Jessica Chastain
Acting
Born: Mar 24, 1977
From: Southern California, California, USA
Credits: 30 titles
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 …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dreams | Jennifer McCarthy | 2025 | 6.336 |
| Memory | Sylvia | 2023 | 7.039 |
| Armageddon Time | Maryanne Trump | 2022 | 6.4 |
| The Sands Between | Woman | 2021 | 6.6 |
| Crimson Peak | Lady Lucille Sharpe | 2015 | 6.66 |
| The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them | Eleanor Rigby | 2014 | 6.156 |
| Interstellar | Murph | 2014 | 8.47 |
| Miss Julie | Miss Julie | 2014 | 5.6 |
| A Most Violent Year | Anna Morales | 2014 | 6.605 |
| The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her | Eleanor Rigby | 2014 | 6.674 |
| Wilde Salomé | Self / Salomé | 2013 | 6.2 |
| Mama | Annabel | 2013 | 6.288 |
| Seduced and Abandoned | Self | 2013 | 6.19 |
| Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy | Self - Letter Reader | 2013 | 6.6 |
| Salomé | Salomé | 2013 | 6.163 |
| Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | Gia (voice) | 2012 | 6.63 |
| Lawless | Maggie Beauford | 2012 | 7.071 |
| Zero Dark Thirty | Maya | 2012 | 6.992 |
| The Color of Time | Mrs. Williams | 2012 | 3.9 |
| The Tree of Life | Mrs. O'Brien | 2011 | 6.728 |
| Take Shelter | Samantha LaForche | 2011 | 7.054 |
| The Help | Celia Foote | 2011 | 8.198 |
| Texas Killing Fields | Pam Stall | 2011 | 5.8 |
| Coriolanus | Virgilia | 2011 | 5.847 |
| Jolene | Jolene | 2010 | 6.267 |
| The Debt | Young Rachel Singer | 2010 | 6.568 |
| The Westerner | Daniel's Mother | 2010 | 5.0 |
| Stolen | Sally Ann | 2009 | 5.9 |
| Dark Shadows | Carolyn Stoddard | 2005 | 8.4 |
| I Am Not Alone | — | ||
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1977 |
| From | Southern California, California, … |