Actor
Jessica Chastain
Born 24 March 1977 · Southern California, California, USA
Jessica Chastain is an American actress and producer who trained at Juilliard and broke through in 2011 with a run of acclaimed films. She is known for strong, complex female leads, notably in Zero Dark Thirty and The Eyes of Tammy Faye, and is one of the leading screen actresses of her generation.
Key films
The Tree of Life (2011)
Terrence Malick drama in which she played the mother, part of her 2011 breakthrough year.
The Help (2011)
Her role as Celia Foote earned her a first Oscar nomination, for Best Supporting Actress.
Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
Her lead performance as a CIA analyst won a Golden Globe and an Oscar nomination.
Molly's Game (2017)
Aaron Sorkin's directorial debut, with her as the lead in a fast-talking true-story drama.
The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021)
Her transformation as Tammy Faye Bakker won her the Academy Award for Best Actress.
Key awards
- 2013 Golden Globe, Best Actress in a Drama, for Zero Dark Thirty
- 2022 Academy Award, Best Actress, for The Eyes of Tammy Faye
- Academy Award nominations: Best Supporting Actress (The Help, 2012) and Best Actress (Zero Dark Thirty, 2013)
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 66
- 2005Dark Shadows · as Carolyn StoddardActor
- 2009Stolen · as Sally AnnActor
- 2010The Debt · as Young Rachel SingerActor
- 2010Jolene · as JoleneActor
- 2010The Westerner · as Daniel's MotherActor
- 2011The Help · as Celia FooteActor
- 2011The Tree of Life · as Mrs. O'BrienActor
- 2011Take Shelter · as Samantha LaForcheActor
- 2011Texas Killing Fields · as Pam StallActor
- 2011Coriolanus · as VirgiliaActor
- 2011Exploring 'The Tree of Life' · as SelfActor
- 2012Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted · as Gia (voice)Actor
- 2012Zero Dark Thirty · as MayaActor
- 2012Lawless · as Maggie BeaufordActor
- 2012The Color of Time · as Mrs. WilliamsActor
- 2013Mama · as AnnabelActor
- 2013Seduced and Abandoned · as SelfActor
- 2013Salomé · as SaloméActor
- 2013Wilde Salomé · as Self / SaloméActor
- 2013Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy · as Self - Letter ReaderActor
- 2014Interstellar · as MurphActor
- 2014A Most Violent Year · as Anna MoralesActor
- 2014The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them · as Eleanor RigbyActor
- 2014The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him · as Eleanor RigbyActor
- 2014The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her · as Eleanor RigbyActor
- 2014Interstellar: Nolan's Odyssey · as SelfActor
- 2014Miss Julie · as Miss JulieActor
- 2015The Martian · as Melissa LewisActor
- 2015Crimson Peak · as Lady Lucille SharpeActor
- 2015Unity · as Narrator (voice)Actor
- 2015Inside 'Interstellar' · as Self / MurphActor
- 2016The Huntsman: Winter's War · as SaraActor
- 2016Miss Sloane · as Madeline Elizabeth SloaneActor
- 2016Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour · as Self - Unapologetic BitchActor
- 2016The Long Way Home: Making 'The Martian' · as SelfActor
- 2016The Light and Dark of Crimson Peak · as SelfActor
- 2016I Remember Crimson Peak · as HerselfActor
- 2016Hand Tailored Gothic · as SelfActor
- 2017Molly's Game · as Molly BloomActor
- 2017The Zookeeper's Wife · as Antonina ŻabińskaActor
- 2017I Am Jane Doe · as Narrator (voice)Actor
- 2018Woman Walks Ahead · as Catherine WeldonActor
- 2018Half the Picture · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2018Family Feud · as Presidents' interviewerActor
- 2018Spheres · as Narrator (Voice)Actor
- 2019It Chapter Two · as Beverly MarshActor
- 2019Dark Phoenix · as VukActor
- 2019The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It Ends · as SelfActor
- 2019This Changes Everything · as SelfActor
- 2019Very Ralph · as SelfActor
- 2019The House Is Alive: Constructing 'Crimson Peak' · as SelfActor
- 2020Ava · as AvaActor
- 2020Creating a Character: The Moni Yakim Legacy · as SelfActor
- 2021The Eyes of Tammy Faye · as Tammy Faye BakkerActor
- 2021The Sands Between · as WomanActor
- 2022The Good Nurse · as Amy LoughrenActor
- 2022The 355 · as Mason 'Mace' BrownActor
- 2022Armageddon Time · as Maryanne TrumpActor
- 2022The Forgiven · as Jo HenningerActor
- 2023Memory · as SylviaActor
- 2024Mothers' Instinct · as AliceActor
- 2025Dreams · as Jennifer McCarthyActor
- 2025The 99th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade · as SelfActor
- 2026David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet Earth · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2026Other Mommy · as Ursula / Other MommyActor
- 2026Heartland · as Misty JonesActor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.