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