Kristen Stewart

At 34 years old, Kristen Stewart has this physical status:

Kristen Jaymes Stewart (born April 9, 1990) is an American actress and producer.

She has received many awards, including the César Award, which she was the first American actress to win.

Her films have grossed over $4.3 billion around the world, and she was the highest-paid actress in 2010 and 2012. Stewart was born and raised in Los Angeles to an American father and Australian mother, both of whom worked in show business. She began her career as a child actress in 1999.

She gained a Young Artist Award nomination for Best Leading Actress in a Feature Film in 2002.

She appeared in Speak (2004), Catch That Child (2004), Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005), and Into the Wild (2007).

In 2010, she was named the BAFTA Rising Star Award.

Stewart went on to earn worldwide fame for his role as Bella Swan in The Twilight Saga film series (2008–2012), which grossed over $3.3 billion in total.

She appeared in Camp X-Ray and Still Alice (both 2014), as well as the science fiction romance Equals (2016).

She received critical acclaim for her role in Olivier Assayas' French film Clouds of Sils Maria, in which she received the César Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2015.

Stewart appeared in the supernatural thriller Personal Shopper (2016) and made her directorial debut with the 2017 short film Come Swim.

She has returned to mainstream Hollywood in the action film Charlie's Angels (2019).

Early life

Stewart was born in Los Angeles, California, on April 9, 1990. John Stewart, her father, is a stage manager and television producer, while Jules Mann-Stewart, her Australian mother, is a script supervisor and filmmaker. Jules were adopted by a Jewish couple in California, Norma and Ben Urman in 1953; a DNA test revealed that one of Kristen's biological maternal grandparents was Ashkenazi Jewish. Stewart has an older brother, Cameron B. Stewart, as well as two adopted brothers, Dana and Taylor. After 27 years of marriage, her mother applied for divorce in 2012. Stewart grew up in the San Fernando Valley. She attended local schools through the seventh grade, and as she became more involved in acting, she continued her education by distance until graduating from high school. Stewart figured she'd be a screenwriter or a producer while raising her family's involvement in the entertainment industry as non-actors, but she never thought of being an actress. I wasn't that "I want to be famous, I want to be an actor." I never set out to perform, but I did keep practicing my autograph because I love pennies. I'd write my name on everything."

Personal life

Stewart lives in Los Angeles. "You're not lost if you're bisexual," she said in 2017, adding, "You're not confused if you're bisexual." It's not confusing at all. It's quite the opposite for me." Stewart spoke about the effects of her sexuality on her career's success, saying she had been warned not to be public with her mother in order to ensure that she would be cast in mainstream roles. "I don't want to work with people like that," she said. Stewart identifies himself as a feminist. She suffers from equinophobia, or the fear of horses.

When Stewart was filming Fierce People, she portrayed Anton Yelchin as her "first heartbreak." Stewart dated Michael Angarano, the Speak co-star, from 2005 to early 2009. She had been in a four-year relationship with Twilight co-star Robert Pattinson. Stewart was photographed in July 2012 with her Snow White and Huntsman director Rupert Sanders announcing an affair; the day the photos were released, both Stewart and Sanders, who were married at the time, released public apologies. Stewart was in a relationship with visual effects producer Alicia Cargile from mid 2013 to fall 2016. She was in a relationship with New Zealand model Stella Maxwell from late 2016 to late 2018. Stewart has been in a relationship with screenwriter Dylan Meyer since 2019, and she announced in November 2021 that she and Meyer were engaged in November 2021.

Stewart wore the dress she wore to the premiere of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 to a CharityBuzz auction in 2012 that supports those affected by Hurricane Sandy. Through the non-buildOn, she participated in the establishment of a school in Nicaragua in 2016, with the intention of educating children in a safe environment and breaking the cycle of poverty and illiteracy. She raised $500,000 for Hurricane Sandy relief in the upcoming year by speaking with an unidentified "Middle Eastern prince" for 15 minutes.

Stewart is ranked 7th on AskMen's list of "Top 99 Women" for 2013. In 2012, 2013, and 2016, Glamour UK named her as the best-dressed woman in 2012, 2013, and 2016. The Hollywood Critics Association gave Stewart the Actress of the Decade Award in 2020.

