Jessica Chastain
| Jessica Chastain | |
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 Chastain at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival |
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| Born | Jessica Howard[1] March 29, 1981 [2][3][4][5] Northern California, U.S.[6][7] |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2004–present |
Jessica Chastain (born March 29, 1981)[8][9][10][11] is an American theater, film, and television actress. She is known for her roles in the films The Help, The Debt, Take Shelter, and The Tree of Life. She broke out in 2011 with seven films premiering. She won over 35 critics awards and was widely named as breakout star. For her role in the film The Help she received Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild, BAFTA and Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress.
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[edit] Early life
Jessica Chastain was born Jessica Howard in Northern California.[12] She is one of five children and from Sonoma County.[13] Her mother is a vegan chef, and her father is a firefighter.[14][15][16] Chastain is also vegan herself.[17] She took her mother's maiden name as her stage name.[18] Chastain had a "blue collar" upbringing around San Francisco.[19] She attended The Juilliard School in New York City by way of a scholarship made available by Robin Williams. While there, she was an active participant in the drama department and starred in several theatrical productions and student film projects.[citation needed]
[edit] Career
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Her first professional role came in 2004 for a TV movie adaptation of Dark Shadows. She later appeared in such television series as ER, Veronica Mars, Close to Home, and Law & Order: Trial By Jury.
In 2008, she made her film debut as the title role in Jolene, for which she received the Seattle International Film Festival Award for Best Actress. The movie was based on the short story, Jolene: A Life by E. L. Doctorow, itself inspired by Dolly Parton's song, Jolene[20] It was later released in the United States on October 29, 2010.
In 2011, Chastain showed a wide variety in her roles, including: Terrence Malick's The Tree of Life and the crime thriller Texas Killing Fields.[21][22] Chastain starred as Celia Foote in The Help, which was based on Kathryn Stockett's novel of the same name. The movie received positive reviews from critics and became an immediate box office hit grossing $169,620,611 in North America, and $35,700,000 in other territories, as of February 2, 2012, for a worldwide total of $205,320,611. Chastain continued to receive rave reviews for her performance in the 2011 film Take Shelter playing the wife of a small town man plagued by apocalyptic visions.[23] In her next film role Chastain portrayed a young Mossad agent in John Madden's The Debt, which premiered at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival in September 2010. The movie was released on August 31, 2011 and Chastain received positive reviews from critics and viewers for her portrayal of a young Helen Mirren. The movie went on to become a moderate box office hit.
On November 29, 2011, Chastain was announced as New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performances in The Help, Take Shelter and The Tree of Life as well as gaining an Independent Spirit Award nomination the same day for her performance in Take Shelter. On December 1, 2011, she received a Satellite Award nomination as best supporting actress for her performance as Mrs. O'Brien in The Tree of Life, she went on to win the award and many other honors from critics including the: National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress and the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Chastain has also completed a film adaptation of Oscar Wilde's Salome alongside Al Pacino and has filmed supporting roles for other adaptations such as Coriolanus. Her most recently announced project is John Hillcoat's prohibition era drama, The Wettest County in the World.[24]
[edit] Personal life
Chastain is an animal lover and owns a three-legged dog.[25]
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Films
[edit] Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Dark Shadows | Carolyn Stoddard | TV film |
| 2004 | ER | Dahlia Taslitz | Episode: "Forgive and Forget" |
| 2004 | Veronica Mars | Sarah Williams | Episode: "The Girl Next Door" |
| 2005–2006 | Law & Order: Trial by Jury | Assistant District Attorney Sigrun Borg | 4 episodes |
| 2006 | Close to Home | Casey Wirth | Episode: "The Rapist Next Door" |
| 2006 | Blackbeard | Charlotte Ormand | 2 Episodes: TV Film |
| 2006 | The Evidence | Laura Green | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2007 | Journeyman | Tanna Bloom | Episode: "Friendly Skies" |
| 2010 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | Mary Debenham | Episode: "Murder on the Orient Express" |
[edit] Theater
| 2012 | The Heiress | Catherine Sloper |
[edit] Awards
- USA Academy Awards
- 2012 - NOMINATED Oscar Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role (The Help)
- Austin Film Critics Association
- 2011 - WON Austin Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress (Take Shelter)
- 2011 - WON Breakthrough Artist Award for (Take Shelter), (The Help), (The Dark Fields), (The Debt), (Coriolanus) and (The Tree of Life)
- BAFTA Awards
- 2012 - NOMINATED BAFTA Film Award for Best Supporting Actress (The Help)
- Black Reel Awards
- 2012 - WON Black Reel Award for Best Ensemble (The Help)
- British Film Bloggers Circle
