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There is this immediate connection, this intimacy when you're acting because there's no room to be polite or shy. Also, as an actor I get to connect with women I've never met before.
Jessica Chastain
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Jessica Chastain
Age: 47
Born: 1977
Born: March 24
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Film Actress
Film Producer
Sacramento
California
Jessica Michelle Chastain
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