Jessica Chastain on screen and stage

A photograph of Chastain smiling at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival
Chastain at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival

Jessica Chastain is an American actress who has appeared in film, television, and stage. As a final-year student at the Juilliard School, she was signed on for a talent holding deal by the television producer John Wells.[1] From 2004 to 2010, she had guest roles in several television shows, including ER, Veronica Mars, and Law & Order: Trial by Jury.[1][2] She also appeared in stage productions of The Cherry Orchard in 2004, opposite Michelle Williams, and Salome in 2006, opposite Al Pacino.[2] In 2008, Chastain made her film debut as the title character in Jolene, an adaptation of E. L. Doctorow's short story Jolene: A Life.[3] She had a minor role in Stolen (2009), a critically panned mystery-thriller, following which she played the younger version of Helen Mirren's character in The Debt (2010).[4][5]

The year 2011 proved to be a breakthrough for Chastain.[6] Among her six film releases that year, she played opposite Brad Pitt in The Tree of Life, an experimental drama from the director Terrence Mallick, and portrayed an aspiring socialite in 1960s America in The Help, an adaptation of Kathryn Stockett's novel of the same name.[7] For the latter, Chastain received her first Academy Award nomination in the supporting actress category.[8] In 2012, she voiced the character of Gia in the $747 million-grossing animated film Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted.[9] She also played a CIA analyst in Kathryn Bigelow's thriller Zero Dark Thirty—a partly fictionalized account of the manhunt for Osama bin Laden—which garnered her an Academy Award for Best Actress nomination.[10]

Also in 2012, Chastain made her Broadway debut with a revival of The Heiress, playing the role of a naive young girl who transforms into a powerful woman.[11] In 2013, she starred in the horror film Mama, and played an unhappily married woman in Ned Benson's The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby, a drama told in three parts—Him, Her, and Them.[12] Chastain's biggest live-action commercial successes came in the next two years with the science fiction films Interstellar (2014) and The Martian (2015), both of which grossed over $600 million worldwide.[13] In the former, directed by Christopher Nolan, she played a scientist, and in the latter, directed by Ridley Scott, she featured as an astronaut alongside Matt Damon.[14][15]

Film

A photograph of Chastain smiling at the 2013 Toronto Film Festival
Chastain at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival
Key
Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released
Title Year[lower-alpha 1] Role Director(s) Notes Ref(s)
Jolene 2008 Jolene Ireland, DanDan Ireland [16]
Stolen 2009 Sally Ann Anders Anderson Also known as Stolen Lives[lower-alpha 2] [4]
[17]
The Westerner 2010 Daniel's mother Benson, NedNed Benson Short film;
also co-producer		 [18]
Debt, TheThe Debt 2010 Young Rachel Singer Madden, JohnJohn Madden [5]
Take Shelter 2011 Samantha LaForche Nichols, JeffJeff Nichols [19]
Coriolanus 2011 Virgilia Fiennes, RalphRalph Fiennes [20]
Tree of Life, TheThe Tree of Life 2011 Mrs. O'Brien Malick, TerrenceTerrence Malick [21]
Help, TheThe Help 2011 Celia Foote Taylor, TateTate Taylor [7]
Wilde Salomé[lower-alpha 3] 2011 Salome Pacino, AlAl Pacino Documentary film [23]
Texas Killing Fields 2011 Detective Pam Stall Mann, Ami CanaanAmi Canaan Mann [24]
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted 2012 Gia Eric Darnell
Tom McGrath
Conrad Vernon		 Voice only [25]
Lawless 2012 Maggie Beauford Hillcoat, JohnJohn Hillcoat [26]
The Color of Time 2012 Mrs. Williams Various Also known as Tar[lower-alpha 4] [27]
[28]
Zero Dark Thirty 2012 Maya Bigelow, KathrynKathryn Bigelow [29]
Mama 2013 Annabel Muschietti, AndrésAndrés Muschietti [30]
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby[lower-alpha 5] 2013 Eleanor Rigby Benson, NedNed Benson Also co-producer [31]
[32]
Miss Julie 2014 Miss Julie Ullmann, LivLiv Ullmann [33]
Interstellar 2014 Murphy "Murph" Cooper Nolan, ChristopherChristopher Nolan [34]
A Most Violent Year 2014 Anna Morales Chandor, J. C.J. C. Chandor [35]
Unity 2015 Narrator Monson, ShaunShaun Monson Documentary film [36]
[37]
The Martian 2015 Melissa Lewis Scott, RidleyRidley Scott [15]
[38]
Crimson Peak 2015 Lucille Sharpe del Toro, GuillermoGuillermo del Toro [39]
The Huntsman: Winter's War 2016 Sara Nicolas-Troyan, CedricCedric Nicolas-Troyan [40]
Miss Sloane 2016 Elizabeth Sloane Madden, JohnJohn Madden [41]
The Zookeeper's Wife Films that have not yet been released. 2017 Antonina Żabińska Caro, NikiNiki Caro Completed, also executive producer [42]
[43]
The Death and Life of John F. Donovan Film has yet to be released. TBA Moira McCallister-King Dolan, XavierXavier Dolan Post-production [44]
[45]
Woman Walks Ahead Film has yet to be released. TBA Caroline Weldon White, SusannaSusanna White Post-production [46]
Molly's Game Film has yet to be released. TBA Molly Bloom Aaron Sorkin Filming [47]

