Jessica Chastain, an American actress and producer born in 1977, trained at the prestigious Juilliard School in New York. She achieved international fame in 2011, a year in which she appeared in acclaimed films such as *The Tree of Life*, *Take Shelter*, and *The Help*, earning her first Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for the latter. Her career continued with complex and high-impact roles, notably that of a CIA analyst in *Zero Dark Thirty* (2012), which earned her a Golden Globe and a second Oscar nomination. Known for her versatility, she has acted in works of various genres such as *Interstellar* (2014), *The Martian* (2015), and *Molly's Game* (2017), which secured her another nomination. The culmination of her career came in 2022 when she won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her radical transformation into televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker in the film *The Eyes of Tammy Faye* (2021), solidifying her status as one of the most talented performers of her generation.