Jessica Chastain's Biography
Jessica Chastain is a talented and versatile actress who's built an incredible Hollywood career, earning her spot among the world's biggest movie stars by age 40. She's appeared in 40 films and produced three of them. She's earned multiple Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations. Net worth: $50 million.
Early Years
The future star was born on March 24, 1977, in Sacramento, California. Chastain is the maiden name of her mother Jerri. Jessica has kept her biological father's identity private. What's known is that both her parents were teenagers when she was born. Rumors suggest her father might be rock musician Michael Monasterio, though the actress has never confirmed this. Jessica considers firefighter Michael Hastey her true father—he married Jerri Chastain and raised Jessica as his own.



Acting Career
According to Zoomboola.com, in 2003 Jessica graduated from Julliard and started looking for a job. Like many young actresses, she wasn't taken seriously, and the roles she was offered fell short of her expectations, but she had the determination to keep pushing forward. She took work as an animator, appeared in various shows, and never lost hope that she'd eventually break through as a movie actress. Her acting career started in 2004 with episodic roles in TV-series. But her film debut didn't come until four years later with «Jolene» (2008). She landed the title role as an orphaned girl, earning her a prestigious award in Seattle.







Jessica Chastain's Personal Life
Despite her high ambitions, busy schedule, and feminist views, Jessica never lacked romantic attention. Jessica dated director Ned Benson for a couple of years; they even worked together on the trilogy "The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby," though by then their relationship had ended. She later had a relationship with actor Tom Hiddleston. After their breakup, Jessica said she didn't want to date another colleague.

Jessica Chastain Now
2019 brought several major premieres featuring Chastain. Audiences got to see the new X-Men film Dark Phoenix, where Jessica's partners in the film were Sophie Turner and Jennifer Lawrence. That fall, Chastain appeared in the sequel to the terrifying horror "It" based on Stephen King's novel.
In September 2021, Jessica Chastain and Oscar Isaac hit the Venice Film Festival red carpet, acting like a couple head over heels in love. They nearly convinced audiences and tabloids they were having a passionate affair, but it turned out to be part of the PR campaign for their joint project "Scenes from a Marriage."
