Jessica Chastain is an American theater, film and television actress. Her feature film debut and the 2008 independent film, Jolene. In 2011, she gained wide public recognition for her starring roles in seven film releases.In the military thriller film Zero Dark Thirty, she won the Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama and received her second consecutive Academy Award nomination for Best Actress.