Jessica Chastain
Birth Name:
Jessica Michelle Chastain
Birth Place:
Sacramento, California, United States
Profession
Actress, Producer, Soundtrack
Fast Facts
- Was named among the "100 Most Influential People in the World" by Time magazine in 2012
- Involved in the To Write Love on Her Arms Organization, which deals with depression and bullying
- A graduate of The Julliard School
- Quote: "I'm inspired by people who are so sensitive and vulnerable that they try to cover it up․"
- Quote: "There is this immediate connection, this intimacy when you're acting because there's no room to be polite or shy․"
- Took classes in krav maga, German and read books about Josef Mengele and the history of Mossad to secure her role in "The Debt․"
- Has been in a relationship with fashion executive Gian Luca Passi de Preposulo since 2012
- Became the ambassador for the fragrance Manifesto by Yves Saint Laurent in 2012
Awards
- 2008Golden Space Needle Award - Best Actress:Winner
- 2011AFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
- 2011Breakthrough Artist AwardWinner
- 2011ACCA - Best Actress in a Supporting Role:Nominated
- 2011ACCA - Best Cast Ensemble:Winner
- 2011BFCC Award - Best Ensemble:Winner
- 2011CFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
- 2011DFCS Award - Breakthrough Artist:Winner
- 2011DFCS Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2011DFCC - Breakthrough Artist - International:Winner
- 2011DFCC - Best Actress:Winner
- 2011Gotham Independent Film Award - Best Ensemble Performance:Nominated
- 2011Hollywood Film Award - Ensemble of the Year:Winner
- 2011Hollywood Breakthrough Award - Breakthrough Actress:Winner
- 2011HFCS Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2011ICP Award - Best Supporting Performance:Nominated
- 2011KCFCC Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
- 2011LAFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
- 2011NBR Award - Best Acting by an Ensemble:Winner
- 2011NYFCC Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
- 2011NYFCO Award - Breakthrough Performance:Winner
- 2011PFCS Award - Best Actress in a Supporting Role:Nominated
- 2011Special AwardWinner
- 2011SDFCS Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2011Special Achievement Award - Best Ensemble, Motion Picture:Winner
- 2011Satellite Award - Best Actress in a Supporting Role:Winner
- 2011SEFCA Award - Best Ensemble:Winner
- 2011SLFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2011TFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
- 2011TFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2011VVFP Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2011VVFP Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2011WFCC Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2011WFCC Award - Women's Work/Best Ensemble:Winner
- 2012Oscar - Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role:Nominated
- 2012Saturn Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2012Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role:Nominated
- 2012Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture:Winner
- 2012EDA Female Focus Award - Outstanding Achievement by a Woman in the Film Industry:Winner
- 2012EDA Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2012EDA Female Focus Award - Best Breakthrough Performance:Nominated
- 2012ACCA - Best Actress in a Leading Role:Nominated
- 2012BAFTA Film Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2012BFCC Award - Best Actress:Winner
- 2012BOFCA Award - Best Actress:Winner
- 2012COFCA Award - Actor of the Year:Winner
- 2012COFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2012COFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2012COFCA Award - Breakthrough Film Artist:Nominated
- 2012COFCA Award - Best Ensemble:Nominated
- 2012COFCA Award - Best Ensemble:Nominated
- 2012CFCA Award - Best Actress:Winner
- 2012CinEuphoria - Best Supporting Actress - International Competition:Winner
- 2012Critics Choice Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2012DFWFCA Award - Best Actress:Winner
- 2012DFCS Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2012DFCS Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2012Independent Spirit Award - Best Supporting Female:Nominated
- 2012FFCC Award - Best Actress:Winner
- 2012Breakthrough AwardWinner
- 2012GAFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
- 2012Gold Derby Film Award - Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2012Gold Derby Film Award - Ensemble Cast:Winner
- 2012Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2012Golden Schmoes - Best T&A of the Year:Nominated
- 2012Golden Schmoes - Best Actress of the Year:Nominated
- 2012IGN Award - Best Movie Actress:Nominated
- 2012IFJA Award - Best Actress:Winner
- 2012ICP Award - Best Lead Performance:Nominated
- 2012ICS Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2012ICS Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2012INOCA - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2012INOCA - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2012ALFS Award - Supporting Actress of the Year:Nominated
- 2012Grace Award - Most Inspiring Performance in Movies:Nominated
- 2012NBR Award - Best Actress:Winner
- 2012NSFC Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
- 2012NFCS Award - Best Actress:Winner
- 2012NFCS Award - Best Ensemble Cast:Winner
- 2012NYFCC Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2012OFCC Award - Best Actress:Winner
