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Also Known As Jessica Michelle Chastain
Born March 24, 1977 (age 49) • Sacramento • California
Awards And Honors Academy Award (2022) • Golden Globe Award (2013): Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
Married To Gian Luca Pasi De Preposulo (2017–present)
Movies/Tv Shows (Acted In) "Crimson Peak" (2015) • "Mama" (2013) • "ER" (2004) • "Lawless" (2012) • "Blackbeard" (2006) • "Journeyman" (2007) • "The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him" (2013) • "The Debt" (2010) • "Miss Julie" (2014) • "Dark Phoenix" (2019) • "The Color of Time" (2012) • "Texas Killing Fields" (2011) • "Woman Walks Ahead" (2017) • "The Huntsman: Winter's War" (2016) • "Law & Order: Trial by Jury" (2005–2006) • "The Tree of Life" (2011) • "Wilde Salomé" (2011) • "Spheres" (2018) • "Salomé" (2013) • "The Evidence" (2006) • "Animals." (2016) • "The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her" (2013) • "Poirot" (2010) • "The Martian" (2015) • "Molly's Game" (2017) • "Coriolanus" (2011) • "Veronica Mars" (2004) • "A Most Violent Year" (2014) • "Stolen Lives" (2009) • "Close to Home" (2006) • "It Chapter Two" (2019) • "Take Shelter" (2011) • "Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted" (2012) • "The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them" (2014) • "Interstellar" (2014) • "Zero Dark Thirty" (2012) • "The Zookeeper's Wife" (2017) • "Miss Sloane" (2016) • "Jolene" (2008) • "The Help" (2011)

Top Questions

When was Jessica Chastain born?
Jessica Chastain was born on March 24, 1977.
Where was Jessica Chastain born?
Jessica Chastain was born in Sacramento, California, United States.
Is Jessica Chastain married?
Gian Luca Pasi De Preposulo (2017–present)

Photos

Jessica Chastain smiling outdoors in 2018, with long red hair, wearing a blue and black collared top.
Brad Pitt, Laramie Eppler, Jessica Chastain, and Tye Sheridan stand together outdoors in a scene from The Tree of Life, with a vintage car and houses in the background.
Jessica Chastain as Tammy Faye Bakker sits smiling in a peach armchair, wearing a cream patterned dress, with heavy blue eye makeup, in a scene from The Eyes of Tammy Faye.
Michael Shannon and Jennifer Chastain as George and Tammy in the miniseries George and Tammy, with Chastain's arm around Shannon in a warmly lit interior scene.
Tom Hiddleston as Sir Thomas Sharpe and Jessica Chastain as Lady Lucille Sharpe stand on a grand, ornate staircase in a dimly lit Gothic mansion in Crimson Peak.
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