Jessica Chastain

Described as

American actress and producer (born 1977)

Other names

Jessica Michelle Howard, Jessica Michelle Chastain

Born

March 24, 1977 · 1 reference

Born in

Sacramento

Name at birth

Jessica Michelle Chastain

Citizen of

United States

Occupation

actor · 1 reference; film producer · 1 reference

Political party

Democratic Party

Education

Juilliard School; American Academy of Dramatic Arts · 1 reference; Sacramento City College; El Camino Fundamental High School · 1 reference

Known for

Molly's Game (2017) · 1 reference; The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021)

Awards

Golden Globes (2011); Saturn Awards; Silver Shell for Best Leading Performance (2021) · 1 reference; Academy Award for Best Actress (2022) · 1 reference; Order of Princess Olga, 3rd class (2022) · 1 reference; Jupiter Awards; Actor Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture; Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role; Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie

Spouse

Gian Luca Passi de Preposulo (2017–)

Children

Giulietta Passi di Preposulo

Lived in

New York City

Height

1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)

Wikipedias with a page

80

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Jessica Michelle Chastain (born March 24, 1977) is an American actress and producer. Known primarily for starring in projects with feminist themes, she has received various accolades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award, in addition to nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award, two Tony Awards and two BAFTAs. Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2012.
Chastain developed an interest in acting at an early age and made her professional stage debut in 1998 as Shakespeare's Juliet. After studying acting at the Juilliard School, she worked on television and stage. After making her film debut at age 31 in the drama Jolene (2008), Chastain had her breakthrough in 2011 with six film releases, including the dramas Take Shelter (2011) and The Tree of Life (2011). She received Academy Award nominations for playing an aspiring socialite in the period drama The Help (2011) and a CIA analyst in the thriller Zero Dark Thirty (2012).
Greater commercial success came with the science fiction films Interstellar (2014) and The Martian (2015), and the horror film It Chapter Two (2019). Chastain received further acclaim for playing strong-willed women in the dramas A Most Violent Year (2014), Miss Sloane (2016), and Molly's Game (2017), and the television miniseries Scenes from a Marriage (2021). She went on to portray Tammy Faye Bakker in the biopic The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021), winning the Academy Award for Best Actress, and Tammy Wynette in the miniseries George & Tammy (2022).
On Broadway, Chastain has starred in revivals of The Heiress (2012) and A Doll's House (2023). The latter earned her a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play. She is the founder of the production company Freckle Films, which was created to promote diversity in film, and is an investor in the soccer club Angel City FC. Chastain is vocal about mental health issues, as well as gender and racial equality. She is married to fashion executive Gian Luca Passi de Preposulo, a member of the ancient Passi de Preposulo family, and they have two children.

Born, in its opening lines

March 24, 1977

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