Kristen Stewart(I)

Though most famous for her role as Isabella "Bella" Swan in TheTwilight (2008)Saga, Kristen Stewart has been a working actor since her early years in Los Angeles, California. Her parents,John StewartandJules Stewart,both work in film and television. The family includes three boys, Kristen's older brotherCameron Stewartand two adopted brothers Dana and Taylor.

After a talent scout caught her grade school performance in a 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 inThe Safety of Objects (2001).Soon after that, she starred alongsideJodie Fosterin the hit drama,Panic Room (2002)and was nominated for a Young Artist Award.

Praised for her Panic Room performance, she went on to join the cast ofCold Creek Manor (2003)as the daughter ofDennis QuaidandSharon Stone.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 calledSpeak (2004),Stewart was cast in the role of a teenage singer living in a commune inSean Penn'sInto the Wild (2007),a critically acclaimed biopic. A third Young Artist Award nomination resulted in a win for this role. She also appeared inMary Stuart Masterson'sThe Cake Eaters (2007)that same year.

Just 17, Stewart took on the starring role inTwilight (2008)which was based on a series of the same name written byStephenie 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 sequelsThe Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009)andThe Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010).The final installments of the series started filming in late 2010, and were released the following years, asThe Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)andThe Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012).

Despite her stratospheric launch into stardom with the Twilight films, she stayed true to her roots by working on a number of indie projects, includingAdventureland (2009)(filmed prior to the Twilight series) andWelcome to the Rileys (2010).And she took on the daunting task of playing hard rockerJoan JettinFloria Sigismondi'sThe Runaways (2010)alongsideDakota Fanning.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 forWelcome to the Rileys (2010).

Stewart worked on several other leading roles between the Twilight Saga installments including the #1 summer box office hit,Snow White and the Huntsman (2012),and the Cannes selectionOn the Road (2012).She also performed in the Sundance dramaCamp X-Ray (2014),Cannes selectionClouds of Sils Maria (2014),for which she won a César Award, and the Lionsgate action comedy,American Ultra (2015),also starring Jesse Eisenberg, the Adventureland duo. She also delivered an acclaimed turn opposite Academy Award-winner Julianne Moore inStill Alice (2014).For the remainder of the decade, Kristen alternated choice supporting roles, such asBilly Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (2016)andCafé Society (2016),with starring roles in films about historical figures, includingLizzie (2018)andSeberg (2019),and special effects/action thrillersCharlie's Angels (2019)andUnderwater (2020).

Kristen had a change-of-pace role in the romantic comedyHappiest Season (2020),about an LGBT+ couple, and received universal acclaim, and her first Oscar nomination, for Best Actress, for her performance asPrincess Dianain Pablo Larraín'sSpencer (2021).Moving deeper into the 2020s, she is working onDavid Cronenberg's thrillerCrimes of the Future (2022).

Stewart lives in Los Angeles, California.