Kristen Jaymes Stewart (born April 9, 1990)[1] is an American actress who is best known for playing Bella Swan inThe Twilight Saga film series and for her work in independent films. She has also starred in films such as Panic Room(2002), Speak (2004), Zathura (2005), Into The Wild (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.[2][3][4] Her father, John Stewart, is a stage manager and television producer who has worked for Fox.[5] 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
