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Jessica Chastain

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Jessica Chastain was raised in a middle-class family in a northern California suburb. She discovered dance at the age of nine. By the age of 13, she was in a dance troupe. She took her mother's maiden name and began performing in Shakespearean productions all over the Bay area. An actor in a production of "Romeo & Juliet" encouraged her to audition for Juilliard as a drama major... See full bio »

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Jessica N. Howard
in Sacramento, California, USA
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2013 The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: His (pre-production)
 
2012 Untitled Kathryn Bigelow Project (filming)
 
2012 Mama (post-production)
Annabel
 
2012 To the Wonder (completed)
 
2012 Tar (completed)
Mrs. Williams
 
2012 Lawless
Maggie
 
2012 Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
Gia (voice)
 
2011 Texas Killing Fields
Pam Stall
 
2011 Wilde Salome
Salome
 
2011 The Help
Celia Foote
 
2011 The Tree of Life
Mrs. O'Brien
 
2011 Coriolanus
Virgilia
 
2011 Take Shelter
Samantha
 
2010/I The Debt
Young Rachel (Berlin 1965)
 
2010 Agatha Christie's Poirot (TV series)
Mary Debenham
– Murder on the Orient Express (2010) … Mary Debenham
 
2010 The Westerner (short)
Daniel's Mother
 
2009 Stolen
Sally Ann
 
2008 Jolene
Jolene
 
2007 Journeyman (TV series)
Tanna Bloom
– Friendly Skies (2007) … Tanna Bloom
 
2006 Blackbeard (TV movie)
Charlotte Ormand
 
2006 The Evidence (TV series)
Laura Green
– Pilot (2006) … Laura Green
 
2006 Close to Home (TV series)
Casey Wirth
– The Rapist Next Door (2006) … Casey Wirth
 
2005-2006 Law & Order: Trial by Jury (TV series)
Assistant District Attorney Sigrun Borg
– Eros in the Upper Eighties (2006) … Assistant District Attorney Sigrun Borg
– Boys Will Be Boys (2005) … Assistant District Attorney Sigrun Borg
– Vigilante (2005) … Assistant District Attorney Sigrun Borg
– 41 Shots (2005) … Assistant District Attorney Sigrun Borg
 
2005 Dark Shadows (TV movie)
Carolyn Stoddard
 
2004 Veronica Mars (TV series)
Sarah Williams
– The Girl Next Door (2004) … Sarah Williams
 
2004 ER (TV series)
Dahlia Taslitz
– Forgive and Forget (2004) … Dahlia Taslitz
 
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2010 The Westerner (short) (producer)
 
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2011 Exploring 'The Tree of Life' (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
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2012 Le grand journal de Canal+ (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 18 May 2012 (2012) … Herself
 
2012 Unity (documentary)
Narrator
 
2011-2012 Cinema 3 (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 5 April 2012 (2012) … Herself
– Episode dated 26 May 2011 (2011) … Herself
– Episode dated 19 May 2011 (2011) … Herself
 
2012 The 84th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
 
2012 The 2012 Film Independent Spirit Awards (TV movie)
Herself - presenter
 
2012 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
2012 Late Show with David Letterman (TV series)
Herself - Guest
– Episode #19.76 (2012) … Herself - Guest
 
2012 The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
 
2011 Ebert Presents: At the Movies (TV series)
Herself - Jury Member
– Episode #2.22 (2011) … Herself - Jury Member
 
2011 Janela Indiscreta (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.93 (2011) … Herself
 
2011 Touch of Evil (short)
Herself
 
2011 Exploring 'The Tree of Life' (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2011 The Big Picture (TV series)
Herself
– Extra - The Debt (2011) … Herself
 
2011 Breakfast (TV series)
Herself - Actress
– Episode dated 21 September 2011 (2011) … Herself - Actress
 
2011 Film Fiend (TV series)
Herself / Herself - Guest
– Warrior (2011) … Herself - Guest
– The Debt (2011) … Herself
 
2011 Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 30 August 2011 (2011) … Herself
 
2011 Conan (TV series)
Herself
– The Devil Drives Stick (2011) … Herself
 
2011 Made in Hollywood (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #6.34 (2011) … Herself
– Episode #6.28 (2011) … Herself
 
2011 Big Morning Buzz Live (TV series)
Herself
– Steve Nash/Jessica Chastain/Gabriel Basso (2011) … Herself
 
2011 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.455 (2011) … Herself
 
2011 Cannes Film Festival 2011 (TV movie)
Herself
 
2006 Raging Mad Sea Dog or Fawning Puppy (video short)
Herself
 
2006 Yo-Ho-Ho and Shooting a Gun (video short)
Herself
 

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Personal Details

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(April 2006) Played "Salome" in "Salome", a play by Oscar Wilde (Wadsworth Theatre, LA, CA, USA), with Al Pacino. See more »

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Height:

5' 4" (1.63 m)
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Personal Quote:

My grandmother has been the biggest influence in my life when it comes to acting. My father is a fireman and mother is a vegan chef, and the only real artistic connection I had while growing up was my grandmother. She always kind of wanted to be an artist and an actress, but as a young woman in the '50s... See more »

Trivia:

One of five children of a fireman father and a vegan-chef mother with a food truck. Jessica was the first member of her family to attend college. See more »

Star Sign:

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