Jessica Chastain
Skuespiller, Producer
24. marts 1977 (49 år)
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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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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| 2026 | Heartland · as Misty Jones |
| 2026 | Other Mommy · as Ursula / Other Mommy |
| 2025 | The Savant · as The Savant |
| 2025 | Family Recipe Showdown · as Guest Judge |
| 2025 | Dreams · as Jennifer Mccarthy |
| 2024 | Mothers' Instinct · as Alice |
| 2023 | Memory · as Sylvia |
| 2022 | George & Tammy · as Tammy Wynette |
| 2022 | Armageddon Time · as Maryanne Trump |
| 2022 | The Good Nurse · as Amy Loughren |
| 2022 | King on Screen · as Beverly Marsh |
| 2022 | Reframed: Marilyn Monroe · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2022 | The 355 · as Mason 'mace' Brown |
| 2021 | The Forgiven · as Jo Henninger |
| 2021 | The Eyes of Tammy Faye · as Tammy Faye Bakker |
| 2021 | Scenes From A Marriage (US) · as Mira Phillips |
| 2020 | Ava · as Ava |
| 2019 | It: Chapter Two · as Beverly Marsh |
| 2019 | X-Men: Dark Phoenix · as Vuk |
| 2018 | Spheres · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2017 | Molly's Game · as Molly Bloom |
| 2017 | Woman Walks Ahead · as Catherine Weldon |
| 2017 | The Zookeeper's Wife · as Antonina Żabińska |
| 2017 | I am Jane Doe · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2016 | Miss Sloane · as Madeline Elizabeth Sloane |
| 2016 | The Huntsman: Winter's War · as Sara |
| 2016 | Animals. (2016) · as Sarah |
| 2016 | Ares III: The Untold Story · as Melissa Lewis |
| 2015 | Crimson Peak · as Lady Lucille Sharpe |
| 2015 | The Martian · as Melissa Lewis |
| 2015 | Unity · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2014 | A Most Violent Year · as Anna Morales |
| 2014 | Interstellar · as Murph |
| 2014 | The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them · as Eleanor RigbyPå Plex |
| 2014 | Miss Julie · as Miss Julie |
| 2013 | The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him · as Eleanor Rigby |
| 2013 | The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her · as Eleanor Rigby |
| 2013 | Salomé · as Salomé |
| 2013 | Mama · as Annabel |
| 2012 | Zero Dark Thirty · as Maya |
| 2012 | The Color of Time · as Mrs. Williams |
| 2012 | Lawless · as Maggie Beauford |
| 2012 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted · as Gia (voice) |
| 2011 | Touch of Evil · as The Fire Starter |
| 2011 | Take Shelter · as Samantha Laforche |
| 2011 | Texas Killing Fields · as Pam StallPå Plex |
| 2011 | The Help · as Celia Foote |
| 2011 | The Tree of Life · as Mrs. O'brien |
| 2011 | Coriolanus · as VirgiliaPå Plex |
| 2010 | The Debt · as Young Rachel Singer |
| 2009 | Stolen · as Sally Ann |
| 2008 | Jolene · as Jolene |
| 2007 | Journeyman · as Tanna Bloom |
| 2006 | 'Til Death · as Hostess |
| 2006 | Blackbeard · as Charlotte Ormand |
| 2006 | The Evidence · as Laura Green |
| 2005 | Close to Home (2005) · as Casey Wirth |
| 2005 | Dark Shadows · as Carolyn Stoddard |
| 2005 | Law & Order: Trial by Jury · as Sigrun Borg |
| 2004 | Veronica Mars · as Sarah WilliamsPå Plex |
| 1994 | ER · as Dahlia Taslitz |
| 1989 | Agatha Christie's Poirot · as Mary Debenham |
| 2026 | His & Hers (2026) · as Executive Producer |
| 2025 | The Savant · as Executive Producer |
| 2025 | Dreams · as Executive Producer |
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| 2022 | George & Tammy · as Executive Producer |
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| 2021 | Scenes From A Marriage (US) · as Executive Producer |
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| 2020 | Creating a Character: The Moni Yakim Legacy · as Executive Producer |
| 2018 | Spheres · as Executive Producer |
| 2017 | The Zookeeper's Wife · as Executive Producer |
| 2017 | I am Jane Doe · as Executive Producer |
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