Kristen Stewart Biography

Kristen Jaymes Stewart was born in Los Angeles, California on April 9th, 1990 to John Stewart and Jules Mann-Stewart. Kristen’s father, John, works as a stage manager and TV producer for different organizations, most notably FOX. Her mother, Jules Mann-Stewart, is originally from Australia and works as a script supervisor in Los Angeles. Kristen also has an older brother, Cameron.

When Kristen was young, her family relocated to Colorado, where they lived for several years before moving back to Los Angeles. Her acting career began after an agent noticed her performing in a school Christmas play when she was eight years old.

After a non-speaking part in a Disney TV movie, Kristen acted in the role of Sam Jennings in The Safety of Objects. Shortly after completing this film, Kristen landed the part of Jodie Foster’s daughter in Panic Room (2002). Then only 12 years old, Kristen was already working with one of the biggest names in Hollywood. She received praise for her performance in the film, and, as a result, garnered the respect of the Hollywood community and was nominated for a Young Artist Award.

Since the start of her Hollywood career, Kristen has entertained moviegoers with her impassioned character portrayals, specifically that of Bella Swan (in Twilight). With multiple projects currently filming or in the production phases, Kristen continues to move forward in her career and look ahead for new opportunities.

Kristen has three dogs and a cat.

Kristen loves reading; additionally, she aspires to go to college for a degree in literature and potentially pursue writing as a career, is close friends with her Twilight co-stars Robert Pattinson and Nikki Reed & is currently dating actor Michael Angarano.

Kristen has acted in a wide variety of film genres. From horror to comedy, Kristen has brought different elements to each of the characters she portrayed. However, in every role she has managed to maintain a subtle elegance and surety of self. Below, please find a list of Kristen’s feature film roles* (the character name appears first in each entry). For more detailed information on each film and other actors or actresses that participated in the production, feel free to reference any number of movie database sites.

Though her young career is just taking off, Kristen Stewart has already been nominated for several prestigious awards:

• 2003 Young Artist Award

  Best Performance in a Feature Film – Leading Young Actress (for Panic Room)

• 2004 Young Artist Award

  Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actress (for Cold Creek Manor)

• 2005 Young Artist Award

  Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actress (for Undertow)

• 2008 Young Artist Award

  Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actress (for Into the Wild)

• 2008 Screen Actors Guild Award

  Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture (for Into the Wild)

• 2009 MTV Movie Award

  Best Kiss- Shared with Rob Pattinson (for Twilight)

• 2009 MTV Movie Award

  Best Female Performace: Drama (for Twilight)

• 2009 Teen Choice Award

  Choice Movie Liplock- Shared with Rob Pattinson (for Twilight)

• 2009 Teen Choice Award
  

  Choice Movie Actress: Drama (for Twilight)

• 2010 MTV Movie Award
  

  Best Kiss- Shared with Rob Pattinson (for New Moon)

• 2010 MTV Movie Award

  Best Female Performace: Drama (for New Moon)

In 2008, Kristen was also recognized as #17 on Entertainment Weekly’s top ’30 Under 30’ actress list.