Jessica Chastain
Known for: 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.
Filmography
Series
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2014
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
Series
The Daily Show
Self - Guest
1996
Series
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
Film
Interstellar
Murph
2014
Series
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest
1993
Series
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Mary Debenham
1989
Series
Conan
Self - Guest
2010
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
Series
The Graham Norton Show
Self - Guest
2007
Film
The Martian
Melissa Lewis
2015
Series
ER
Dahlia Taslitz
1994
Series
The View
Self - Guest
1997
Series
El hormiguero
Self
2006
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
Series
Veronica Mars
Sarah Williams
2004
Series
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Series
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988
Series
Leute heute
Self
1997
Series
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
2014
Film
Dark Phoenix
Vuk
2019
Film
The Help
Celia Foote
2011
Series
The Oscars
Self
1953
Series
WIRED's Autocomplete Interviews
Self - Guest
2016
Series
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
2015
Film
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
Gia (voice)
2012
Series
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Self
2014
Series
Close to Home
Casey Wirth
2005
Series
Chelsea
Self
2016
Goldene Kamera
Self
1984
Film
It Chapter Two
Beverly Marsh
2019
Film
The 355
Mason 'Mace' Brown
2022
Series
'Til Death
Hostess
2006
Film
Other Mommy
Ursula / Other Mommy
2026
Film
The Huntsman: Winter's War
Sara
2016
Series
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
Sigrun Borg
2005
Film
Crimson Peak
Lady Lucille Sharpe
2015
Film
Mama
Annabel
2013
Film
Miss Sloane
Madeline Elizabeth Sloane
2016
Film
Zero Dark Thirty
Maya
2012
Film
Molly's Game
Molly Bloom
2017
Film
Lawless
Maggie Beauford
2012
Film
The Tree of Life
Mrs. O'Brien
2011
Film
Dreams
Jennifer McCarthy
2025
Film
The Debt
Young Rachel Singer
2010
Film
Ava
Ava
2020
Film
Mothers' Instinct
Alice
2024
Film
A Most Violent Year
Anna Morales
2014
Film
The Good Nurse
Amy Loughren
2022
Series
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis
Self
2008
Film
Take Shelter
Samantha LaForche
2011
Series
Scenes from a Marriage
Mira Phillips
2021
Series
The Savant
The Savant
Series
Journeyman
Tanna Bloom
2007
Film
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her
Eleanor Rigby
2014
Series
Liv Ullmann: A Road Less Travelled
Self
2023
Film
The Zookeeper's Wife
Antonina Żabińska
2017
Series
George & Tammy
Tammy Wynette
2022
Series
Blackbeard
Charlotte Ormand
2006
Film
Armageddon Time
Maryanne Trump
2022
Film
The Forgiven
Jo Henninger
2022
Film
Coriolanus
Virgilia
2011
Film
Texas Killing Fields
Pam Stall
2011
Film
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Tammy Faye Bakker
2021
Film
Interstellar: Nolan's Odyssey
Self
2014
Series
ARES: live
Melissa Lewis
2015
Film
Miss Julie
Miss Julie
2014
Film
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them
Eleanor Rigby
2014
Film
Woman Walks Ahead
Catherine Weldon
2018
Film
Seduced and Abandoned
Self
2013
Film
Memory
Sylvia
2023
Film
This Changes Everything
Self
2019
Film
Salomé
Salomé
2013
Series
Reframed: Marilyn Monroe
Narrator (voice)
2022
Film
Family Feud
Presidents' interviewer
2018
Film
Inside 'Interstellar'
Self / Murph
2015
Film
Creating a Character: The Moni Yakim Legacy
Self
2020
Series
Family Recipe Showdown
Guest Judge
2025
Nemesis
Film
Unity
Narrator (voice)
2015
Film
The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It Ends
Self
2019
Film
Stolen
Sally Ann
2009
Film
Very Ralph
Self
2019
Film
Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour
Self - Unapologetic Bitch
2016
The Off Weeks
Stella West
Film
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him
Eleanor Rigby
2014
Film
David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet Earth
Self (archive footage)
2026
Film
My Darling California
Sharon Normandie
Film
Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy
Self - Letter Reader
2013
Film
The Color of Time
Mrs. Williams
2012
Film
I Remember Crimson Peak
Herself
2016
Exploring 'The Tree of Life'
Self
2011
Film
The Light and Dark of Crimson Peak
Self
2016
Untitled Holiday Comedy Project
Film
Jolene
Jolene
2010
Film
Wilde Salomé
Self / Salomé
2013
Film
The Westerner
Daniel's Mother
2010
Film
Dark Shadows
Carolyn Stoddard
2005
The Dealer
Film
The Long Way Home: Making 'The Martian'
Self
2016
Lear Rex
Goneril
Film
Seducing Ingrid Bergman
Ingrid Bergman
Film
Hand Tailored Gothic
Self
2016
Film
Half the Picture
Self (archive footage)
2018
Film
I Am Jane Doe
Narrator (voice)
2017
Film
The House Is Alive: Constructing 'Crimson Peak'
Self
2019
Assassination
Dorothy Kilgallen
This Is Pleasure
Margot
The Division
Deck the Y'alls
Rachel Stein
Series
Better Angels: The Gospel According to Tammy Faye
Self
2024
Film
Plus One
Rachel
Losing Clementine
Clementine
Film
Spheres
Narrator (Voice)
2018
Heartland
Misty Jones
Film
The Sands Between
Woman
2021
Film
The 99th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Self
2025
I Am Not Alone