Kristen Jaymes Stewart (born April 9, 1990) is an
American actress. She is best known for playing
Bella Swan in
Twilight and
New Moon, and will reprise her role in
Eclipse. She has also starred in films such as
Panic Room,
Zathura,
In the Land of Women,
Adventureland, and
The Messengers.
On November 16, 2007,
Summit Entertainment announced that Stewart would play
Isabella "Bella" Swan in the movie
Twilight, based on
Stephenie Meyer's bestselling
vampire romance
novel of the same name.
Stewart was on the set of
Adventureland when director
Catherine Hardwicke visited her for an informal screen test which "captivated" the director.
She stars alongside
Robert Pattinson, who plays
Edward Cullen, her character's vampire boyfriend. The film began production in February 2008 and finished filming in May 2008.
Twilight was released domestically on November 21, 2008.
After the release of
Twilight, Kristen Stewart was awarded the MTV Movie Award for Best Female Performance for her portrayal as Bella Swan. Stewart reappeared as Bella in the sequel,
New Moon, and will reprise this role in
Eclipse. Stewart will star in a movie called
K-11 with
Nikki Reed, also of
Twilight, and
Jason Mewes.
The film, which is being directed by Stewart's mother, takes place in a dorm of the
Los Angeles County Jail, and will feature both Stewart and Reed as male characters.
Stewart was also cast to portray
Joan Jett in
The Runaways, a
biopic of
the titular band from writer-director
Floria Sigismondi. Stewart met with Jett over the 2008-2009 New Year to prepare for the role, and hopes to be able to sing in the film.
Source:
Wikipedia
