Kristen Stewart (birth name Kristen Jaymes Stewart) was born on on April 9, 1990 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is a very young, beautiful and talented American film and television actress. Her father, John Stewart, is a stage manager and television producer who has worked for Fox. Her mother, Jules Mann-Stewart, is a script supervisor originally from Maroochydore, Queensland, Australia. She has an older brother, Cameron Stewart. Stewart attended school until the seventh grade, and then continued her education by correspondence. She has since completed high school.
Kristen Stewart Biography
Name: Kristen Jaymes Stewart
Born: April 9, 1990 (Age: 21)
Where: Los Angeles, California, USA
Occupation: Actrees
Height: 5′ 6″ (1.68 m)
Career
She made her first television appearance at the age of eight after her performance in a grade school Christmas play caught the eye of a talent scout. Shortly after, she landed a bit role on the Disney Channel TV movie, The Thirteenth Year (1999).
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). Soon after that, she starred alongside Jodie Foster in the hit drama, Panic Room (2002) and was nominated for a Young Artist Award.
After “Cold Creek Manor” in 2003 she appeared in three movies in 2004: “Speak”, “Catch the kid” and “Undertow”. After this she had roles in “Fierce People”, “Zathura” and “In the land of women”. In the beginning of 2007 she played in the horror movie “The Messengers” and her performance was appreciated.
Stewart appeared as teenager Lucy Hardwicke in In the Land of Women, a romantic drama starring Meg Ryan and Adam Brody. The film, as well as Stewart’s performance, received mixed reviews. That same year, Stewart appeared in Sean Penn’s critically acclaimed adaptation film Into the Wild. For her portrayal of Tracy — a teenage singer who has a crush on young adventurer Christopher McCandless — Stewart received generally positive reviews.
Just 18, Stewart took on the starring role in Twilight (2008/I) opposite Robert Pattinson who plays the vampire lead, Edward Cullen. Based on a series of the same name written by Stephenie Meyer, 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 New Moon (2009) and Eclipse (2010/I). The final installments of the series start filming in late 2010.
Stewart was listed as the highest earning female actress in Hollywood in the “2010′s Top Hollywood Top Earners List” compiled by Vanity Fair. Throughout 2010, Stewart earned an estimated $28.5 million for all her movie appearances. In March 2011, it was confirmed that Stewart will playing the leading role in the movie, Snow White and the Huntsman.
Stewart currently lives in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles. Stewart has expressed a desire to live and work in Australia, saying, “I want to go to Sydney University in Australia. My mom’s from there.” Apart from acting, she is also interested in attending college in the near future, saying, “I want to go to college for literature. I want to be a writer. I mean, I love what I do, but it’s not all I want to do — be a professional liar for the rest of my life.”
Filmography :
- The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010)
- Welcome to the Rileys (2010)
- The Runaways (2010)
- The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009)
- Twilight (2008)
- Adventureland (2008)
- Yellow Handkerchief (2008)
- What Just Happened? (2008)
- Cutlass (2007)
- Into the Wild (2007)
- The Cake Eaters (2007)
- The Messengers (2007)
- In the Land of Women (2007)
- Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005)
- Fierce People (2005)
- Undertow (2004)
- Catch That Kid (2004)
- Speak (2004) (TV)
- Cold Creek Manor (2003)
- Panic Room (2002)
- The Safety of Objects (2001).
