Jessica Chastain

Actress | Producer | Soundtrack

Jessica Michelle Chastain was born in Sacramento, California, and was raised in a middle-class ...

Born: March 24, 1977

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Jessica Chastain Through the Years

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Filmography

Known For

Zero Dark Thirty Maya (2012)
The Tree of Life Mrs. O'Brien (2011)
Interstellar Murph (2014)
Known For

Crimson Peak Lucille Sharpe (2015)
Actress

Spheres Narrator (2018)
Jay Z: Family Feud ft. Beyoncé (2018)
Woman Walks Ahead Catherine Weldon (2017)
Molly's Game Molly Bloom (2017)
The Zookeeper's Wife Antonina Zabinska (2017)
Miss Sloane Madeline Elizabeth Sloane (2016)
Animals. Sarah (2016)
The Huntsman: Winter's War Sara (2016)
Ares III: The Right Stuff Melissa Lewis (2016)
Ares III: Farewell Melissa Lewis (2016)
Crimson Peak Lucille Sharpe (2015)
The Martian Melissa Lewis (2015)
A Most Violent Year Anna Morales (2014)
Interstellar Murph (2014)
Miss Julie Miss Julie (2014)
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them Eleanor Rigby (2014)
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her Eleanor Rigby (2013)
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him Eleanor Rigby (2013)
Salomé Salome (2013)
Mama Annabel (2013)
Zero Dark Thirty Maya (2012)
The Color of Time Mrs. Williams (2012)
Lawless Maggie Beaufort (2012)
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted Gia (2012)
Touch of Evil The Fire Starter (2011)
Texas Killing Fields Pam Stall (2011)
Wilde Salomé Salome (2011)
The Help Celia Foote (2011)
The Tree of Life Mrs. O'Brien (2011)
Coriolanus Virgilia (2011)
Take Shelter Samantha (2011)
The Westerner Daniel's Mother (2010)
The Debt Young Rachel (2010)
Poirot Mary Debenham (2010)
Stolen Sally Ann (2009)
Jolene Jolene (2008)
Journeyman Tanna Bloom (2007)
Blackbeard Charlotte Ormand (2006)
The Evidence Laura Green (2006)
Close to Home Casey Wirth (2006)
Law & Order: Trial by Jury A.D.A. Sigrun Borg (2005-2006)
Dark Shadows Carolyn Stoddard (2005)
Veronica Mars Sarah Williams (2004)
Actress

ER Dahlia Taslitz (2004)
Producer

Spheres (2018)
The Zookeeper's Wife (2017)
I am Jane Doe (2017)
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them (2014)
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her (2013)
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him (2013)
Producer

The Westerner (2010)
Soundtrack

The Zookeeper's Wife (2017)
Archive footage

Six Sides of Katharine Hepburn (2018)
Celebrity Page (2015-2018)
Entertainment Tonight (2015-2018)
The Graham Norton Show (2018)
Extra (2015-2018)
Front Row (2017)
Archive footage

Ares III: The Untold Story (2016)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2015)

Awards

Did You Know

She first met Ned Benson at a festival screening of Four Lean Hounds (2003). She asked if she could work with him, later leading to her starring in his short The Westerner (2010) and the Eleanor Rigby films.

Quotes

As an actor I want to play different kinds of women and I don't want to be associated with a certain look for each part because I want to be allowed to age. The wonderful thing about [different roles I've had] is that they look so different.