- 2012 - WON BFBC Award for Best Breakthrough (Take Shelter), (The Help), (The Dark Fields), (The Debt), (Coriolanus) and (The Tree of Life)
- Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
- Central Ohio Film Critics Association
- 2012 - WON COFCA Award for Actress of the Year (Take Shelter), (The Help), (The Dark Fields), (The Debt), (Coriolanus) and (The Tree of Life)
- 2012 - 2nd PLACE COFCA Award for Best Supporting Actress (The Tree of Life)
- 2012 - 2nd PLACE COFCA Award for Breakthrough Film Artist (Take Shelter), (The Help), (The Dark Fields), (The Debt), (Coriolanus) and (The Tree of Life)
- 2012 - NOMINATED COFCA Award for Best Ensemble (The Help)
- 2012 - NOMINATED COFCA Award for Best Ensemble (The Tree of Life)
- 2012 - NOMINATED COFCA Award for Best Supporting Actress (The Help)
- Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
- 2011 - WON CFCA Award for Best Supporting Actress (The Tree of Life)
- Denver Film Critics Society
- 2012 - WON DFCS Award for Best Breakout Star
- Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards
- 2011- WON DFCC Award for Best Actress (The Tree of Life)
- 2011- WON DFCC Award for International Breakthrough (Take Shelter), (The Help) and (The Tree of Life)
- Detroit Film Critics Society
- 2011 - WON DFCS Award for Best Breakthrough Performance (Take Shelter), (The Help), and (The Tree of Life)
- 2011- NOMINATED DFCS Award for Best Supporting Actress (The Help)
- 2011- NOMINATED DFCS Award for Best Ensemble (The Help)
- Elle Annual Women in Hollywood Tribute
- 2010- WON Elle Women in Hollywood Award for Calvin Klein Collection Emerging Star Spotlight Award
- Elle Style Awards
- 2012- WON Elle Style Award for Next Future Icon
- Georgia Film Critics Association
- 2011 - WON GFCA Award for Best Supporting Actress (The Tree of Life)
- 2011 - WON GFCA Award for Breakthrough Award (Take Shelter), (The Help), (The Dark Fields), (The Debt), (Coriolanus) and (The Tree of Life)
- USA Golden Globes
- 2012 - NOMINATED Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture (The Help)
- Gotham Awards
- 2011 - NOMINATED Best Ensemble Cast (Take Shelter)
- Gucci Award for Women in Cinema
- 2011- WON Women in Cinema Award (The Tree of Life)
- Hollywood Film Festival
- 2011 - WON Hollywood Breakthrough Award (Take Shelter), (The Help), (The Debt), (Coriolanus) and (The Tree of Life)
- 2011 - WON Hollywood Film Award for Ensemble of the Year (The Help)
- Independent Spirit Awards
- 2012 - NOMINATED Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female (Take Shelter)
- Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
- 2012 - WON KCFCC Award for Best Supporting Actress (The Tree of Life)
- London Critics Circle Film Awards
- 2012 - NOMINATED ALFS Award for Supporting Actress of the Year (The Help)
- Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
- 2011 - WON LAFCA Award for Best Supporting Actress (Take Shelter), (The Help), (The Dark Fields), (The Debt), (Coriolanus) and (The Tree of Life)
- National Board of Review
- 2011 - WON NBR Award for Best Acting by an Ensemble (The Help)
- National Society of Film Critics Awards
- 2012 - WON NSFC Award for Best Supporting Actress (The Help), (The Tree of Life) and (Take Shelter)
- New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 2011 - WON NYFCC Award for Best Supporting Actress (The Help), (The Tree of Life) and (Take Shelter)
- New York Film Critics Online
- 2011- WON NYFCO Award for Breakthrough Performer Take Shelter), (The Help), (The Dark Fields), (The Debt), (Coriolanus) and (The Tree of Life)
- Nevada Film Critics Society Awards
- 2012- WON NFCS Award for Best Actress (The Help), (The Tree of Life) and (The Debt)
- 2012- WON NFCS Award for Best Ensemble Cast (The Help)
- Online Film Critics Society Awards
- 2011- WON OFCS Award for Best Supporting Actress (The Tree of Life)
- 2011- WON OFCS Award for Breakthrough Performer (The Help), (The Tree of Life) and (The Debt)
- Palm Springs International Film Festival
- 2012 - WON Spotlight Award for (The Help), (The Tree of Life), (The Debt), (Coriolanus) and (Take Shelter)
- Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
- 2011 - NOMINATED PFCS Award for Best Actress in Supporting Role (The Help)
- San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
- 2011 - WON Special Award for (The Help), (The Tree of Life), (The Debt), (The Dark Fields), (Coriolanus) and (Take Shelter)
- 2011 - NOMINATED SDFCS Award for Best Ensemble (The Help)
- 2011 - NOMINATED SDFCS Award for Best Supporting Actress (The Help)
- Sant Jordi Awards
- 2012 - 2nd PLACE Sant Jordi for Best Foreign Actress (The Tree of Life)
- Satellite Awards
- 2011 - WON Satellite Award for Best Actress in Supporting Role (The Tree of Life)
- 2011 - WON Special Achievement Award for Best Ensemble (The Help)
- Screen Actors Guild Awards
- Saturn Award
- 2012- PENDING Saturn Award for Best Actress (Take Shelter)
- Seattle International Film Festival
- 2008 - WON Golden Space Needle Award for Best Actress Jolene
- Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards
- 2011 - WON SEFCA Award for Best Ensemble (The Help)
- Toronto Film Critics Association Awards
- 2011 - WON TFCA Award for Best Supporting Actress (Take Shelter)
- 2011 - NOMINATED TFCA Award for Best Supporting Actress (The Tree of Life)
- Vancouver Film Critics Circle
- 2012 - WON VFCC Award for Best Supporting Actress (The Help), (Take Shelter) and (The Tree of Life)
- Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards
- 2011 - NOMINATED WAFCA Award for Best Acting Ensemble (The Help)
- Women Film Critics Circle Awards
[edit] References
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