She is also underneath the radar for now, but Jessica Chastain is well past due to skyrocket to A-list status. Exhibit A: The 30-year-old actress was busy this past week at the Cannes International Film Festival selling her upcoming movie "Tree of Life," which was due to premiere remaining yr but wasn't completed in time. (Seems like it was well worth the wait even though — the Terrence Malick flick gained the extremely coveted award Palme D'Or this year, in spite of wildly combined reactions.) She plays reverse Brad Pitt, whom she calls "perfect" and is relieved that this movie, along with a slew of previous initiatives (a few of which she filmed 4 years ago), are in the end hitting the large display screen. Here's the news on the Northern Californian local.

1. She has six motion pictures that are being released over the following yr: "Tree of Life", "The Debt" with Helen Mirren, "The Help" with Emma Stone, "Coriolanus" with Ralph Fiennes, "Take Shelter" with Michael Shannon, and "The Fields" with Sam Worthington.

2. She left California to attend performing college in New York City, and the audition that landed her a place in Juilliard's Drama Division used to be orgasmic — actually. "[Chastain] chose Juliet's soliloquy about pining for Romeo to take her virginity ('come, loving, black-browed night') and gave it the full hormonal treatment," in keeping with ELLE magazine's 2010 interview with the superstar. 'I'm on the ground writhing about, totally crazy,' she tells the magazine. 'It more than likely made them go, 'Ah, this chick, she's courageous.'" She attended the well-renowned school with the help of a scholarship she was awarded to from Juilliard Alum Robin Williams.

3. She's already an award winner! Her first ever lead role in the film "Jolene" earned her the Best Actress award at the Seattle International Film Festival in 2008.

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4. She's modest. At Cannes, the star told

5. She used to be born Jessica Howard but took her mother's maiden identify, Chastain.

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