Jessica Chastain
Biography
Jessica Michelle Chastain is an American actress and film producer born on March 24, 1977. Known for her roles in films with feminist themes, she has received various accolades including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award, along with nominations for two British Academy Film Awards. Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2012. Born and raised in California, she developed an interest in acting from an early age. In 1998, she made her professional stage debut as Shakespeare's Juliet. After studying acting at the Juilliard School, she was signed to a talent holding deal with television producer John Wells. Her acting credits in the database include a known total of 122 entries.
Career overview
Jessica Michelle Chastain is an American actress and film producer born on March 24, 1977. Known for her roles in films with feminist themes, she has received various accolades including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award, along with nominations for two British Academy Film Awards. Time magazine named her one of the one hundred most influential people in the world in 2012.
Born and raised in Sacramento, California, Chastain developed an interest in acting from an early age. In 1998, she made her professional stage debut as Shakespeare's Juliet. After studying acting at the Juilliard School, she was signed to a talent holding deal with the television producer John Wells and became a recurring presence in the industry. As documented in available records, her extensive career spans a total of one hundred twenty-two known acting credits in movies and television shows.
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144 titles- HIS & HERS (2026) Executive Producer
- Other Mommy (2026) as Ursula / Other Mommy
- David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet Earth (2026) as Self (archive footage)
- Dreams (2025) as Jennifer McCarthy
- Dreams (2025) Executive Producer
- Family Recipe Showdown (2025) as Guest Judge
- The 99th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (2025) as Self
- Mothers' Instinct (2024) as Alice
- Mothers' Instinct (2024) Producer
- Better Angels: The Gospel According to Tammy Faye (2024) as Self
- Memory (2023) as Sylvia
- Liv Ullmann: A Road Less Travelled (2023) as Self
- The 355 (2022) as Mason 'Mace' Brown
- The 355 (2022) Producer
- George & Tammy (2022) as Tammy Wynette
- George & Tammy (2022) Executive Producer
- The Good Nurse (2022) as Amy Loughren
- The Forgiven (2022) as Jo Henninger
- Armageddon Time (2022) as Maryanne Trump
- Reframed: Marilyn Monroe (2022) as Narrator (voice)
- Scenes from a Marriage (2021) as Mira Phillips
- Scenes from a Marriage (2021) Executive Producer
- The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021) as Tammy Faye Bakker
- The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021) Producer
- The Sands Between (2021) as Woman
- Ava (2020) as Ava
- Ava (2020) Producer
- Creating a Character: The Moni Yakim Legacy (2020) as Self
- The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019) as Self
- It Chapter Two (2019) as Beverly Marsh
- Dark Phoenix (2019) as Vuk
- This Changes Everything (2019) as Self
- The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It Ends (2019) as Self
- Very Ralph (2019) as Self
- The House Is Alive: Constructing 'Crimson Peak' (2019) as Self
- Family Feud (2018) as Presidents' interviewer
- Woman Walks Ahead (2018) as Catherine Weldon
- Half the Picture (2018) as Self (archive footage)
- Spheres (2018) as Narrator (Voice)
- Molly's Game (2017) as Molly Bloom
- The Zookeeper's Wife (2017) as Antonina Żabińska
- The Zookeeper's Wife (2017) Executive Producer
- I Am Jane Doe (2017) as Narrator (voice)
- I Am Jane Doe (2017) Executive Producer
- Chelsea (2016) as Self
- The Huntsman: Winter's War (2016) as Sara
- Miss Sloane (2016) as Madeline Elizabeth Sloane
- I Remember Crimson Peak (2016) as Herself
- Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour (2016) as Self - Unapologetic Bitch
- Hand Tailored Gothic (2016) as Self
- The Long Way Home: Making 'The Martian' (2016) as Self
- The Light and Dark of Crimson Peak (2016) as Self
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) as Self - Guest
- The Martian (2015) as Melissa Lewis
- Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter (2015) as Self
- Crimson Peak (2015) as Lady Lucille Sharpe
- ARES: live (2015) as Melissa Lewis
- Inside 'Interstellar' (2015) as Self / Murph
- Unity (2015) as Narrator (voice)
