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Jessica Chastain is an actress from America.

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She was born on March 24, 1977, in a place called Sacramento, California.

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When she was young, she didn't start acting. She began acting when she was a teenager.

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In 2011, she became really famous for being in movies like "The Help," "The Tree of Life," and "Take Shelter."

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She got nominated for big awards like the Academy Awards, which are important movie awards.

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She's good at playing lots of different kinds of roles in movies, like serious ones and scary ones.

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Besides acting, she cares a lot about helping people and animals.

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Jessica started a company that makes movies and shows called Freckle Films.

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She even did acting on Broadway, a big stage for plays in New York.

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Jessica can speak more than one language. She's good at English, Italian, and French a bit.

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She has pretty red hair that makes her stand out.

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Jessica likes doing other creative things, like painting pictures and playing the guitar.