
Jessica Michelle Chastain was born March 24, 1977. She is an American producer, actress, and model. She is known for her role in films that have feminist themes, she has been awarded numerous awards like an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award. Time magazine named her one the 100 most influential celebrities worldwide in 2012. Chastain was a keen actor since her early years. She made her professional performance debut on stage as Shakespeare's Juliet in 1998. After her studies in acting at Juilliard School, she was offered a talent contract with John Wells. She was frequently a guest on a variety of television shows and also played a variety of roles in stage productions. After debuting in a film at age 31 in the drama Jolene (2008), Chastain made her mark in 2011 with six film releases, including the dramas Take Shelter (2011) and The Tree of Life (2011). Her roles in these films included an aspiring socialite as well as a CIA analyst, she earned Academy Award nominations in The Help (2011) and Zero Dark Thirty (2012). The science-fiction films Interstellar (2014), The Martian (2015) and It Chapter Two (2018) were more commercially successful. Chastain received further acclaim for her portrayals of strong-willed women in the dramas A Most Violent Year (2014), Miss Sloane (2016) and Molly's Game (2017), and in the TV miniseries Scenes from a Marriage (2021). In the role of Tammy Faye Bakker, she was awarded the Academy Award for Best Actress as well as Tammy Wynette in The Eyes of Tammy Faye (21) and Tammy Wynette from The Eyes of Tammy-Faye. Chastain is the creator of production firm Freckle Films, which was established to encourage the inclusion of diverse film makers. She is an investor in the soccer club Angel City FC. She is vocal about mental health issues, as well as gender and racial equality. She is engaged to fashion executive Gian Luca Passi de Preposulo who is her partner.
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