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) as Self - Guest
- Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) as Self - Guest
- Interstellar (2014) as Murph
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (2014) as Self
- Off Camera with Sam Jones (2014) as Self
- A Most Violent Year (2014) as Anna Morales
- Interstellar: Nolan's Odyssey (2014) as Self
- The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her (2014) as Eleanor Rigby
- The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her (2014) Producer
- Miss Julie (2014) as Miss Julie
- The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them (2014) as Eleanor Rigby
- The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them (2014) Producer
- The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him (2014) as Eleanor Rigby
- The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him (2014) Producer
- Mama (2013) as Annabel
- Salomé (2013) as Salomé
- Seduced and Abandoned (2013) as Self
- Wilde Salomé (2013) as Self / Salomé
- Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy (2013) as Self - Letter Reader
- Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012) as Gia (voice)
- Zero Dark Thirty (2012) as Maya
- Lawless (2012) as Maggie Beauford
- The Color of Time (2012) as Mrs. Williams
- The Help (2011) as Celia Foote
- The Tree of Life (2011) as Mrs. O'Brien
- Take Shelter (2011) as Samantha LaForche
- Texas Killing Fields (2011) as Pam Stall
- Coriolanus (2011) as Virgilia
- Exploring 'The Tree of Life' (2011) as Self
- Conan (2010) as Self - Guest
- The Debt (2010) as Young Rachel Singer
- The Westerner (2010) as Daniel's Mother
- The Westerner (2010) Producer
- Jolene (2010) as Jolene
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009) as Self - Guest
- Stolen (2009) as Sally Ann
- Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis (2008) as Self
- The Graham Norton Show (2007) as Self - Guest
- Journeyman (2007) as Tanna Bloom
- El hormiguero (2006) as Self
- 'Til Death (2006) as Hostess
- Blackbeard (2006) as Charlotte Ormand
- Close to Home (2005) as Casey Wirth
- Law & Order: Trial by Jury (2005) as Sigrun Borg
- Dark Shadows (2005) as Carolyn Stoddard
- Veronica Mars (2004) as Sarah Williams
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self - Guest
- The View (1997) as Self - Guest
- Leute heute (1997) as Self
- The Daily Show (1996) as Self - Guest
- ER (1994) as Dahlia Taslitz
- Late Show with David Letterman (1993) as Self - Guest
- Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) as Mary Debenham
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988)
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988) as Self - Guest
- Goldene Kamera (1984) as Self
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Host
- The Oscars (1953) as Self
- The Savant as The Savant
- The Savant Executive Producer
- My Darling California as Sharon Normandie
- Nemesis
- Painkiller Jane Producer
- The Honeymoon Producer
- Seducing Ingrid Bergman as Ingrid Bergman
- Seducing Ingrid Bergman Producer
- The Dealer
- The Dealer Executive Producer
- The Maid of Orleans Producer
- The Off Weeks as Stella West
- The Off Weeks Executive Producer
- The Division
- This Is Pleasure as Margot
- This Is Pleasure Executive Producer
- Untitled Holiday Comedy Project
- Untitled Holiday Comedy Project Producer
- Untitled Holiday Comedy Project Story
- Lear Rex as Goneril
- Assassination as Dorothy Kilgallen
- Deck the Y'alls as Rachel Stein
- Losing Clementine as Clementine
- I Am Not Alone
- I Am Not Alone Producer
- Heartland as Misty Jones
- Plus One as Rachel
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Jessica Chastain best known for?
Jessica Chastain is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including HIS & HERS (2026), Other Mommy (2026), Dreams (2025), Dreams (2025).
When and where was Jessica Chastain born?
Jessica Chastain was born on March 24, 1977 in Southern California, California, USA.
How many credits does Jessica Chastain have?
Jessica Chastain has accumulated over 144 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1953 to 2026.
What is Jessica Chastain's background in cinema and television?
Jessica Michelle Chastain is an American actress and film producer born on March 24, 1977. Known for her roles in films with feminist themes, she has received various accolades including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award, along with nominations for two British Academy Film Awards. Time magazine named her one of...