Jessica Michelle Chastain (born March 24, 1977, Sacramento, California) is an American actress and producer, trained at the Juilliard School. She built her reputation playing formidable, morally complex women - from a CIA analyst in Zero Dark Thirty to televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker in The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021), which earned her the Academy Award for Best Actress. She founded the production company Freckle Films to champion diversity in film, and regularly returns to Broadway alongside her screen career.
A trailer for the horror film Other Mommy (directed by Rob Savage) was released, where Chastain plays a dual role - a mother and a supernatural entity; the film comes to theaters on October 9, 2026.
On September 9, 2025, Chastain received star No. 2 819 on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the film category; the ceremony was attended by Viola Davis and Al Pacino.
Chastain confirmed that she is studying a master's program in public administration at Harvard Kennedy School and that her studies have given her a new perspective on the world.
The drama Dreams (directed by Michel Franco) had its world premiere in the main competition of the 75th Berlin Film Festival, where it was nominated for the Golden Bear.
Chastain signed a contract for the lead role in the horror film Other Mommy directed by Rob Savage, produced by James Wan for Universal Pictures.
