The Help
Her performance as Celia Foote in The Help earns Chastain her first Academy Award nomination.
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Jessica Chastain Biography and Timeline
Follow Jessica Chastain through 6 dated historical records for United States of America.
Jessica Chastain, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
6Distinct records
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2011–2022Years on this page
2011
2012
Zero Dark Thirty
Stars as CIA analyst Maya in Kathryn Bigelow's Zero Dark Thirty.
2014
Interstellar
Plays the adult Murph Cooper in Christopher Nolan's science-fiction drama Interstellar.
2017
Molly's Game
Stars as poker entrepreneur Molly Bloom in Aaron Sorkin's directing debut Molly's Game.
2021
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Portrays televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker in The Eyes of Tammy Faye.
2022
Academy Award
Wins the Academy Award for Best Actress for The Eyes of Tammy Faye.
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.