- 2012OFTA Film Award - Best Breakthrough Performance: Female:Winner
- 2012OFTA Film Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2012OFCS Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
- 2012Special AwardWinner
- 2012Spotlight AwardWinner
- 2012PFCS Award - Best Actress in a Leading Role:Winner
- 2012SDFCS Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2012Sant Jordi - Best Foreign Actress (Mejor Actriz Extranjera):Nominated
- 2012Satellite Award - Best Actress in a Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2012SEFCA Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2012SLFCA Award - Best Actress:Winner
- 2012TFCA Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2012UFCA Award - Best Actress:Winner
- 2012VFCC Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
- 2012VVFP Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2012WAFCA Award - Best Actress:Winner
- 2013AACTA International Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2013Oscar - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role:Nominated
- 2013Saturn Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2013Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role:Nominated
- 2013EDA Special Mention Award - Unforgettable Moment:Winner
- 2013EDA Female Focus Award - Female Icon of the Year:Winner
- 2013EDA Award - Best Actress:Winner
- 2013BAFTA Film Award - Best Leading Actress:Nominated
- 2013BTVA Feature Film Voice Acting Award - Best Vocal Ensemble in a Feature Film:Nominated
- 2013COFCA Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2013Critics Choice Award - Best Actress:Winner
- 2013DFCS Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2013Dorian Award - Film Performance of the Year - Actress:Nominated
- 2013Empire Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2013International Fantasy Film Award - Best Actress:Winner
- 2013GAFCA Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2013Gold Derby Film Award - Lead Actress:Nominated
- 2013Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama:Winner
- 2013HFCS Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2013ICS Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2013INOCA - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2013IFC Award - Best Actress:Winner
- 2013ALFS Award - Actress of the Year:Nominated
- 2013MTV Movie Award - Best Scared-As-S**t Performance:Nominated
- 2013NSFC Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2013NCFCA Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2013OFTA Film Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2013OFCS Award - Best Actress:Winner
- 2013VFCC Award - Best Actress:Winner
- 2014CFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2014DFWFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2014IGN Award - Best Movie Supporting Actress:Winner
- 2014IFJA Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
- 2014ICP Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2014Ischia Actress AwardWinner
- 2014MTV Movie Award - Best Scared-As-S**t Performance:Nominated
- 2014NBR Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
- 2014NFCS Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
- 2014OFCS Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2014PCC Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2014PFCS Award - Best Actress in a Supporting Role:Nominated
- 2014SFFCC Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2014SLFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2014UFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
- 2014WAFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2014WFCC Award - Female's Right to Male Roles in Movies:Winner
- 2015Saturn Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2015BloodGuts UK Horror Award - Best Actress:Winner
- 2015COFCA Award - Actor of the Year:Nominated
- 2015COFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2015Critics Choice Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2015Critics' Choice MVP AwardWinner
- 2015Días de Cine Award - Best Foreign Actress:Winner
- 2015Independent Spirit Award - Best Supporting Female:Nominated
- 2015Fright Meter Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2015GAFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2015Gold Derby Film Award - Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2015Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2015HFCS Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2015IFTA Award - Best International Actress:Nominated
- 2015Jupiter Award - Best International Actress:Nominated
- 2015ALFS Award - Supporting Actress of the Year:Nominated
- 2015NCFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2015OFTA Film Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2015Seattle Film Critics Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
- 2015VFCC Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2016Saturn Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
- 2016Saturn Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2016Palmarés blogos de oro - Best Supporting Actress (Mejor Actriz de Reparto):Nominated
- 2016Días de Cine Award - Best Foreign Actress:Nominated
- 2016Chainsaw Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
- 2016IFJA Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2016PCC Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2016Teen Choice Award - Choice Movie Actress: Drama:Nominated
- 2016Teen Choice Award - Choice Movie: Liplock:Nominated
