Jessica Chastain

Jessica Chastain was born in Northern California on March 29, 1981. Her mother worked as a vegetarian chef and her father was a firefighter. For the first time Jessica engaged in dancing when she was nine years old, and at thirteen already performed with the local dance troupe. In school years, Chastain took an active part in amateur productions, did not leave this hobby in student time. She was most successful in the heroines of past centuries, especially from Shakespeare’s plays. Having played more

Jessica Chastain was born in Northern California on March 29, 1981. Her mother worked as a vegetarian chef and her father was a firefighter. For the first time Jessica engaged in dancing when she was nine years old, and at thirteen already performed with the local dance troupe.

In school years, Chastain took an active part in amateur productions, did not leave this hobby in student time. She was most successful in the heroines of past centuries, especially from Shakespeare’s plays. Having played Juliet, she finally became convinced that the stage and acting profession were her calling. She went to acting college with a Robin Williams scholarship. At one time, she performed in the Crew 32 group, played on the same stage with Philip Hoffman in the production of Othello.

The debut of the actress on the television screen took place in 2004 in the television series Dark Shadows, followed by roles in other TV series - Ambulance, Near Home, Law and Order: Jury, Veronica Mars.

In 2008, viewers saw Jessica on the big screen in the film Jolen. For the main role in this film, she was awarded the International Film Festival in Seattle in the category “Best Actress”.

Jessica’s next work was the role in the film “The Payback” directed by John Madden, which was released in 2001. In the same year, Jessica played in the films “Tree of Life” and the thriller “Fields”.

Known work of the actress in films "Salomeybi" , where she starred with Al Pacino himself, and "The Drunkest County in the World" directed by John Hillcoat.
But whatever the successes of the actress in the movie, she does not part with the theater, continuing to play diverse roles in various plays.