
Character:Lady Lucille Sharpe
Release Date:13/10/2015
The Martian
Character:Melissa Lewis
Release Date:30/09/2015
Unity
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:12/08/2015
Inside 'Interstellar'
Character:Self / Murph
Release Date:31/03/2015
A Most Violent Year
Character:Anna Morales
Release Date:31/12/2014
Interstellar
Character:Murph
Release Date:05/11/2014
Interstellar: Nolan's Odyssey
Character:Self
Release Date:05/11/2014
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her
Character:Eleanor Rigby
Release Date:10/10/2014
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him
Character:Eleanor Rigby
Release Date:10/10/2014
Miss Julie
Character:Miss Julie
Release Date:07/09/2014
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them
Character:Eleanor Rigby
Release Date:14/05/2014
Wilde Salomé
Character:Self / Salome
Release Date:20/12/2013
Salomé
Character:Salomé
Release Date:10/08/2013
Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy
Character:Self - Letter Reader
Release Date:19/06/2013
Seduced and Abandoned
Character:Self
Release Date:20/05/2013
Mama
Character:Annabel
Release Date:17/01/2013
Zero Dark Thirty
Character:Maya
Release Date:19/12/2012
The Color of Time
Character:Mrs. Williams
Release Date:16/11/2012
Lawless
Character:Maggie Beauford
Release Date:29/08/2012
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
Character:Gia (voice)
Release Date:06/06/2012
Texas Killing Fields
Character:Pam Stall
Release Date:14/10/2011
Exploring 'The Tree of Life'
Character:Self
Release Date:11/10/2011
Take Shelter
Character:Samantha LaForche
Release Date:30/09/2011
The Help
Character:Celia Foote
Release Date:09/08/2011
The Tree of Life
Character:Mrs. O'Brien
Release Date:17/05/2011
Coriolanus
Character:Virgilia
Release Date:14/02/2011
Jolene
Character:Jolene
Release Date:29/10/2010
The Debt
Character:Young Rachel Singer
Release Date:30/09/2010
The Westerner
Character:Daniel's Mother
Release Date:01/01/2010
Stolen
Character:Sally Ann
Release Date:10/10/2009
Dark Shadows
Character:Carolyn Stoddard
Release Date:01/07/2005
Television Appearances
Family Recipe Showdown
Character:Guest Judge
Better Angels: The Gospel According to Tammy Faye
Character:Self
Liv Ullmann: A Road Less Travelled
Character:Self
George & Tammy
Character:Tammy Wynette
Reframed: Marilyn Monroe
Character:Narrator (voice)
Scenes from a Marriage
Character:Mira Phillips
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Character:Self
Chelsea
Character:Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Character:Self
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Character:Self
ARES: live
Character:Melissa Lewis
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Character:Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character:Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character:Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Character:Self
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Character:Self
Conan
Character:Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Character:Self - Guest
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis
Character:Self
Journeyman
Character:Tanna Bloom
The Graham Norton Show
Character:Self
El hormiguero
Character:Self
'Til Death
Character:Hostess
Blackbeard
Character:Charlotte Ormand
Close to Home
Character:Casey Wirth
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
Character:Sigrun Borg
Veronica Mars
Character:Sarah Williams
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self - Guest
The View
Character:Self - Guest
Leute heute
Character:Self
The Daily Show
Character:Self
ER
Character:Dahlia Taslitz
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Character:Mary Debenham
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Character:
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Character:Self - Guest
Goldene Kamera
Character:Self
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Host
The Oscars
Character:Self
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