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Jessica Chastain

Jessica Chastain

Actor and producer · Born March 24, 1977 (49) · Southern California, California, USA

Oscar winner · Golden Globe winner · 3 Screen Actors Guild Awards · 5 other major award bodies

Jessica Michelle Chastain (born March 24, 1977) is an American actress and film producer. Known for her roles in films with feminist themes, she has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, in addition to nominations for two British Academy Film Awards. Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2012. Born and raised in Sacramento, California, Chastain developed an interest in acting from an early age. In 1998, she made her professional stage debut as Shakespeare's Juliet. After studying acting at the Juilliard School, she was signed to a talent holding deal with the television producer John Wells. She was a recurring guest star in several television series, including Law & Order: Trial by Jury. 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. Chastain made her film debut in the drama Jolene (2008), and gained wide recognition for her starring roles in the dramas Take Shelter (2011) and The Tree of Life (2011). Her performance as an aspiring socialite in The Help (2011) earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. In 2012, she won a Golden Globe Award and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress for playing a CIA analyst in the thriller Zero Dark Thirty. Chastain made her Broadway debut in a revival of The Heiress in the same year. Her highest-grossing releases came with the science fiction films Interstellar (2014) and The Martian (2015), and the horror film It Chapter Two (2019), and she continued to receive critical acclaim for her performances in the dramas A Most Violent Year (2014), Miss Sloane (2016), Molly's Game (2017) and The Good Nurse (2022). 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. In television, Chastain starred in drama miniseries Scenes from a Marriage (2021) and George & Tammy (2022). For the latter, she won a SAG Award. Her performance also garnered her nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award. Chastain is the founder of the production company Freckle Films, which was created to promote diversity in film. She is vocal about mental health issues, as well as gender and racial equality. She is married to fashion executive Gian Luca Passi de Preposulo, with whom she has two children. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jessica Chastain, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 24, 1977 (49)
From
Southern California, California, USA
Works as
Actor and producer
Titles
52 on MovieCove · 80 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 2% in 30 days

What are Jessica Chastain's films like?

Across their 52 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Drama19 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Documentary8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 71st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Biography7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 28th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 99th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
21%
Self
21%
Survival
18%
Bonds
14%
Power
9%
Society
9%
Ideas
7%
Justice13 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds9 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival8 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief8 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt6 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 47 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 11 · Serious 5 · Dark 31

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 27 · Stylized 15 · Heightened 5

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 7 · Charged 13 · Intense 27

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 17 · Shifting 27 · Whiplash 3

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 38 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 21 · Even-paced 22 · Relentless 4

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 10 · Engaged 26 · Full focus 11

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 11 · Affecting 8 · Heavy 28

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 26 · Open-ended 16 · Ambiguous 5

Roles they play

30 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 16 of 30 analyzed roles.

Hero
16 of 30
Ally
8 of 30
Shadow
3 of 30
Shapeshifter
2 of 30
Mentor
1 of 30
Show the 30 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
34
Melancholic
28
Dread
14
Contemplative
14
Warm
8
Other
37

How their films linger

Bittersweet24 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet29
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous13

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Jessica Chastain's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 38 of their 52 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (14).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jessica Chastain's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

80 credits, 52 with a MovieCove page; 42 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Heartland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Misty Jones

  • Other Mommy(2026)

    as Ursula / Other Mommy

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • His & Hers(2026)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Family Recipe Showdown(2025)

    Show 1 episode · as Guest Judge

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Dreams(2025)

    Executive Producer · as Jennifer McCarthy

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Mothers' Instinct(2024)

    Producer · as Alice

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Memory(2023)

    as Sylvia

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • George & Tammy(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer · as Tammy Wynette

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Armageddon Time(2022)

    as Maryanne Trump

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Good Nurse(2022)

    as Amy Loughren

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Forgiven(2021)

    as Jo Henninger

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Reframed: Marilyn Monroe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 4 episodes · as Narrator (voice)

  • The 355(2022)

    Producer · as Mason 'Mace' Brown

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • The Sands Between (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Woman

  • The Eyes of Tammy Faye(2021)

    Producer · as Tammy Faye Bakker

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Scenes from a Marriage(2021)

    Show 5 episodes · Executive Producer · as Mira Phillips

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Ava(2020)

    Producer · as Ava

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Creating a Character: The Moni Yakim Legacy(2020)

    Producer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • It: Chapter Two(2019)

    as Beverly Marsh

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • X-Men: Dark Phoenix(2019)

    as Vuk

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Woman Walks Ahead(2017)

    as Catherine Weldon

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Spheres (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Narrator (Voice)

  • Family Feud (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Presidents' interviewer

  • Molly's Game(2017)

    as Molly Bloom

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Zookeeper's Wife(2017)

    Executive Producer · as Antonina Żabińska

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • I am Jane Doe(2017)