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Career

Since an agent saw Stewart perform in her elementary school's Christmas play, she began acting at age eight. She was granted her first role in the Disney Channel television film The Thirteenth Year after auditioning for a year. In Viva Rock Vegas, she played the "ring toss girl" in her next film. She appeared in The Safety of Objects (2001), as the tomboy daughter of a struggling single mother (Patricia Clarkson). In the thriller film Panic Room (2002), directed by David Fincher, Stewart played the tomboy, diabetic daughter of a divorced mother (Jodie Foster). For her appearance, she was nominated for a Young Artist Award. Stewart was cast in another thriller, Cold Creek Manor (2003), playing Dennis Quaid and Sharon Stone's daughter and receiving a Young Artist Award nomination for her role following Panic Room's success. Due to her hectic schedule, she began homeschooling early in her career.

Stewart's first acting appearance was in the children's action-comedy Catch That Kid (2004), opposite Max Thieriot and Corbin Bleu at age 14. Stewart appeared in the film Undertow (2004), as Lila. Stewart appeared in the Lifetime/Showtime television film Speak (2004), based on Laurie Halse Anderson's novel Speak (2004). Melinda Sordino, a high school freshman who almost stopped speaking after being insulted, was Stewart, who was thirteen years old at the time of filming. "Ms. Stewart creates a convincing character full of pain and uncertainty," the New York Times said. Stewart appeared in the fantasy adventure film Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005), portraying Lisa Budwing, the irresponsible older sister of two young boys. They transform their house into a spacecraft hurtling uncontrollably in outer space when playing a board game. Critics lauded the film, but Stewart's appearance attracted little media attention. During the bulk of the film, her character is immobilized. Maya was played by Griffin Dunne in Fierce People (2006), the following year. In the supernatural thriller film The Messengers, she played Jess Solomon.

In In the Land of Women (2006), a romantic drama starring Meg Ryan and Adam Brody, Stewart appeared as teen Lucy Hardwicke. Stewart's appearance as well as the film's performance mixed reviews. Stewart appeared in Into the Wild's Sean Penn directed version earlier this year. Stewart received mixed feedback for her portrayal of Tracy – a teen singer with a crush on teenage adventurer Christopher McCandless (played by Emile Hirsch). Although Salon.com deemed her work a "sturdy, sensitive job," Variety's analyst Dennis Harvey wrote, "It's unclear if Stewart is really playing hippie-chick Tracy as vapid, or if it comes off that way." Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Achievement by a Cast in a Motion Picture was given to the film. Stewart appeared in Jumper and also appeared in What Just Happened, which was released in October 2008. She co-starred in The Cake Eaters, an independent film that has only been seen at film festivals. Both the film and Stewart's performance have received a lot of praise. Stewart "really shines," The Arizona Republic's critic Bill Goodykoontz said, "She gives Georgia a vitality that defies any sort of pity one might feel for her. "She gives Georgia a power that makes us forget her vulnerability."

Bella Swan, the Stewart character in the romantic fantasy film Twilight, based on Stephenie Meyer's book of the same name, will be played by Stewart. When director Catherine Hardwicke visited Stewart for an informal film screening that "captivated" her, she was on the set of Adventureland. Edward Cullen, her vampire boyfriend, appeared alongside Robert Pattinson, who portrays Edward Cullen. "capturing...the first awakening, that awareness of your body, and ardent desire," Stewart referred to her role. In November 2008, Twilight was first introduced in the United States. Stewart's performance received mixed reviews, with Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly praising her for delivering "Bella's detachment" and her obligation to bust through it, while Claudia Puig of USA Today chastised her acting for being "wooden" and lacking variety in her "blank" facial expressions.

She has been praised for her work in Adventureland (2009), a comedy-drama film written and directed by Greg Mottola, and co-starring Jesse Eisenberg. "Stewart is more than just attractive in this role," James Berardinelli said, "She makes Em Em a fully realized woman" and some of the most intricate development results from Stewart's camera. Stewart was "beautiful, enigmatic, and highly experienced," according to Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times. "Stewart's fragile, spooky power is used to good effect," MSN Movies' James Rocchi said. Stewart appeared in Bella's sequel to Twilight, titled New Moon, and she has received mixed feedback for her role. Stewart was described as "the heart and soul of the film" by Variety's Jordan Mintzer, who praised her for adding "both weight and depth to dialogue; Bella's psychological wounds seem to be the genuine deal." Stewart's "lonely-girl blues" will soon be tiresome, according to Manohla Dargis of The New York Times, and Bill Goodykoontz of The Arizona Republic said, "Stewart is a huge disappointment... She sucks the emotion right out of the film." In Eclipse, her third film, which was released in June 2010, she reprised her role. Critics were kinder towards the film than to its predecessors.

