Kristen Stewart, born on April 9, 1990, in Los Angeles, is a multi-award-winning American actress and director. She first gained widespread attention in the thriller Panic Room (2002, directed by David Fincher). She rose to international fame in 2008 as Bella Swan in the Twilight saga (2008–2012, directed by several directors).
After the franchise, she turned her attention to independent films: Clouds of Sils Maria (2014, directed by Olivier Assayas), for which she was the first American woman to win the French César Award for Best Supporting Actress; Personal Shopper (2016, directed by Olivier Assayas); Happiest Season (2020, directed by Clea DuVall); Underwater (2020, directed by William Eubank); Spencer (2021, directed by Pablo Larraín), in which she gave an Oscar-nominated performance as Princess Diana.
Particularly noteworthy is her role in WELCOME TO THE RILEYS (2010, directed by Jake Scott), an independent drama in which she plays a young woman in distress who finds hope in an unusual friendship.
Other notable works include Camp X-Ray (2014, directed by Peter Sattler), Still Alice (2014, directed by Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland), Equals (2016, directed by Drake Doremus), and Charlie's Angels (2019, directed by Elizabeth Banks).
Kristen Stewart impresses with her courage to embrace diversity and her profound choice of roles, which document her development from teen star to accomplished character actress.
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