Kristen Jaymes Stewart, an American actress, was born on April 9, 1990 in Los Angeles. Her mother, Jules Mann-Stewart, is a script supervisor, who is from Maroochydore, Queensland, Australia. Her father, John Stewart, is a stage manager and television producer who has worked for Fox. She has an older brother, Cameron Stewart.
At the age of eight, Stewart was noticed by an agent who saw her perform in her elementary school's Christmas play. Following the play, Stewart decided to start a career in acting. Stewart's first film was a nonspeaking part in the movie The Thirteenth Year (1999). Stewart received wide recognition for her role in the film Panic Room (2002). She was nominated for a Young Artist Award for her performance. Stewart has starred in many films such as Cold Creek Manor (2003), Catch That Kiandd (2004), Zathura (2005), The Messengers (2005), Into the Wild (2007) and the Runaways (2010). Stewart has had 13 nominations and 11 wins.
Stewart is best known for playing Bella Swan in The Twilight Saga. Twilight (2008), the first film in The Twilight Saga film series, is an American romantic vampire film based on Stephenie Meyer's novel. Twilight grossed over US$392 million worldwide. New Moon (2009), the second novel in the Twilight series, peaked at number 1 on both the New York Times Best Seller list and USA Today's Top 150 Bestsellers, and was the biggest selling children's paperback of 2008 with over 5.3 million copies sold, grossing $26.3 million. Eclipse (2010), the third novel in the series, grossed $72.7 million on an opening day. Breaking Dawn (2011/2012), the fourth novel in the series, is divided into two parts.
Kristen Stewart enjoys surfing, writing, reading, traveling, and playing guitar.
Kristen Stewart has been romantically involved with actor Michael Angarano and actor/musician Robert Pattinson.
