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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 Michelle Chastain
in Sacramento, California, USA
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2014 Interstellar (pre-production)
 
???? Crimson Peak (pre-production)
 
???? The Zookeeper's Wife (pre-production)
 
2014 Miss Julie (filming)
Miss Julie
 
2013 The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Hers (post-production)
Eleanor Rigby
 
2013 The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: His (post-production)
Eleanor Rigby
 
2013 Mama
Annabel
 
2012 Zero Dark Thirty
Maya
 
2012 Tar
Mrs. Williams
 
2012 Lawless
Maggie Beauford
 
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)
A.D.A. Sigrun Borg / Assistant District Attorney Sigrun Borg
– Eros in the Upper Eighties (2006) … Assistant District Attorney Sigrun Borg
– Vigilante (2005) … A.D.A. Sigrun Borg
– 41 Shots (2005) … A.D.A. 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)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2011 Exploring 'The Tree of Life' (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (45 titles)
2012 MSN Exclusives (TV series)
Herself (2013)
 
2013 Unity (documentary)
Narrator
 
2013 Seduced and Abandoned (documentary)
Herself
 
2012-2013 Le grand journal de Canal+ (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 21 May 2013 (2013) … Herself
– Episode dated 18 May 2012 (2012) … Herself
 
2013 Live from the Red Carpet: The 2013 Academy Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
2011-2013 Big Morning Buzz Live with Carrie Keagan (TV series)
Herself
– Daisy Fuentes/Gretta Monahan/Atlas Genius (2013) … Herself
– Steve Nash/Jessica Chastain/Gabriel Basso (2011) … Herself
 
2013 Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #10.338 (2013) … Herself
– After the Oscars (2013) … Herself
 
2013 The Oscars Red Carpet Live (TV movie)
Herself - Interviewee
 
2013 The 85th Oscars (TV special)
Herself - Presenter & Nominee (also archive footage)
 
2013 Revealed (TV series)
Herself
– Oscar Hopefuls (2013) … Herself
– Golden Globe Winners (2013) … Herself
 
2013 Katie (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.96 (2013) … Herself
 
2013 Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis (TV series)
Herself
– Oscar Buzz Edition Part 2 (2013) … Herself
 
2013 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Herself - Guest
– Episode #21.86 (2013) … Herself - Guest
 
2013 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter/Nominee (also archive footage)
 
2011-2013 Cinema 3 (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 24 January 2013 (2013) … Herself
– Episode dated 5 April 2012 (2012) … Herself
– Episode dated 26 May 2011 (2011) … Herself
– Episode dated 19 May 2011 (2011) … Herself
 
2011-2013 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.866 (2013) … Herself
– Episode #1.455 (2011) … Herself
 
2013 The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (TV series)
Herself
– Jessica Chastain (2013) … Herself
 
2013 The 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Nominee
 
2013 18th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
2011-2013 Made in Hollywood (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 7 January 2013 (2013) … Herself
– Episode #8.12 (2012) … Herself
– Episode #6.34 (2011) … Herself
– Episode #6.28 (2011) … Herself
 
2012-2013 Late Show with David Letterman (TV series)
Herself - Guest
– Episode #20.65 (2013) … Herself - Guest
– Episode #19.76 (2012) … Herself - Guest
 
2012 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Herself - Guest
– Episode dated 13 December 2012 (2012) … Herself - Guest
– Episode dated 9 November 2012 (2012) … Herself - Guest
 
2011-2012 Chelsea Lately (TV series)
Herself - Guest
– Episode #6.187 (2012) … Herself - Guest
– Episode #5.126 (2011) … Herself - Guest
 
2012 Today (TV series)
Guest - Herself
– Episode dated 6 December 2012 (2012) … Guest - Herself
 
2012 The Thanksgiving Day Parade on CBS (TV movie)
Herself - Guest
 
2012 Good Morning America (TV series)
Herself - Guest
– Episode dated 21 August 2012 (2012) … Herself - Guest
 
2012 The 66th Annual Tony Awards (TV documentary)
Herself - Presenter
 
2012 Live with Kelly and Michael (TV series)
Herself - Guest
– Episode dated 7 June 2012 (2012) … Herself - Guest
 
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 The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
 
2012 17th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
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 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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(September 2009) Played "Desdemona" in "Othello", a play by William Shakespeare (The Public, NYC, NY, USA), with Philip Seymour Hoffman, John Ortiz in the cast. See more »

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Height:

5' 4" (1.63 m)
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Personal Quote:

[on how costumes impact a performance] They're extremely important. In everyday life, the way someone dresses tells you something about who they are. When you're feeling bad, for example, you dress in a particular way. When you're acting, it's really important to try to use all that. The way my characters dress in The Help or The Tree of Life already tells you something about who they are. 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 »

Trademark:

Red hair See more »

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