Kristen Stewart Biography
Biography
Stewart was born in Los Angeles, California and spent part of her childhood in Colorado. Her father, John Stewart, is a TV producer who works for FOX television; she has an older brother, Cameron. She is an avid surfer and lives with her family in Los Angeles.
Kristen Stewart had a minor role in the 1999 made-for-television
film, The Thirteenth Year, and subsequently appeared in the
independent film, The Safety of Objects where she played
troubled single mother Patricia Clarkson's tomboy daughter.
Stewart subsequently got her first taste of major Hollywood
success in the thriller, Panic Room where she was cast as
divorcée Meg's sullen, diabetic daughter Sarah. She became an
even more felicitous choice when original star Nicole Kidman
dropped out and Foster stepped in. Though critics were less than
ecstatic about the film, Stewart still garnered positive notice
for her believable presence as Foster's offspring.
After Panic Room's success, Kristen Stewart was cast in another
thriller, Cold Creek Manor, playing the daughter of Dennis Quaid
and Sharon Stone's
characters, although this film generally failed at the box
office. Her first starring role followed, in the children's
action-comedy, Catch That Kid, opposite Max Thieriot and Corbin
Bleu. To date, Stewart’s most critically acclaimed role may be
in the television film, Speak (2004). Stewart, only 13 at the
time of filming, plays a high school freshman who is raped and
has to deal with emotional turmoil. The role was particularly
difficult because the main character has very few speaking
lines. Kristen Stewart has received great praise for her
portrayal of teenage emotions.
Most recently, Kristen Stewart appeared in the science
fiction-adventure film, Zathura, which was released in November
2005. Kristen's upcoming film roles include In the Land of
Women, a romantic comedy starring Meg Ryan and Adam Brody, and
The Messengers, a suspense-thriller about a haunted house.
Film List
- 2005 Zathura Lisa
- 2004 Speak Melinda Sordino
- 2004 Catch That Kid Maddy
- 2003 Cold Creek Manor Kristen Tilson
- 2002 Panic Room Sarah Altman
- 2001 The Safety of Objects Sam Jennings
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