Her younger sister Juliet died by suicide in 2003, aged 24, following years of drug addiction. Chastain is reluctant to publicly discuss her family background she was estranged from Monasterio, who died in 2013, and has said that no father is listed on her birth certificate. Her parents were both teenagers when she was born. Jessica Michelle Chastain was born on March 24, 1977, in Sacramento, California, to Jerri Renee Hastey (née Chastain) and rock musician Michael Monasterio. 2.3 Career expansion and fluctuations (2014–2020).2.2 Breakthrough and rise to prominence (2011–2013).She is married to fashion executive Gian Luca Passi de Preposulo, with whom she has two children. She is vocal about mental health issues, as well as gender and racial equality. For her portrayal of Tammy Faye in the biopic The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021), which she also produced, Chastain won the Academy Award for Best Actress.Ĭhastain 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. She continued to receive critical acclaim for her roles 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).
Her biggest commercial successes came with the science fiction films Interstellar (2014) and The Martian (2015), and the horror film It Chapter Two (2019). 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). She also took on roles in the stage productions of Anton Chekhov's play The Cherry Orchard in 2004 and Oscar Wilde's tragedy Salome in 2006.Īfter making her film debut 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 was a recurring guest star in several television series, including Law & Order: Trial by Jury. After studying acting at the Juilliard School, she was signed to a talent holding deal with the television producer John Wells.
Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2012.Ĭhastain developed an interest in acting from an early age and made her professional stage debut in 1998 as Shakespeare's Juliet. Known primarily for starring in films with feminist themes, she has received various accolades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award.
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