Jessica Chastain

Actor, Producer, Soundtrack

Birthdate: March 24, 1977 (49 Years Old)

Birthplace: Sacramento, California, USA

Jessica Michelle Chastain was born in Sacramento, California, and was raised in a middle-class household in a Northern California suburb. Her mother, Jerri Chastain, is a vegan chef whose family is originally from Kansas, and her stepfather is a fireman. She discovered dance at the age of nine and was in a dance troupe by age thirteen. She began performing in Shakespearean productions all over the Bay area. An actor in a production of "Romeo & Juliet" encouraged her to audition for Juilliard as a drama major. She became a member of "Crew 32" with the help of a scholarship from one of the school's famous alumni, Robin Williams. In her last year at Juilliard, she was offered a holding deal with TV writer/producer John Wells and she eventually worked in three of his TV shows. Jessica continues to do theatre, having played in "The Cherry Orchard", "Rodney's Wife", "Salome" and "Othello". She spends her time between New York and Los Angeles, working in theater, film and TV. In 2011, she had a prolific year in film. She was nominated for and won a number of awards, including a 2012 Oscar nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role for The Help (2011).

Movies

Known For

Other Mommy

(2026)

Dreams

(2026)

Memory

(2023)

The Good Nurse

(2022)

The 355

(2022)

Jessica Chastain Movies

Actor

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Previous (26)

2024 |
Mother's Instinct
Mother's Instinct
2024
Drama, Thriller
Alice and Celine live a traditional lifestyle with successful husbands and sons of the same age. Life's perfect harmony is suddenly shattered after a tragic accident. Guilt, suspicion and paranoia combine to unravel their sisterly bond.
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2022 |
The 355
The 355
2022
Action, Thriller
When a top-secret weapon falls into mercenary hands, a wild-card C.I.A. agent joins forces with three international agents on a mission to retrieve it, while staying a step ahead of a mysterious woman who's tracking their every move.
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asMace
2022 |
Armageddon Time
Armageddon Time
2022
Drama
A deeply personal coming-of-age story about the strength of family and the generational pursuit of the American Dream.
asMaryanne Trump
2021 |
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
2021
Biography, Drama, Romance
An intimate look at the extraordinary rise, fall and redemption of televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker.
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asTammy Faye Bakker
2020 |
Ava
Ava
2020
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Ava is a deadly assassin who works for a black ops organization, traveling the globe specializing in high profile hits. When a job goes dangerously wrong she is forced to fight for her own survival.
asAva
2019 |
This Changes Everything
This Changes Everything
2019
Documentary
An investigative look and analysis of gender disparity in Hollywood, featuring accounts from well-known actors, executives and artists in the Industry.
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asSelf
2018 |
Woman Walks Ahead
Woman Walks Ahead
2018
Biography, Drama, History, Western
Catherine Weldon, a portrait painter from 1890s Brooklyn, travels to Dakota to paint a portrait of Sitting Bull and becomes embroiled in the Lakota peoples' struggle over the rights to their land.
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asCatherine Weldon
2017 |
The Zookeeper's Wife
The Zookeeper's Wife
2017
Biography, Drama, History, War
Keepers of the Warsaw Zoo, Antonina and Jan Zabinski, must save hundreds of people and animals during the Nazi invasion in WWII Poland.
2017 |
Molly's Game
Molly's Game
2017
Biography, Crime, Drama
The true story of Molly Bloom, an Olympic-class skier who ran the world's most exclusive high-stakes poker game and became an FBI target.
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2016 |
The First Monday in May
The First Monday in May
2016
Documentary
Follows the creation of The Metropolitan Museum of Art's most attended fashion exhibition in history, "China: Through The Looking Glass," an exploration of Chinese-inspired Western fashions by Costume Institute curator Andrew Bolton.
asSelf (Cameo)
2016 |
The Huntsman: Winter's War
The Huntsman: Winter's War
2016
Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi, War
Eric and fellow warrior Sara, raised as members of ice Queen Freya's army, try to conceal their forbidden love as they fight to survive the wicked intentions of both Freya and her sister Ravenna.
asSara
2016 |
Miss Sloane
Miss Sloane
2016
Drama
In the high-stakes world of political power-brokers, Elizabeth Sloane is the most sought after and formidable lobbyist in D.C. But when taking on the most powerful opponent of her career, she finds winning may come at too high a price.
asMadeline Elizabeth Sloane
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as Amy Loughren
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as Ava
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as Beverly Marsh
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Crimson Peakas Lucille Sharpe
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as Melissa Lewis
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as Murph
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Mamaas Annabel
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Lawlessas Maggie Beaufort
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as Gia
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Zero Dark Thirtyas Maya
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as Celia Foote
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as Vuk
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as Vuk
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as Jennifer McCarthy

Producer

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Previous (3)

2024 |
Mother's Instinct
Mother's Instinct
2024
Drama, Thriller
Alice and Celine live a traditional lifestyle with successful husbands and sons of the same age. Life's perfect harmony is suddenly shattered after a tragic accident. Guilt, suspicion and paranoia combine to unravel their sisterly bond.
More Info
2022 |
The 355
The 355
2022
Action, Thriller
When a top-secret weapon falls into mercenary hands, a wild-card C.I.A. agent joins forces with three international agents on a mission to retrieve it, while staying a step ahead of a mysterious woman who's tracking their every move.
More Info
2021 |
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
2021
Biography, Drama, Romance
An intimate look at the extraordinary rise, fall and redemption of televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker.
More Info