NORTHERN EXPOSURE! JESSICA CHASTAIN LEADS AN A-LIST ROLL CALL OF STARS AT THE TORONTO FILM FESTIVAL

I love Toronto!" gushed Jessica Chastain, flashing her megawatt smile while posing for selfies with fans.

- SARAH TRUMBLEY, ANNA HAWKINS AND RUSS MARTIN

"I'm really happy to be back here."

She wasn't the only one! Even though the SAG-AFTRA strike meant there were fewer A-list celebrities than usual at this year's Toronto International Film Festival, those who did visit Hollywood North, including Sean Penn, Salma Hayek and Viggo Mortensen, made the 48th annual event one to remember.

Jessica, 46, certainly got the dress-to-impress memo, walking the carpet for her film Memory in a glittering black backless Armani Privé gown, with a stunning Bulgari serpent choker- a look that had her reminiscing about her teenage self. "I was gothic for a bit," she admitted. "I would wear black lipstick and black Victorian dresses and do Interview with the Vampire photoshoots with my friends."