Kristen Stewart

Though most famous for her role as Isabella "Bella" Swan in The _Twilight (2008)_ (qv) Saga, 'Kristen Stewart' (qv) has been a working actor since her early years in Los Angeles, California, where she was born. Her parents, 'John Stewart' (qv) and 'Jules Stewart' (qv), both work in film and television. The family includes three boys, her older brother 'Cameron Stewart' (qv) and two adopted brothers Dana and Taylor.After a talent scout caught her grade school performance in a Christmas play at the age of eight, she appeared on television in a few small roles. Her first significant role came when she was cast as Sam Jennings in _The Safety of Objects (2001)_ (qv). Soon after that, she starred alongside 'Jodie Foster' (qv) in the hit drama, _Panic Room (2002)_ (qv) and was nominated for a Young Artist Award.Praised for her Panic Room performance, she went on to join the cast of _Cold Creek Manor (2003)_ (qv) as the daughter of 'Dennis Quaid' (qv) and 'Sharon Stone' (qv). Though the film did not do well at the box office, she received another nomination for a Young Artist Award. After appearing in a handful of movies and a Showtime movie called _Speak (2004)_ (qv), Stewart was cast in the role of a teenage singer living in a commune in 'Sean Penn' (qv)'s _Into the Wild (2007)_ (qv), a critically acclaimed biopic. A third Young Artist Award nomination resulted in a win for this role. She also appeared in 'Mary Stuart Masterson' (qv)'s _The Cake Eaters (2007)_ (qv) that same year.Just 17, Stewart took on the starring role in _Twilight (2008)_ (qv) which was based on a series of the same name written by 'Stephenie Meyer' (qv), the novel already had a huge following and the film opened to fans anxious to see the vampire romance brought to life. Awarded the MTV Movie Award for Best Female Performance, Stewart's turn as Bella continued in the sequels _The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009)_ (qv) and _The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010)_ (qv). The final installments of the series start filming in late 2010.Despite her stratospheric launch into stardom with the Twilight films, she stayed true to her roots by working on a number of indie projects, including _Adventureland (2009)_ (qv) (filmed prior to the Twilight series) and _Welcome to the Rileys (2010)_ (qv). And she took on the daunting task of playing hard rocker 'Joan Jett' (qv) in 'Floria Sigismondi' (qv)'s _The Runaways (2010)_ (qv) alongside 'Dakota Fanning' (qv). Stewart received praise for her acting and musical performances and later won the 2010 BAFTA Rising Star Award and best actress at the Milan International Film Festival for _Welcome to the Rileys (2010)_ (qv).Stewart starred in several other movies filmed between the Twilight Saga installments including the #1 summer box office hit, _Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)_ (qv), and the Cannes selection _On the Road (2012)_ (qv). She also performed in the Sundance drama _Camp X-Ray (2014)_ (qv), Cannes selection _Clouds of Sils Maria (2014)_ (qv), for which she won a César Award, and the Lionsgate distributed action comedy, _American Ultra (2015)_ (qv), also starring 'Jesse Eisenberg' (qv), the _Adventureland (2009)_ (qv) duo.Stewart lives in Los Angeles, California.::Anonymous