Stewart appeared in The Yellow Handkerchief, which premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival and was distributed in theaters in 2010. She appeared in Welcome to the Rileys, which premiered at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, alongside James Gandolfini. In The Runaways, a biographical film of writer-director Floria Sigismondi's titular band, Stewart portrayed Joan Jett. Stewart met with Jett to prepare for the role and prerecorded songs in a film's studio. "It turns out that Stewart is really good at capturing Jett's icy, robust, but-cool girl swagger, adding the needed elements of vulnerability that make it a great show here," the Metro Times' Bill Holding said of him. Stewart is a true rock star here." In addition, A. O. Scott of The New York Times said a "watchful and unassuming" Stewart "gives the film its pulse and soul." Stewart received the BAFTA Rising Star Award at the 63rd British Academy Film Awards in February 2010.

In 2011, Stewart ranked No. 1 on Forbes' list of "Best Actors for the Money" in Hollywood. In the year's "Hollywood's Top 40" list, she was ranked as the 13th highest-earning entertainment industry figure, earning $28.5 million for her film appearances during the year. In 2012, Forbes named her as the world's highest-paid actress, with total earnings of $34.5 million. On November 18, 2011, the fourth installment of the Twilight film series Breaking Dawn Part 1 was published. Despite Stewart and Pattinson's chemistry, the actor "beautifully underplays" the role, according to Dan Konis of The Village Voice, while Emma Dibdin of Total Film portrayed the relationship as "like a sad, destructive charade" after the actors' chemistry.

Stewart was voted number one on Forbes magazine's list of "Hollywood's Top Actors for the Money" on December 6, 2011. She became the face of a new unidentified Balenciaga perfume on January 13, 2012; its name was announced as "Florabotanica" in June. In the film Snow White and the Huntsman (2012), Stewart appeared as Snow White. In On the Road, Jack Kerouac's film adaptation of the same name, Stewart appears as Mary Lou. Bella Swan appeared in Breaking Dawn, Part 2, which was released in November 2012. The film received mixed critical feedback during its box office run, but it was profitable during its box office run, grossing $830 million worldwide and becoming the 81st highest-grossing film. The Twilight Saga, a Twilight film series, grossed $3.32 billion worldwide, making it one of the biggest movie franchises in the world. Stewart was the world's highest-paid actress in 2012, earning $34.5 million, according to Forbes. She earned $12.5 million per episode in the Twilight series, even including royalties.

Chanel introduced Stewart as their "new star" for a Western-inspired fashion line on December 11, 2013. In May 2014, Karl Lagerfeld was shot at the campaign and announced online by Karl Lagerfeld. Balenciaga launched Rosabotanica, the brand's new color, with Stewart remaining the brand's star. She was ranked No. 1 on the charts at the time, No. 2 in the United States. Forbes' top-paid actress in 2013: 3 on Forbes' top-paid actress of 2014, $26 million, and #9 in 2015 with $12 million. On January 17, Camp X-Ray, her first film of 2014, premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival. Stewart's achievement as a young soldier stationed at Guantanamo Bay's detention camp attracted mixed reviews from commentators, but the detention camp at Guantanamo Bay received praise. "It's the best screen work to date [playing] an inexperienced military guard], according to David Rooney of The Hollywood Reporter, "it's a job that reminds us what a fine performer she was in the earliest days of Into the Wild and Adventureland." In 2014, she appeared in Jenny Lewis' "Just One of The Guys" music video and in the short film 9 Kisses of The New York Times.

In Olivier Assayas' Clouds of Sils Maria, Stewart followed Juliette Binoche and Chloe Moretz. At the 2014 Cannes Film Festival, the film premiered. Her role in the film was critically acclaimed. "Stewart's habitual low-keyed style, which can border on the monotone, has a strong sense of contrast," Todd McCarthy of the Hollywood Reporter said. Variety's Peter Debruge praised Stewart's "spontaneous, agitated energy, which makes her the most watchable American actress of her generation." In her reaction to the film's twist, Robbie Collin of The Daily Telegraph described her appearance as "sharp and subtle, knowable, and then suddenly distant," and she praised the "brilliant lightness of touch" in her role. Stewart received the César Award for Best Supporting Actress for his appearance, becoming the first American actress to receive a nomination in thirty years. Adrien Brody, who received the César Award for Best Actor in 2003, is the second American winner since her. Stewart appeared in Still Alice, a drama film that premiered at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival, alongside Julianne Moore. Critics praised her role in the film. "Even if Alice occasionally slips into sentiment, Moore and Stewart are funny, fierce, and glorious," Peter Travers of Rolling Stone said.

