Jessica Chastain

Jessica Chastain discovered her passion for dance when she was only nine years old, and when she joined a dance troupe, the stage became the place where she felt most comfortable. In her first professional stage experience, she made her debut as Juliet in Shakespeare's famous play in 1998.

Jessica Chastain, who studied acting at the Juilliard School, starred in several TV shows produced by John Wells and has split her career between TV and theatre. While she took part in productions such as “Law & Order: Trial by Jury” and “ER”, she also appeared on the theater stage with works such as “The Cherry Orchard”, “Rodney's Wife”, “Salome” and “Othello”.

Jessica Chastain, who made her film debut in 2008 with the lead role in the movie Jolene, has achieved unimaginable success for an actress who started her Hollywood film career at the age of 31. Jessica Chastain was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role for her role as Celia Foote in 2011's “The Help”. A year later, she was nominated for the Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role Oscar with her unforgettable performance in “Zero Dark Thirty”.

Jessica Chastain, who starred in two big box office hits, “Interstellar” (2014) and “The Martian” (2015), one year apart, won her first Oscar in 2022, 10 years after she was first nominated. Jessica Chastain, who won an Oscar for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for her role in “The Eyes of Tammy Faye”, makes a difference by transferring the experience she gained on the stage to the big screen.

Notes from Jessica Chastain's career

Jessica Chastain made her acting debut in an episode of the TV series “ER” after her theater career. Jessica Chastain started her Hollywood career at the age of 27.