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Birth name: Jessica M. Howard Date of Birth: March 29, 1981 Height:5’4″ (1.63 m) Zodiac Sign: Aries

Biography

Jessica Howard was raised in Northern California. She discovered dance at the age of nine. By the age of 13, she was in a dance troupe. She took her mother’s maiden name and began performing in Shakespearean productions all over the Bay area.

An actor in a production of Romeo & Juliet encouraged her to audition for Juilliard as a drama major. She became a member of Crew 32 with the help of a scholarship from Alumni Robin Williams. She attended The Juilliard School in New York City, where she was an active participant in the drama department and starred in several theatrical productions and student film projects.

Her last year at Juilliard she was offered a holding deal with John Wells. She worked in 3 of his TV shows. Jessica continues to do theatre. She played in The Cherry Orchard, Rodney’s Wife, Salome, and Othello. She spends her time between New York and Los Angeles, working in theatre, film and TV.

Her first role came in 2004 for a TV movie adaptation of Dark Shadows. She later appeared in television series’ such as ER, Veronica Mars, Close to Home, and Law & Order: Trial By Jury.

She currently has many interesting projects in the pipeline including Brad Pitt’s wife in Terrence Malick’s Tree of Life, Ralph Fiennes’ wife in his directorial debut Corolianus and playing a young Helen Mirren in this year’s The Debt.

Quotes

I was a difficult child because I wanted to be the mom.

I don’t look modern. I’m not the girl that would walk into the room and everyone goes, “Oh!”

Fan Mail

How to send your fan mail and autograph requests to Jessica Chastain?:

If you want to request an autograph, follow the guidelines bellow. If you just want to mail a letter with the address above, and do not want anything back, then you can stop reading! If you live in USA send a properly stamped and self addressed envelope (minimum size 8.5″ x 4″) with your request letter and a photo. You can include a piece of cardboard to keep the photo from bending in shipping and also add “Do Not Bend” on the envelopes. Send your letter and wait. On average, there is going to be a 3+ month wait for a response. If you do not live in USA, add several* International Reply Coupons. The International Reply Coupons (IRC) will be used by the receiver to purchase american stamps. You can only get them at your post office. Place the IRCs into the envelope, not on it. For more information on reply coupons click here. *For information on postage prices to receive a letter from USA click here

Jessica Chastain
Paradigm Talent Agency
360 North Crescent Dr.
North Bldg.
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
USA