Jessica Chastain
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Biography
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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Known For
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
ER
The Oscars
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Graham Norton Show
Saturday Night Live
The Daily Show
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Veronica Mars
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Chelsea
Journeyman
El hormiguero
Armageddon Time
Very Ralph
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
Dark Phoenix
Lawless
The Help
Coriolanus
The Debt
Blackbeard
The Huntsman: Winter's War
Interstellar
The Tree of Life
Dark Shadows
A Most Violent Year
Mothers' Instinct
The Forgiven
It Chapter Two
The Martian
Take Shelter
George & Tammy
The Savant
Woman Walks Ahead
Ava
Memory
The 355
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Scenes from a Marriage
Molly's Game
The Zookeeper's Wife
The Good Nurse
Miss Sloane
Zero Dark Thirty
Production Credits
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