Kristen Stewart

Actor

Born: 9 April 1990
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California
Best known as: Bella Swan in the movie Twilight
Kristin Stewart played Bella Swan, the love interest of vampire Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson), in the 2008 film Twilight. Stewart's early breakthrough came in the role of Sarah, the diabetic teenage daughter of Meg Altman (Jodie Foster) in the hit 2002 thriller, Panic Room. She has kept busy since then, often playing alluringly complex characters, in films such as Cold Creek Manor (2002), Speak (2005), Into the Wild (2007), Jumper (2008) and What Just Happened (2008). Her turn in Twilight, the first film made from the popular teen vampire book series by Stephenie Meyer, made Stewart a certified star. She began filming a sequel, New Moon, in 2009.
Extra credit: In Panic Room, Stewart replaced Hayden Panettiere, who was originally cast as Sarah... Stewart also had early roles in The Safety of Objects (2001) and in a Disney Channel TV production, The Thirteenth Year (1999).

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