Born in 1981, Jessica Chastain is an American film and television actress. Afret starring in several TV series as ER, Veronica Mars, and Law & Order: Trial by Jury, she broke out in 2011 with six films premiering, starring in The Tree of Life by Terrence Malick (with Brad Pitt and Sean Penn), Coriolanus by Ralph Fiennes, The Debt by John Madden, The Help by Tate Taylor, Wilde Salome by Al Pacino, and Take Shelter by Jeff Nichols.