Kristen Jaymes Stewart (born April 9, 1990) is an American actress who
is best known for playing Bella Swan in The Twilight Saga film series
and for her prolific work in independent films. She has also starred in
films such as Panic Room (2002), Speak (2004), Zathura (2005), The
Messengers (2007), Adventureland (2009), The Runaways (2010), Snow White
and the Huntsman (2012), On the Road (2012), Camp X-Ray (2014) and
Clouds of Sils Maria (2014) . She will star in an adaptation of the book
Still Alice and Equals, with both movies projected for release in 2015.
She is also the face of Chanel and Balenciaga fashion brands.Stewart
was born in 1990 and raised in Los Angeles, California by parents in the
entertainment industry Her father John Stewart is a stage manager and
television producer who has worked for Fox Her mother Jules Mann-Stewart
is originally from Maroochydore, Queensland, Australia. She is a script
supervisor and has also directed a film She has an older brother,
Cameron B. Stewart, and two adopted brothers, Dana and Taylor. Stewart
attended local schools until the seventh grade. As she became more
involved in acting, she continued her education by correspondence until
completing high school