Jessica Chastain
Acting
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
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movieOther Mommy
2026
Ursula / Other Mommy
movieDavid Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet Earth
2026
Self (archive footage)
tvFamily Recipe Showdown
2025
Guest Judge
movieDreams
2025
Jennifer McCarthy
movieMemory
2023
Sylvia
tvGeorge & Tammy
2022
Tammy Wynette
movieArmageddon Time
2022
Maryanne Trump
movieThe Good Nurse
2022
Amy Loughren
movieThe Forgiven
2022
Jo Henninger
tvReframed: Marilyn Monroe
2022
Narrator (voice)
movieThe 355
2022
Mason 'Mace' Brown
movieThe Eyes of Tammy Faye
2021
Tammy Faye Bakker
tvScenes from a Marriage
2021
Mira Phillips
movieAva
2020
Ava
movieIt Chapter Two
2019
Beverly Marsh
movieWoman Walks Ahead
2018
Catherine Weldon
movieHalf the Picture
2018
Self (archive footage)
movieSpheres
2018
Narrator (Voice)
movieFamily Feud
2018
Presidents' interviewer
movieMolly's Game
2017
Molly Bloom
movieThe Zookeeper's Wife
2017
Antonina Żabińska
movieI Am Jane Doe
2017
Narrator (voice)
movieMadonna: Rebel Heart Tour
2016
Self - Unapologetic Bitch
movieMiss Sloane
2016
Madeline Elizabeth Sloane
tvChelsea
2016
Self
movieCrimson Peak
2015
Lady Lucille Sharpe
movieThe Martian
2015
Melissa Lewis
tvThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Self - Guest
movieUnity
2015
Narrator (voice)
tvARES: live
2015
Melissa Lewis
movieInside 'Interstellar'
2015
Self / Murph
movieA Most Violent Year
2014
Anna Morales
movieThe Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her
2014
Eleanor Rigby
movieThe Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him
2014
Eleanor Rigby
movieMiss Julie
2014
Miss Julie
movieThe Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them
2014
Eleanor Rigby
tvLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Self - Guest
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Self - Guest
movieWilde Salomé
2013
Self / Salomé
movieSalomé
2013
Salomé
movieLetters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy
2013
Self - Letter Reader
movieMama
2013
Annabel
movieThe Color of Time
2012
Mrs. Williams
movieLawless
2012
Maggie Beauford
movieMadagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
2012
Gia (voice)
movieTexas Killing Fields
2011
Pam Stall
movieTake Shelter
2011
Samantha LaForche
movieThe Help
2011
Celia Foote
movieThe Tree of Life
2011
Mrs. O'Brien
movieCoriolanus
2011
Virgilia
tvConan
2010
Self - Guest
movieJolene
2010
Jolene
movieThe Debt
2010
Young Rachel Singer
movieThe Westerner
2010
Daniel's Mother
movieStolen
2009
Sally Ann
tvWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Self - Guest
tvJourneyman
2007
Tanna Bloom
tvThe Graham Norton Show
2007
Self - Guest
tv'Til Death
2006
Hostess
tvBlackbeard
2006
Charlotte Ormand
tvClose to Home
2005
Casey Wirth
movieDark Shadows
2005
Carolyn Stoddard
tvLaw & Order: Trial by Jury
2005
Sigrun Borg
tvVeronica Mars
2004
Sarah Williams
tvJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Self - Guest
tvThe View
1997
Self - Guest
tvThe Daily Show
1996
Self - Guest
tvER
1994
Dahlia Taslitz
tvLate Show with David Letterman
1993
Self - Guest
tvAgatha Christie's Poirot
1989
Mary Debenham
tvLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Self - Guest
tvSaturday Night Live
1975
Self - Host
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self
moviePlus One
Rachel
movieLear Rex
Goneril
movieSeducing Ingrid Bergman
Ingrid Bergman
Losing Clementine
Clementine
Assassination
Dorothy Kilgallen
Heartland
Misty Jones
Deck the Y'alls
Rachel Stein
movieMy Darling California
Sharon Normandie
tvThe Savant
The Savant
The Off Weeks
Stella West
Production24
tvHIS & HERS
2026
Executive Producer
movieDreams
2025
Executive Producer
movieMothers' Instinct
2024
Producer
tvGeorge & Tammy
2022
Executive Producer
movieThe 355
2022
Producer
movieThe Eyes of Tammy Faye
2021
Producer
tvScenes from a Marriage
2021
Executive Producer
movieAva
2020
Producer
movieThe Zookeeper's Wife
2017
Executive Producer
movieI Am Jane Doe
2017
Executive Producer
movieThe Westerner
2010
Producer
The Honeymoon
Producer
moviePainkiller Jane
Producer
movieSeducing Ingrid Bergman
Producer
movieThe Maid of Orleans
Producer
This Is Pleasure
Executive Producer
tvThe Savant
Executive Producer
The Dealer
Executive Producer
The Off Weeks
Executive Producer