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I don't really drink, and I've never been to a rave. I used to cut school to read Shakespeare, not to make out in the park.

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Jessica Chastain
Age: 47
Born: 1977
Born: March 24
Actor
Film Actress
Film Producer
Sacramento
California
Jessica Michelle Chastain
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