Who is Jessica Chastain
Jessica Chastain is an American actress and producer. She was born on March 24, 1977, in Sacramento, California, and was raised in a middle-class family. She has a brother and a sister, and her mother was a vegan chef.
She attended El Camino High School and later studied at the Juilliard School in New York City. After graduating in 1999, she began her career on stage, performing in a number of theater productions.
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Jessica Chastain Acting Career
Chastain made her film debut in the late 2000s, with supporting roles in films such as “Jolene” and “The Help”. She gained widespread recognition for her role as CIA agent Maya in “Zero Dark Thirty” in 2012, for which she received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress.
In the following years, she starred in a number of critically acclaimed films, such as “A Most Violent Year”, “Interstellar”, “The Martian”, “Miss Sloane”, and “Molly’s Game”. She also appeared in several blockbuster films, including “The Tree of Life”, “The Help”, “Crimson Peak”, “X-Men: Dark Phoenix” and “IT: Chapter Two”.
In addition to her acting career, Chastain is also a producer and has served as an executive producer for films such as “Eve” and “Miss Stevens”.
Chastain is known for her versatility as an actress and her ability to take on a wide range of roles, from dramatic to comedic. She is also known for her activism and advocacy for women’s rights, and she is a vocal supporter of the Time’s Up movement.
Jessica Chastain Movies and TV shows
list of All Jessica Chastain Movies and TV shows
- Jolene (2008)
- The Tree of Life (2011)
- The Help (2011)
- Coriolanus (2011)
- Take Shelter (2011)
- Texas Killing Fields (2011)
- Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
- Mama (2013)
- Interstellar (2014)
- A Most Violent Year (2014)
- Crimson Peak (2015)
- The Martian (2015)
- Miss Sloane (2016)
- The Zookeeper’s Wife (2017)
- Molly’s Game (2017)
- X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019)
- IT: Chapter Two (2019)
- Ava (2020)
TV shows:
ER (2006)
Law & Order: Trial by Jury (2005)
The Good Wife (2011)
American Horror Story: Asylum (2012)
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby (2014)
A Gifted Man (2011-2012)
The Eternals (2021)
Please note that this list is not exhaustive and may not include all of her appearances.
