Kristen Stewart Biography

Fast Facts

• Grew up in Colorado, Pennsylvania and Los Angeles
• Several of her family members are involved in the entertainment industry: her grandfather was an assistant director for Cecil B
• DeMille, her father is a TV producer and her mother is a script supervisor and director
• Acting career began after an agent saw her perform in an elementary-school Christmas play when she was 8 years old
• First major film appearance was as Patricia Clarkson's daughter in The Safety of Objects (2001)
• Big break came in 2002 when, at age 12, she starred as Jodie Foster's diabetic daughter in Panic Room; received her first Young Artist Award nomination for the role
• Became the first American actress to win a prestigious César Award (France's Oscar equivalent) when she won Best Supporting Actress in 2015 for Sils Maria
• Is involved with establishing halfway houses for runaway teens