- Source of Wealth: Film and Television
- Age: 42
- Birth Place: Sonoma, California, U.S.
- Height: 1.63 m (5′ 4″)
- Weight: 56 kg (123.46 lbs)
- Marital Status: Married (Gian Luca Passi de Preposulo)
- Full Name: Jessica Michelle Chastain
- Nationality: American
- Date of Birth: March 24, 1977
- Ethnicity: French, Dutch, English, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Irish, Basque, Castilian/Spanish, Greek, English, and German
- Occupation: Actress
- Education: Juilliard School
- Children: 1 (Giulietta)
There are very few actresses in the modern generation who would release as many as seven movies in one year. Jessica Chastain is one of them. For her, it’s not just a matter of numbers though. She performs all her roles with equal élan. In 2011, she released seven films – “The Tree of Life”, “The Debt”, “Coriolanus”, “The Help”, “Wilde Salome”, “Texas Killing Fields”, and “Take Shelter”. It goes on to show that there is a lot of demand for Chastain at this time among the movie directors and producers. Jessica has earned considerable wealth from these movies. The net worth of Jessica Chastain is estimated to be $40 million.
Jessie does not only act in movies. She is into television shows and theater as well. In fact, some experts feel that she is among the best actresses of our times. Actually, Jessica started off on the television. She performed in “ER”, “Dark Shadows”, “Law and Order: Trial by Jury”, “Veronica Mars”, “Blackbeard”, and “Close to Home”. Most of her wealth comes from her performances in the films.
She started acting only in 2004 and moved on to films only in 2008. She has received many nominations and awards and all of them have been for her films. Her list of awards and nominations is a long one. She has the Academy Award for Best Actress nomination for Zero Dark Thirty. She was also nominated for The Help. She has won the Seattle International Film Festival, Hollywood Film Festival Award, Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award, Detroit Film Critics Society Award, Online Film Critics Society Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, National Board of Review Award and many others.