    Executive Producer · as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Miss Sloane(2016)

    as Madeline Elizabeth Sloane

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Huntsman: Winter's War(2016)

    as Sara

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Crimson Peak(2015)

    as Lady Lucille Sharpe

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Martian(2015)

    as Melissa Lewis

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Unity(2015)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • ARES: live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 6 episodes · as Melissa Lewis

  • A Most Violent Year(2014)

    as Anna Morales

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Interstellar(2014)

    as Murph

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her(2013)

    Producer · as Eleanor Rigby

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him(2013)

    Producer · as Eleanor Rigby

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Miss Julie(2014)

    as Miss Julie

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them(2014)

    Producer · as Eleanor Rigby

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Salomé(2013)

    as Salomé

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Mama(2013)

    as Annabel

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Zero Dark Thirty(2012)

    as Maya

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Color of Time(2012)

    as Mrs. Williams

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Lawless(2012)

    as Maggie Beauford

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted(2012)

    as Gia (voice)

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Texas Killing Fields(2011)

    as Pam Stall

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Take Shelter(2011)

    as Samantha LaForche

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Help(2011)

    as Celia Foote

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Tree of Life(2011)

    as Mrs. O'Brien

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Coriolanus(2011)

    as Virgilia

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Jolene(2008)

    as Jolene

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Debt(2010)

    as Young Rachel Singer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Westerner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Producer · as Daniel's Mother

  • Stolen(2009)

    as Sally Ann

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Journeyman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Tanna Bloom

  • 'Til Death(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Hostess

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all shows

  • Blackbeard(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · as Charlotte Ormand

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all shows

  • Close to Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Casey Wirth

  • Dark Shadows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Carolyn Stoddard

  • Law & Order: Trial by Jury(2005)

    Show 3 episodes · as Sigrun Borg

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Veronica Mars(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Sarah Williams

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • ER(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Dahlia Taslitz

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Poirot(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Mary Debenham

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Assassination (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Dorothy Kilgallen

  • Deck the Y'alls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Rachel Stein

  • I Am Not Alone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer · Actor

  • Lear Rex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Goneril

  • Losing Clementine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Clementine

  • My Darling California (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Sharon Normandie

  • Nemesis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Painkiller Jane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Plus One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Rachel

  • Seducing Ingrid Bergman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer · as Ingrid Bergman

  • The Dealer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show Executive Producer · Actor

  • The Division (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • The Honeymoon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • The Maid of Orleans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • The Off Weeks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show Executive Producer · as Stella West

  • The Savant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer · as The Savant

  • This Is Pleasure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer · as Margot

  • Untitled Holiday Comedy Project (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer · Story · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 80 titles, 61 of them dated from 1988 to 2026; peak year 2013.

Biggest box office

Interstellar (2014)

$783M worldwide

Highest rated

Interstellar (2014)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Other Mommy (2026)

Film career

MilestoneAward winNomination
19882026

Peak 2013 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 30 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

Show 6 more milestones

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting76 of 80: 56 only acting, 20 with another role · typical Midcredits score67thWriting1 of 80: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing24 of 80: 4 only producing, 20 with another role · typical Midcredits score65th

80 titles, 20 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 20 of them.

By decade

1980s2 · acting1990s1 · acting2000s8 · acting2010s34 · 34 acting · 6 crew2020s16 · 15 acting · 8 crew

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 49% of 39 roles
091419

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

an Oscar, a Golden Globe, 3 Screen Actors Guild Awards and 4 other major awards from 29 major nominations, 2011–2024.

WinNomination
  1. 2024
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Lead Performance
  2. 2023
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
  3. 2022
    • Oscar, won · Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Critics Choice Award, won · Best Actress
  4. 2018
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actress
  5. 2017
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
  6. 2015
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
    • +2 other major bodies · 1 win and 2 nominations
      • Critics Choice Award, won
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actress
      • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Supporting Female
  7. 2013
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Leading Actress
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Critics Choice Award, won · Best Actress
  8. 2012
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actress
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
    • +2 other major bodies · 2 nominations
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actress
      • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Supporting Female
Show 1 earlier year
  1. 2011
    • Venice award, won

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Jessica Chastain's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 42; across their 47 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 69th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 47

Approval · how many liked their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 47

Reach · how many have seen their films

89thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 47

Midcredits score across 52 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up20
  • 50th to 74th16
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

23 of their 52 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser23
  • Broadly Agreed9
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · actor, producer

Creating a Character: The Moni Yakim Legacy (2020)

91st percentile spread · 37% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Interstellar (2014)

Midcredits 99th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the acting 76/100 in their films, across 39 reviewed titles; fans 84, detractors 52. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Jessica Chastain's work okay for kids?

Across up to 36 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore31 titles30–89 · median 60 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity36 titles12–65 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity30 titles27–77 · median 51 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs30 titles15–54 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense29 titles32–84 · median 55 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Jessica Chastain work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jessica Chastain's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kelly Carmichael shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles