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VIDEO: Rising star Jessica Chastain

CBC talks to Jessica Chastain, the latest actress to earn the mantle of Hollywood "it girl."

Rising star Jessica Chastain

13 years ago
Duration 2:29
Actress Jessica Chastain has become Hollywood's "It girl" after appearing in recent high-profile movies like The Tree of Life, The Help and Wilde Salome. At TIFF for the films Coriolanus and Take Shelter, the rising young star talks to CBC News about her approach to dramas and the busy year she's had.

Hollywood loves to crown an "it girl" and, after a slew of high-profile releases, Jessica Chastain is the latest actress granted the title.

The American performer follows recent films like Palme d'Or-winnerThe Tree of Life, box-office drawThe Help and Wilde Salome (which debuted at the Venice Film Festival) with a pair of dramas at the 2011 edition of the Toronto International Film Festival: the modernized Shakespearean tragedy Coriolanus and psychological tale Take Shelter.

The rising young star talked to CBC TV and CBC Radio's Q about her busy year.