Actress and producer Jessica Michelle Chastain hails from the United States. She has won numerous honors, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award. She is well known for starring in movies with feminist themes. In 2012, Time magazine listed her among the top 100 world influencers.

Who is Jessica Chastain? Wikipedia Bio, Parent

 

Jerri Renee Hastey (née Chastain) and rock star Michael Monasterio welcomed Jessica Michelle Chastain into the world on March 24, 1977 in Sacramento, California. When she was born, both of her parents were teenagers. Chastain is hesitant to speak publicly about her family history because she was estranged from Monasterio, who passed away in 2013, and because her birth certificate does not mention a father.

Two brothers and two sisters share her family. Juliet, her younger sister, committed herself in 2003 after struggling with heroin addiction for years.

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Chastain was brought up in Sacramento by her mother and her firefighter stepfather, Michael Hastey. She claims that the first person to give her a sense of security was her stepfather. She has a great relationship with Marilyn, her maternal grandmother, whom she praises for having “always believed in me.”

Chastain has taken in a rescue dog since she loves animals. She was a pescatarian for the majority of her life before converting to veganism due to health issues. She is a shareholder in the meat alternative company Beyond Meat.

 

Jessica Chastain Husband And Children

 

She started dating Gian Luca Passi de Preposulo, an executive for the clothing company Moncler and an Italian count from the illustrious Passi de Preposulo family. She wed Preposulo on June 10, 2017, at his family’s farm in Carbonera, Italy. Through surrogacy, the couple gave birth to a daughter in 2018. A second daughter was later born to them. They are New York City residents.

 

Jessica Chastain Net worth

 

Jessica Chastain has a net worth of $50 million dollars due to her role as an actress in more than fifty movies and now as a producer as well.