Television

Title Year Role Notes Ref(s)
Dark Shadows 2004 Stoddard, CarolynCarolyn Stoddard Pilot episode[lower-alpha 6] [48]
ER 2004 Dahlia Taslitz Episode: "Forgive and Forget" [49]
Veronica Mars 2004 Sarah Williams Episode: "The Girl Next Door" [50]
Law & Order: Trial by Jury 2005–06 ADA Sigrun Borg 3 episodes [51]
Close to Home 2006 Casey Wirth Episode: "The Rapist Next Door" [52]
The Evidence 2006 Laura Green Episode: "Pilot" [53]
Blackbeard 2006 Charlotte Ormand Miniseries [54]
Journeyman 2007 Tanna Bloom Episode: "Friendly Skies" [55]
Agatha Christie's Poirot 2010 Mary Debenham Episode: "Murder on the Orient Express" [56]
Animals. 2016 Sarah (voice) Episode: "Turkeys" [57]
[58]

Stage

Production Year Role Theater Ref(s)
Romeo and Juliet 1998 Juliet Capulet Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts [59]
The Cherry Orchard 2004 Anya Williamstown Theatre Festival [60]
Rodney's Wife 2004 Lee Playwrights Horizons [61]
Salome 2006 Salome Wadsworth Theatre [62]
Othello 2009 Desdemona The Public Theatre [63]
The Heiress 2012 Catherine Sloper Walter Kerr Theatre [64]

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Refers to the film's earliest release.
  2. ↑ The film was screened at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival as Stolen Lives, but was released theatrically as Stolen.
  3. ↑ A feature film version of the documentary, entitled Salomé, was separately released in 2013.[22]
  4. ↑ The film was screened at the 2012 Rome Film Festival as Tar, but was released theatrically as The Color of Time.
  5. ↑ Split into three films—subtitled Him, Her, and Them.[31]
  6. ↑ The episode did not air.[48]

