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Jessica Chastain
Jessica Chastain’s screen credits include Murph in Interstellar, Celia Foote in The Help, and Gia (voice) in Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted.
Born March 24, 1977 Southern California, California, USA9 movies on MoviHero
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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. …
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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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- 2026HeartlandMystery · ThrillerMisty JonesUpcoming
- 2026Other Mommy1h 33m · HorrorUrsula / Other Mommy
- 2019It Chapter Two2h 49m · Drama · HorrorBeverly Marsh
- 2019Dark Phoenix1h 54m · Action · AdventureVuk
- 2015The Martian2h 21m · Adventure · DramaMelissa Lewis
- 2014Interstellar2h 49m · Adventure · DramaMurph
- 2012Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted1h 33m · Adventure · AnimationGia (voice)
- 2011The Help2h 26m · DramaCelia Foote
- 2011The Tree of Life2h 19m · Drama · FantasyMrs. O'Brien
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- 2026David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet EarthSelf (archive footage)
- 2025The 99th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day ParadeSelf
- 2025DreamsProducer · Jennifer McCarthy
- 2024Mothers' InstinctProducer · Alice
- 2023MemorySylvia
- 2022Armageddon TimeMaryanne Trump
- 2022The Good NurseAmy Loughren
- 2022The ForgivenJo Henninger
- 2022The 355Producer · Mason 'Mace' Brown
- 2021The Sands BetweenWoman
- 2021The Eyes of Tammy FayeProducer · Tammy Faye Bakker
- 2020AvaProducer · Ava
- 2020Creating a Character: The Moni Yakim LegacySelf
- 2019The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It EndsSelf
- 2019Very RalphSelf
- 2019This Changes EverythingSelf
- 2019The House Is Alive: Constructing 'Crimson Peak'Self
- 2018Woman Walks AheadCatherine Weldon
- 2018Half the PictureSelf (archive footage)
- 2018SpheresNarrator (Voice)
- 2018Family FeudPresidents' interviewer
- 2017Molly's GameMolly Bloom
- 2017The Zookeeper's WifeProducer · Antonina Żabińska
- 2017I Am Jane DoeProducer · Narrator (voice)
- 2016Madonna: Rebel Heart TourSelf - Unapologetic Bitch
- 2016Miss SloaneMadeline Elizabeth Sloane
- 2016The Long Way Home: Making 'The Martian'Self
- 2016The Huntsman: Winter's WarSara
- 2016Hand Tailored GothicSelf
- 2016I Remember Crimson PeakHerself
- 2016The Light and Dark of Crimson PeakSelf
- 2015Crimson PeakLady Lucille Sharpe
- 2015UnityNarrator (voice)
- 2015Inside 'Interstellar'Self / Murph
- 2014A Most Violent YearAnna Morales
- 2014Interstellar: Nolan's OdysseySelf
- 2014The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: HerProducer · Eleanor Rigby
- 2014The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: HimProducer · Eleanor Rigby
- 2014Miss JulieMiss Julie
- 2014The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: ThemProducer · Eleanor Rigby
- 2013Wilde SaloméSelf / Salomé
- 2013SaloméSalomé
- 2013Letters to Jackie: Remembering President KennedySelf - Letter Reader
- 2013Seduced and AbandonedSelf
- 2013MamaAnnabel
- 2012Zero Dark ThirtyMaya
- 2012The Color of TimeMrs. Williams
- 2012LawlessMaggie Beauford
- 2011Texas Killing FieldsPam Stall
- 2011Exploring 'The Tree of Life'Self
- 2011Take ShelterSamantha LaForche
- 2011CoriolanusVirgilia
- 2010JoleneJolene
- 2010The DebtYoung Rachel Singer
- 2010The WesternerProducer · Daniel's Mother
- 2009StolenSally Ann
- 2005Dark ShadowsCarolyn Stoddard
- AssassinationDorothy Kilgallen
- Deck the Y'allsRachel Stein
- I Am Not AloneActor · Producer
- Lear RexGoneril
- Losing ClementineClementine
- My Darling CaliforniaSharon Normandie
- Painkiller JaneProducer
- Plus OneRachel
- Seducing Ingrid BergmanProducer · Ingrid Bergman
- The DivisionActor
- The HoneymoonProducer
- The Maid of OrleansProducer
- This Is PleasureProducer · Margot
- Untitled Holiday Comedy ProjectActor · Producer · Writer
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