Kristen Stewart - Twilight - as Isabella "Bella" Swan

Kristen Stewart... 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/human romance novel of the same name.

Kristen Stewart was on the set of Adventureland when director Catherine Hardwicke visited her for an informal screen test which "captivated" the director.

Kristen Stewart stars alongside Robert Pattinson, who plays Edward Cullen, Stewart' 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.

Kristen Stewart - In the Land of Women

In 2007, Kristen Stewart appeared as teenager Lucy Hardwicke in In the Land of Women, a romantic drama starring Meg Ryan and O.C. star Adam Brody. In The Land of Women movie, as well as Kristen's performance, received mixed reviews.

That same year, Kristen Stewart starred in Sean Penn's critically acclaimed adaptation film Into the Wild. For Stewart' portrayal of Tracy – a teenage singer who has a crush on young adventurer Christopher McCandless – Kristen received generally positive reviews. Salon.com considered Stewart work a "sturdy, sensitive performance", and the Chicago Tribune noted that Stewart did "vividly well with a sketch of a role." Meanwhile, Variety magazine's critic Dennis Harvey commented skeptically, "It's unclear whether Stewart means to be playing hippie-chick Tracy as vapid, or whether it just comes off that way."

After Into the Wild movie, Kristen Stewart had a cameo appearance in Jumper and also appeared in What Just Happened, which was released in October 2008. Stewart also co-stars in The Cake Eaters and The Yellow Handkerchief, both independent films that have only been screened at film festivals.

Kristen Stewart - Career - Zathura In 2005

Kristen Stewart appeared in the fantasy-adventure film Zathura, playing the role of Lisa – an irresponsible older sister of two little boys, who turn their house into a spacecraft hurtling uncontrollably in outer space by playing a board game. The movie received praise by critics, but Kristen Stewart's performance didn't garner much media attention as it was noted that her character is immobilized during most of the movie.

The following year, Kristen Stewart played the character Maya in Fierce People, directed by Griffin Dunne. After that, stewart received the lead role of Jess Solomon in the supernatural thriller movie The Messengers. The movie was successful commercially, however, it received highly negative reviews by critics.

Kristen Stewart - Career - Cold Creek Manor

Kristen Stewart was cast in thriller, Cold Creek Manor, after Panic Room's success. Stewart's playing the daughter of Dennis Quaid and Sharon Stone's characters; the film generally failed at the box office.

Kristen' first starring role followed, in the children's action-comedy Catch That Kid, opposite Max Thieriot and Corbin Bleu. She also played the role of Lila in the thriller Undertow. To date, Kristen's most critically acclaimed role may be in the television film Speak (2004), based on the novel by Laurie Halse Anderson.

Kristen Stewart, 13 at the time of filming, played high school freshman Melinda Sordino, who stops almost all verbal contact after being raped and who deals with enormous amounts of emotional turmoil. She received great praise for playing the character, who had only a few speaking lines, but kept up a dark-witted commentary inside her head throughout the film.

Kristen Stewart - 1st Career

Kristen Stewart's 1st acting career began at the age of eight, after an agent saw Stewart' perform in her elementary school's Christmas show.

Kristen's first role was a short, nonspeaking part in the Disney Channel TV production The Thirteenth Year. Stewart subsequently appeared in the independent film The Safety of Objects, where Kristen played the tomboy daughter of a troubled single mother (Patricia Clarkson). She had a role in the major Hollywood film Panic Room, playing the sullen, diabetic daughter of a divorced mother (Jodie Foster). While the film received mixed reviews, She garnered positive notices for the role.

Kristen Stewart - Personal life

Kristen Stewart was born and raised in LA, CA, where Stewrt also currently lives w/ her family. Kristen' father, John Stewart, is a stage manager and television producer who worked 4 Fox. Kristen' mother, Jules Mann-Stewart, is a scriptwriter who came from Australia.

Kristen Stewart attended school until the 7th grade, and continued her education by correspondence.

Kristen Stewart has an older brother, Cameron.

Kristen Stewart is an avid surfer and guitar-player; a fan of rock music, her favorite bands include U2, Radiohead, The Beatles, The Specials, Laura Marling, Green Day, Nirvana and Beck. Stewart confirmed to Vanity Fair that she is currently dating actor Michael Angarano.

Kristen Jaymes Stewart

Kristen Jaymes Stewart was born on April 9, 1990 in Los Angeles, California. She is an actress of American film and television.

Kristen Stewart is best known for playing Bella Swan in The Twilight Saga.

Kristen Stewart has also starred in films such as Panic Room (2002), Zathura (2005), In the Land of Women (2007), The Messengers (2007), Adventureland (2009) and The Runaways (2010), Catch That Kid, and the critically acclaimed Into the Wild.

Talking about Twilight... Kristen Stewart Calls Robert Pattinson a 'Perfect' Vampire.

It's a good thing that Robert Pattinson scored the part of Edward in Twilight. His costar Kristen Stewart says she cannot imagine another actor in the role.

"Not to put down any of the other actors who came in, because they were really good, but everyone came in playing Edward as this perfect, happy-go-lucky guy," Kristen Stewart, 18, tells Teen magazine's winter issue.

"But I got hardcore pain from Rob. It was purely just connection."

Robert Pattinson, meanwhile, researched his role seriously: He studied Stephenie Meyer's book.

Robert Pattinson says:"I kind of tried to read the book from Edward's perspective," "He's this guy seen through the eyes of someone who is completely, obsessively in love with him. So I tried to make a reality about it and take it to how he sees himself."