Kristen Jaymes Stewart (born (1990-04-09) April 9, 1990) is an American actress and film director. Born in Los Angeles to parents working in show business, Stewart began her acting career in 1999 with uncredited roles and a minor character appearance in several films. She gained notice in 2002 for playing Jodie Foster 's daughter in the thriller Panic Room, which garnered her a Young Artist Award nomination for Best Leading Actress in a Feature Film. She went on to star in Speak ( 2004 ), Catch That Kid ( 2004 ), Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005) and Into the Wild (2007), for which she received a Screen Actors Guild nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. She received widespread recognition in 2008 for playing Bella Swan in The Twilight Saga film series (2008–12), which grossed over $3.3 billion worldwide.
Stewart has appeared in a wide variety of films, including Adventureland (2009), The Runaways (2010), Snow White and the Huntsman ( 2012 ), On the Road ( 2012 ), Camp X-Ray ( 2014 ), Still Alice ( 2014 ) and Equals ( 2015 ). She won the BAFTA Rising Star Award in 2010 and was awarded the Milan International Film Festival Award for Best Actress in 2011 for Welcome to the Rileys (2010). In 2015, she received critical acclaim for her role opposite Juliette Binoche in Clouds of Sils Maria, for which she won a multitude of accolades, including the César Award for Best Supporting Actress, making her the first American actress to win a César Award. She starred in Personal Shopper ( 2016 ), written for her by director Olivier Assayas, who had worked with her in the previous film.
Stewart was listed as the highest-earning female actress in the Vanity Fair " Hollywood Top Earners List of 2010," with an estimated earning of $28.5 million.