- 2017EDA Special Mention Award - Bravest Performance:Nominated
- 2017DFCS Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2017DFCC - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2017Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama:Nominated
- 2017Jury Prize - Best Documentary Feature:Winner
- 2017LAOFCS Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2017NTFCA Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2017PCC Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2017PFCS Award - Best Actress in a Leading Role:Nominated
- 2017Invisible Woman AwardNominated
- 2018Palmarés blogos de oro - Best Lead Actress (Mejor Actriz):Nominated
- 2018CinEuphoria - Best Actress - International Competition:Nominated
- 2018COFCA Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2018Critics Choice Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2018GAFCA Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2018Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama:Nominated
- 2018HFCS Award - Best Actress:Winner
- 2018Jupiter Award - Best International Actress:Nominated
- 2018NCFCA Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2018Chairman's AwardWinner
- 2018Satellite Award - Best Actress in a Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2019C&I Award - Best Actress:Winner
- 2019Fright Meter Award - Best Ensemble Cast:Winner
- 2019Fright Meter Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2019Golden Camera - Best International Actress:Winner
- 2019The BAM Award - Best Cast:Winner
- 2019The BAM Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2020Razzie Award - Worst Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2021CFCA Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2021DFWFCA Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2021DFCS Award - Best Actress:Winner
- 2021FFCC Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2021IFJA Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2021Sierra Award - Best Actress:Winner
- 2021NTFCA Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2021OAFFC Award - Best Female Lead:Nominated
- 2021PCA Award - Best Female Leading Role:Nominated
- 2021Silver Seashell - Best Leading Performance:Winner
- 2021SLFCA Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2021SFC Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2021WIN Award - Outstanding Film Produced by a Woman:Nominated
- 2021WIN Award - Outstanding Actress Feature Film:Winner
- 2022Oscar - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role:Winner
- 2022Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role:Winner
- 2022EDA Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2022CIC Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2022COFCA Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2022Critics Choice Award - Best Actress:Winner
- 2022DFCS Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2022DFCA Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2022Dorian Award - Film Performance of the Year:Nominated
- 2022Gold Derby TV Award - Limited/Movie Actress:Nominated
- 2022Gold Derby Film Award - Lead Actress:Nominated
- 2022Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television:Nominated
- 2022Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama:Nominated
- 2022Golden Schmoes - Best Actress of the Year:Nominated
- 2022HFCS Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2022HCA Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2022HCA Award - Best Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Limited Series, Anthology Series, or TV Movie:Nominated
- 2022HFCS Award - Best Actress:Winner
- 2022Huading Award - Best Global Actress in a Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2022ICFCA Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2022Jupiter Award - Best International Actress:Winner
- 2022LEJA Award - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role:Nominated
- 2022MNFCA Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2022MCFCA Award - Best Actress:Winner
- 2022NCFCA Award - Best Actress:Winner
- 2022NDFS Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2022OFCC Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2022OFTA Television Award - Best Actress in a Motion Picture or Limited Series:Nominated
- 2022OFTA Film Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2022Desert Palm Achievement Award - Actress:Winner
- 2022SFBAFCC Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2022Satellite Award - Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama:Nominated
- 2022VFCC Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2023Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series:Winner
- 2023Apolo Award - Best Actress (Mejor Actriz):Winner
- 2023CinEuphoria - Best Actress - International Competition:Winner
- 2023Gold Derby TV Award - Limited/Movie Actress:Nominated
- 2023Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television:Nominated
- 2023OFTA Television Award - Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Limited or Anthology Series:Nominated
- 2023Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie:Nominated
- 2023Satellite Award - Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama:Nominated
- 2023Yoga Award - Worst Foreign Actress:Winner
- 2024Astra TV Award - Best Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Limited Series or TV Movie:Winner
- 2024Independent Spirit Award - Best Lead Performance:Nominated