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Kristen Stewart

Actor

Born: 9 April 1990
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California
Best known as: Bella Swan in the Twilight movies
Kristin Stewart played Bella Swan, the love interest of vampire Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson), in the films Twilight (2008) and New Moon (2009). Stewart's early breakthrough came when she played 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 reprised the role in the sequel New Moon (2009) and will appear again as Bella in Eclipse in 2010.
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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More on Kristen Stewart from Infoplease:

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  • Taylor Lautner - Biography of Taylor Lautner, Jacob Black in the movies Twilight and New Moon
  • The Messengers - Starring Kristen Stewart, Dylan McDermott, Penelope Ann Miller, John Corbett, Graham Bell

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