References

  1. 1 2 Rochlin, Margy (August 24, 2011). "A Star Not Quite Overnight". The New York Times. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
  2. 1 2 Mulkerrins, Jane (November 2, 2014). "Jessica Chastain interview: on Interstellar, her rise to fame and being an outsider". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
  3. ↑ Nelson, Rob (June 16, 2008). "Review: 'Jolene'". Variety. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Stolen (2010)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  5. 1 2 Mintzer, Jordan (September 4, 2010). "Review: 'The Debt'". Variety. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  6. ↑ Prigge, Matt (September 10, 2014). "Interview: Jessica Chastain wanted 'Eleanor Rigby' to have more of the female side". Metro New York. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
  7. 1 2 Sherwell, Philip (October 23, 2011). "The Help: the film dividing America". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  8. ↑ Bierly, Mandi (February 22, 2012). "Oscars 2012 Behind the Scenes: Casting 'The Help' nominees Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, and Jessica Chastain". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
  10. ↑ Rothman, Lily (January 11, 2013). "Jessica Chastain: The Oscar-Nominated Star Talks About Playing the 'Girl' Who Got bin Laden". Time. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
  11. ↑ Green, Adam (October 22, 2012). "The Marriage Plot: Jessica Chastain Stars in Broadway's The Heiress". Vogue. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
  12. ↑ O'Hehir, Andrew (September 11, 2014). ""The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby": A mesmerizing marriage drama — in three different versions". Salon. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Jessica Chastain Movie Box Office Results". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
  14. ↑ Malkin, Marc (October 11, 2014). "Watch Jessica Chastain Tease Interstellar: "It's Definitely A Love Story"". E!. Archived from the original on September 3, 2015. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
  15. 1 2 McCarthy, Todd (September 11, 2015). "'The Martian': TIFF Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Jolene (2008)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  17. ↑ Mintzer, Jordan (June 29, 2009). "Review: 'Stolen Lives'". Variety. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  18. ↑ "The Westerner". Palm Springs International Film Festival. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  19. ↑ Ebert, Roger (October 5, 2011). "Take Shelter Movie Review & Film Summary (2011)". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  20. ↑ Dargis, Manohla (December 1, 2011). "He's the Hero of the People, and He Hates It". The New York Times. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  21. ↑ Ebert, Roger (June 2, 2011). "The Tree of Life Movie Review (2011)". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  22. ↑ McCahill, Mike (September 18, 2014). "Salomé review – Al Pacino and Jessica Chastain explore Wilde sex". The Guardian. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  23. ↑ Young, Deborah (September 3, 2011). "Wilde Salome: Venice Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  24. ↑ "Texas Killing Fields (2011)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  25. ↑ "Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  26. ↑ Felperin, Leslie (May 19, 2012). "Review: 'Lawless'". Variety. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  27. ↑ "The Color of Time (2012)". The New York Times. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  28. ↑ "Tar: Rome Review". The Hollywood Reporter. November 6, 2012. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
  29. ↑ Travers, Peter (December 18, 2012). "Zero Dark Thirty". Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  30. ↑ McCarthy, Todd (January 15, 2013). "Mama: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  31. 1 2 Fleming, Mike (May 7, 2014). "Cannes: How New Version Of Toronto Pic 'Disappearance Of Eleanor Rigby' Found Its Way To Croisette In Un Certain Regard". Deadline.com. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
  32. ↑ Smith, Kyle (September 10, 2014). "'The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby' is elegant and sorrowful". New York Post. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
  33. ↑ Rooney, David (September 7, 2014). "'Miss Julie': Toronto Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  34. ↑ "Interstellar (2014)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  35. ↑ Hammond, Pete (September 24, 2014). "Jessica Chastain & Oscar Isaac Will Open AFI Fest With Oscar Hopeful 'A Most Violent Year'". Deadline.com. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  36. ↑ McNary, Dave (April 22, 2015). "Documentary 'Unity' Set for Aug. 12 Release with 100 Star Narrators". Variety. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  37. ↑ Lowe, Justin (August 12, 2015). "'Unity': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
  38. ↑ Sripathi, Apoorva (June 8, 2015). "The Martian movie trailer: Space to explore". The Hindu. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  39. ↑ "Crimson Peak (2015)". The New York Times. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
  40. ↑ Macnab, Geoffrey (April 7, 2016). "The Huntsman: Winter's War, film review — caricatured and poorly written". The Independent. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
  41. ↑ Gettel, Oliver (July 13, 2016). "Jessica Chastain's gun-control drama Miss Sloane sets December release". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
  42. ↑ Kit, Borys (April 30, 2013). "Jessica Chastain Attached to Star in 'The Zookeeper's Wife'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
  43. ↑ McNary, Dave (February 18, 2016). "Jessica Chastain Launching Freckle Films Production Company". Variety. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  44. ↑ Yamato, Jen (December 4, 2014). "'Game Of Thrones' Star Joins Jessica Chastain In Xavier Dolan Celebrity Satire". Deadline.com. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  45. ↑ "Xavier Dolan Talks Louis Vuitton, Movies & Adele". Da Man. June 20, 2016. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  46. ↑ Hipes, Patrick (September 14, 2016). "Sam Rockwell, Michael Greyeyes & More Join Jessica Chastain In 'Woman Walks Ahead'". Deadline.com. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  47. ↑ Kroll, Justin (May 6, 2016). "Idris Elba in Talks to Join Jessica Chastain in Aaron Sorkin's 'Molly's Game' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
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  50. ↑ "Veronica Mars – Season 1, Episode 17: The Girl Next Door". TV.com. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  51. ↑ "Law & Order: Trial by Jury". TV.com. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  52. ↑ "Close to Home – Season 1, Episode 13: The Rapist Next Door". TV.com. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  53. ↑ "The Evidence – Season 1, Episode 1: Pilot". TV.com. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  54. ↑ "Blackbeard (2006)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  55. ↑ "Journeyman – Season 1, Episode 2: Friendly Skies". TV.com. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  56. ↑ "Agatha Christie's Poirot – Season 12, Episode 3: Murder on the Orient Express". TV.com. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  57. ↑ Travers, Ben (January 25, 2016). "Watch: 'Animals.' Trailer Lends Voices (Like Jessica Chastain's) to the Urban Animal Rebellion". Indiewire. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  58. ↑ "Episode Ten:Turkeys". HBO. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  59. ↑ Zimmerman, Heather (April 30, 1998). "Bard's Pair as Dublin Duo". Metro Silicon Valley. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
  60. ↑ Rizzo, Frank (August 16, 2004). "Review: 'The Cherry Orchard'". Variety. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
  61. ↑ Brantley, Ben (December 2, 2004). "The Strain of Politeness as Irritation Drives a Plot". The New York Times. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
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