Though most famous for her role as Bella Swan in the Twilight saga, Kristen Stewart has been a working actor since her early years in Los Angeles, California. Her parents, John Stewart and Jules Mann-Stewart, both work in film and television. Her mother is Australian. The family includes three boys, her older brother Cameron Stewart, 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). Soon after that, she starred alongside Jodie Foster in 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 of Cold Creek Manor (2003) as the daughter of Dennis Quaid and Sharon 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 called Speak (2004), Stewart was cast in the role of a teenage singer living in a commune in Sean Penn's Into the Wild (2007), a critically acclaimed biopic. A third Young Artist Award nomination resulted in a win for this role. She also appeared in Mary Stuart Masterson's The Cake Eaters (2007) that same year.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.Rocketed into stardom with the Twilight films, Stewart has continually shrunk from the spotlight. She's also taken on a number of indie projects such as Adventureland (2009) (filmed prior to the Twilight series) and Welcome to the Rileys (2010). And she took on the daunting task of playing rocker Joan Jett in Floria Sigismondi's The Runaways (2010) alongside Dakota Fanning. Though most critics heaped praised on Fanning for her poignant performance as Cherie Currie, Stewart also received praise for her acting and musical performances.One of Stewart's next big projects is the upcoming film adaptation of the classic novel by Jack Kerouac, On the Road (2012), in which she'll star as Marylou. Shooting begins in the summer of 2010.Stewart continues to live in Los Angeles, California.

1. On the Road (2012) - Marylou 2. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012) - Bella Cullen 3. Snow White and the Huntsman (Albă ca Zăpada şi Războinicul Vânător) (2012) - Snow White 4. Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2012 (2012) - Herself - Nominee: Favorite Movie Actress 5. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (Saga Amurg: Zori de zi - Partea I) (2011) - Bella Swan

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6. 2011 MTV Movie Awards (2011) - Herself - Presenter 7. 2010 MTV Movie Awards (2010) - Herself - Winner:Best Female Performane 8. The Runaways (2010) - Joan Jett 9. The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (Saga Amurg: Eclipsa) (2010) - Bella Swan

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10. The Twilight Saga: 6-Part Making of Eclipse (2010) - Herself 11. The 82nd Annual Academy Awards (2010) - Herself - Presenter: Horror Tribute 12. Welcome to the Rileys (2010) - Allison alias Mallory

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13. The Twilight Saga: New Moon (Saga Amurg: Luna Nouă) (2009) - Bella Swan

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14. Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2009 (2009) - Herself 15. Adventureland (2009) - Em Lewin

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16. Twilight (Amurg) (2008) - Bella Swan

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17. What Just Happened (2008) - Zoe

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18. Jumper (Jumper: Oriunde, Oricand) (2008) - Sophie

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19. Into the Wild (2007) - Tracy Tatro 20. The Cake Eaters (2007) - Georgia Kaminski 21. In the Land of Women (2007) - Lucy Hardwicke 22. Fierce People (2005) - Maya

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23. Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005) - Lisa 24. Catch That Kid (2004) - Maddy 25. Shooting 'Panic Room' (2004) - Herself 26. Speak (2004) - Melinda Sordino 27. Cold Creek Manor (2003) - Kristen Tilson 28. Panic Room (2002) - Sarah Altman 29. The Making of 'Panic Room' (2002) - Herself 30. The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000) - Ring Toss Girl (uncredited) 31. The Thirteenth Year (1999) - Girl in Fountain Line (uncredited) 32. "Late Show with David Letterman" (1993) - Herself / ... (2 episodes, 2008-2010)

1. Has an older brother named Cameron Stewart and two adopted brothers named Dana and Taylor. They reside with her parents in the Woodland Hills area of Los Angeles. Kristen purchased her own home in 2008 and divides her time between there and her parents' residence.

2. Her father is John Stewart, a TV producer who works at Fox-TV. Co-producing "On-Air with Ryan Seacrest" (2004). Since 2010, he has been working with George Lopez at "Lopez Tonight" (2009) on TBS TV.

3. Born in Los Angeles, California and then spent some of her early years in Colorado and Pennsylvania and has moved back to Los Angeles where she currently resides with her parents.

4. Supporter and member of the Red Cross National Celebrity Cabinet.

5. Was ranked #17 on Entertainment Weekly's '30 Under 30' the actress list. (2008).

6. Had to wear brown contact lenses for Twilight (2008/I) because she has naturally green eyes while Bella's eyes are supposed to be brown.

7. Four times nominated, 3 consecutive years (2003-2005) and in 2008 for the Young Artist Award. She won in 2008 for her acting in the movie Into The Wild.

8. Named The Movie Fanatic's Hottest Young Actress. (2008).

9. Has 3 dogs: Oz, a border collie mix, Jack and Lily who are hybrid wolves. Also has a cat named Max / Jella.

10. Was ranked #9 on Moviefone's 'The 25 Hottest Actors Under 25'(2008).

11. Her mother is Australian.

12. Reads novels by Charles Bukowski and Kurt Vonnegut Jr..

13. Favorite book is "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck. Also likes the book "The Stranger" by Albert Camus.

14. Mother is Jules Mann-Stewart, a script supervisor who is directing her first film K-11 (2012), which stars Kristen.

15. Was introduced to Vegemite (an Australian spread) by her Sydney-born mum, and names Noosa Heads (a Queensland resort town) as one of her favorite places on the planet. Her Australian heritage also inspired the name of her dog, a border collie named Oz.

16. Attended Saint Martin of Tours in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

17. Replaced Hayden Panettiere as Sarah Altman in Panic Room (2002) just before shooting began.

18. After the release of New Moon (2009), Kristen Stewart was called for jury duty in Los Angeles and was accepted to a jury for a case in which the defendant was accused of soliciting sex from an undercover police officer posing as a prostitute. The case proceedings took three days and ended with the jury finding the defendant not guilty.

19. Was in a relationship with Michael Angarano until early 2009. They met on the set of Speak (2004).

20. Very private about her personal life. In 2010, many main stream media outlets began referring to her relationship with Twilight (2008/I) co-star, Robert Pattinson, as matter of fact rather than rumored.

21. Was named "Stonette of the Year" by High Times magazine in 2010 (for her performance in Adventureland (2009)).

22. Ranked #3 in FHM Online "Sexiest Women in the World" (2010).

23. Ranked #13 in the 2011 FHM list of "Sexiest Women in the World".

24. Ranked #6 in the 2010 FHM list of "Sexiest Women in the World".

25. She loves cats.

26. Her favorite horror movie is The Shining.

27. Her favorite city is New York.