Stewart appeared in Tim Blake Nelson's Anesthesia, an indie drama about a group of New Yorkers released by IFC Films on January 8, 2016. In American Ultra (2015), she co-starred with Jesse Eisenberg. She appeared in Once and Forever, directed by Karl Lagerfeld, that same year. In Drake Doremus' futuristic love tale Equals, Stewart co-starred alongside Nicholas Hoult, which was published on July 15, 2016. Stewart was accepted to assist Kelly Reichardt's film Certain Women in 2015; the film was released on October 14, 2016. She appeared in the Woody Allen film Café Society, opposite Steve Carell and Jesse Eisenberg, marking her third collaboration with the latter. The film's premiere attracted mixed reviews on its first day. Stewart appeared in Clouds of Sils Maria director Olivier Assayas' film Personal Shopper, a fashion based ghost story. Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk, which was also co-starred in Ang Lee's war drama Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk, which was first published on November 11, 2016. Stewart appeared in the official music video for the Rolling Stones' single "Ride 'Em Down" in December. Stewart became the youngest actress to be named honoree at the New York Film Festival in 2016. Stewart was also an honoree at Elle's Women in Hollywood Awards in the same year, as Amy Adams, Felicity Jones, Anna Kendrick, Aja Naomi King, Helen Mirren, and Lupita Nyong'o.

Stewart would make her directorial debut with a short film for Refinery29, the female-focused digital publisher. It would be part of ShatterBox Anthology. Come Swim, a short film, had its world premiere at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival. Stewart appeared in a Chanel video ad campaign in June. Stewart coauthored a computer science paper on the use of neural net technologies in the development of her short film Come Swim in 2017. Stewart hosted Saturday Night Live for the first time this year, as well as musical guest Alessia Cara. and was accepted to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Stewart appeared in Lizzie opposite Chlo Sevigny in the film's direction, Craig William Macneill, which had its world premiere at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. Saban Films and Roadside Attractions announced it on September 14, 2018. Critics gave the film mixed feedback. Laura Dern and Diane Kruger costarred in JT LeRoy, a biopic about Laura Albert. She appeared in Interpol's "If You Really Love Nothing" music video. She also served as a jury for the official 2018 Cannes Film Festival competition.

In Seberg, directed by Benedict Andrews, Stewart appeared as actress Jean Seberg. In August 2019, it premiered at the 76th Venice International Film Festival. Although the film received mixed reviews, Stewart's performance was lauded. Time magazine praised her for her 10th best show of the year. Stewart starred in Charlie's Angels (2019) and Underwater (2020), the action comedy film. Both film reviews were mixed, but Stewart's role in the former was well-received, according to some. Stewart wrote and directed Crickets, a short film that was part of the anthology film Homemade, which follows tales from 18 filmmakers around the world during the COVID-19 pandemic isolation period. Fabula, Pablo Larran's production company, co-produced it. On Netflix, the series was released on June 30, 2020. In Happiest Season, a gay holiday romance film directed by Clea DuVall, Stewart appeared opposite Mackenzie Davis.

In June 2020, Stewart was announced to be the Princess of Wales in Pablo Larran's biographical drama Spencer, which chronicles Diana's decision to divorce Charles, Prince of Wales. Diana's posture for the role was studied by a dialect coach and analyzed her body for the role. Stewart described Diana as someone who "sticks out as a sparkly house on fire," she said. "I'm happier and alive and ready to move" in the role than she did in any of her previous ventures. In September 2021, the film premiered at the Venice International Film Festival in September 2021 and was released in November the same year. Critics applauded Stewart's portrayal of Diana, with Jonathan Romney of Screen Daily describing it as "brittle, tender, often amusing, and not a little uncanny," and Kyle Buchanan of The New York Times describing her appearance as "a meta stroke of genius" and her casting "a meta stroke of genius" in the film "British" and not a hint of canny" and "not a little uncanny." Stewart has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama for her role.

In the film Crimes of the Future, Stewart appeared as an investigator. It premiered at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival. Stewart's portrayal was "oddly nervous," according to Todd McCarthy of Deadline Hollywood in his review.

Stewart is set to write and direct a film version of writer Lidia Yuknavitch's book The Chronology of Water, which would be her first film directorial debut. Joan Vollmer, the most popular female member of the Beat Generation, is starring Ben Foster in his first film adaptation of William S. Burroughs' early works and letters. Stewart is also scheduled to appear in Rose Glass' romantic drama Love Lies Bleeding.

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