Jessica Chastain acted off Broadway.
Interstellar (film) . The film stars Matthew McConaughey , Anne Hathaway , Jessica Chastain , Bill Irwin , Casey Affleck , Ellen Burstyn , John Lithgow , and Michael Caine . Jessica Chastain . She was a recurring guest star in several television shows , including Law & Order : Trial by Jury . The Help is a 2011 American period drama film directed and written by Tate Taylor , and adapted from Kathryn Stockett 's 2009 novel of the same name . The Tree of Life is a 2011 American experimental epic drama film written and directed by Terrence Malick and starring Brad Pitt , Sean Penn , and Jessica Chastain .