Those who are curious about the life of Kristen Stewart, who has made a name for herself with her films and roles and who has been selected as the world's highest-paid actress...
Kristen Jaymes Stewart was born on April 9, 1990 in Los Angeles, California. Her father, John Stewart, is a stage manager and television producer. Her Australian mother, Jules Mann-Stewart, is a script supervisor and film producer. Stewart grew up in the San Fernando Valley. She attended local schools until the seventh grade, and when she became interested in acting, she continued her education remotely until she graduated from high school.
At the age of fourteen, Stewart had her first leading role in the children's action-comedy Catch That Kid (2004), with Max Thieriot and Corbin Bleu. Stewart then starred in the fantasy-adventure film Zathura: A Space Odyssey (2005), playing the role of Lisa Budwing, the irresponsible older sister to two young children. The film was praised by critics, but Stewart's performance did not receive much media attention. Her character was immobile for most of the movie.
Stewart starred as young Lucy Hardwicke in In the Land of Women (2007), a romantic drama starring Meg Ryan and Adam Brody. The film and Stewart's performance received mixed reviews. On November 16, 2007, Summit Entertainment announced that Stewart will play main character Bella Swan in the romantic fantasy movie Twilight, based on Stephenie Meyer's novel of the same name. She co-starred with Robert Pattinson, who plays the vampire boyfriend Edward Cullen. Twilight was released in the US in November 2008. Stewart's performance received mixed reviews. However, she gained great fame thanks to this movie.
She received praise for her role in Adventureland (2009), a comedy-drama film written and directed by Greg Mottola and starring Jesse Eisenberg. Later, Stewart reappeared as Bella in the sequel to Twilight: New Moon, and her performance once again received mixed reviews. She reprized the same role in a third movie, Twilight: Eclipse, which was released in June 2010. Critics were more welcoming to the film compared to previous films.
Stewart starred in The Yellow Handkerchief, which premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival and was released in theaters in 2010. That same year, Stewart played rock star Joan Jett in The Runaways, the biopic of writer-director Floria Sigismondi's famous band. At the 63rd British Academy Film Awards in February 2010, Stewart won the BAFTA Rising Star Award.
In 2011, she was listed in Vanity Fair's "Hollywood's Top 40" list as the 13th highest-paid figure in the entertainment industry. Forbes also named her the world's highest-paid actress in 2012 with total earnings of $34.5 million. Breaking Dawn – Part 1, the fourth installment in the Twilight franchise, was released on November 18, 2011. She completed the series by reprising the role of Bella Swan in Breaking Dawn - Episode 2 in 2012. The movie received mixed reviews. However, it broke box office records, grossing $830 million worldwide.
On December 11, 2013, Chanel announced Stewart as the "new face" of a Western-inspired fashion collection. In 2014, Balenciaga launched a new fragrance, Rosabotanica, with Stewart as the face of the brand.
Stewart next starred alongside Juliette Binoche and Chloë Grace Moretz in the movie Clouds of Sils Maria, directed by Olivier Assayas. Her performance in the movie was highly appreciated. Stewart's performance won the César Award for Best Supporting Actress, making her the first American actress to be nominated in three decades.
Stewart starred in Tim Blake Nelson's Anesthesia, an independent drama about a group of New Yorkers released by IFC Films on January 8, 2016. Stewart also reunited with Clouds of Sils Maria director Olivier Assayas to take the lead role in Personal Shopper. In 2016, Stewart became the youngest actress to win honors at the New York Film Festival.
Stewart played actress Jean Seberg in Seberg, directed by Benedict Andrews. While the film received mixed reviews, Stewart's performance was praised. Time magazine declared her performance the 10th best performance of 2019. Stewart wrote and directed a short film called Crickets as part of the Homemade anthology series, which follows the stories of 18 filmmakers from around the world during the COVID-19 pandemic isolation.
In June 2020, it was announced that Stewart would take on the role of Diana, Princess of Wales, in Pablo Larraín's biographical drama Spencer, which chronicles Diana's decision to divorce Charles, Prince of Wales. She worked with a dialect coach and studied Diana's poise for the role. Critics praised Stewart's portrayal of Diana.
In 2023, Stewart was elected President of the Jury in the competition section of the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival in February.
Private life
In 2008, Stewart started to fall in love with Robert Pattinson, with whom she shared the lead role during the filming of the Twilight series, and kept her relationship a secret until 2010.
In 2012, she cheated on Robert Pattinson by having an affair with Rupert Sanders, the director with whom she worked on Snow White and the Hunter. Abandoned by Pattinson. Although she reconciled with Pattinson in 2012, they had a final breakup in 2013.
Speaking about her sexual orientation in 2017, the famous star announced that she is bisexual, saying that this is not a confusion. Dylan Meyer and Kristen dated in 2019 and the couple got engaged at the end of 2021. They met for business in 2013 but could not stay in touch. The two met at a mutual friend's birthday party years later and became lovers.
The beautiful actress, who loves animals very much, has three dogs named Lilly, Oz and Jack, a cat named Jella and also two pet wolves. The actress, who is among her hobbies of cooking, is also very interested in cooking programs. Also, the star player's passions include surfing.