Kellan Lutz
Lutz at the Paris Hilton: Marquee The Star Sydney 2012
Born	Kellan Christopher Lutz (1985-03-15) March 15, 1985 (age 27) Dickinson, North Dakota, United States
Occupation	Actor, model
Years active	1999–present
Website
http://www.kellanlutz.com/index.html

Kellan Christopher Lutz (born March 15, 1985) is an American fashion model, and film and television actor, who is best known for playing Emmett Cullen in the Twilight Saga film series.

Early life[link]

Lutz is the middle child with one sister and six brothers. He was born in Dickinson, North Dakota, and was raised throughout North Dakota, the Midwest, and Arizona. After graduating from high school he moved to California to attend Chapman University for chemical engineering, but later decided to pursue an acting career instead.^[1]

Career[link]

Lutz has acted on a number of television shows. He had recurring roles on Model Citizens and The Comeback, and smaller roles in episodes of The Bold and the Beautiful, CSI: NY, Summerland, Six Feet Under, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and Heroes. He was also in the films Stick It, Accepted, and Prom Night. Additionally, Lutz has performed on the California stage and was the host of Bravo's Blow Out. He also appeared in the 2006 commercial for Hilary Duff's fragrance With Love... Hilary Duff, and in the 2007 music video for her single, "With Love".^[2] In 2008, he appeared in another music video, Hinder's "Without You".^[3] In the same year, Lutz also appeared in the miniseries Generation Kill, based on the book by Evan Wright.

Lutz played Emmett Cullen in the film adaptations of the Twilight saga by Stephenie Meyer and reprised his role for the sequel, released in November 2009.^[4][5] He also appeared as George Evans in the 90210 spinoff on The CW.^[6] Lutz reunited with his Twilight co-star and close friend, Ashley Greene, in the film A Warrior's Heart.^[7] Lutz also appeared in A Nightmare on Elm Street as Dean, "a well-liked, well-off high school jock", in April 2010,^[8] and as the feisty Poseidon, God of the Sea in Immortals (2011).^[9] Lutz is one of the candidates for the lead role in the upcoming film Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters.^[10] He was considered for the lead role in Conan the Barbarian but eventually lost out to Jason Momoa.^[11]

In 2011, together with Mickey Rourke, Kellan Lutz is starring Java Heat movies in Indonesia.^[12]

Lutz is currently signed with Ford Models.^[13] He is one of the models featured in the 2010 Calvin Klein X underwear campaign.^[14]

Personal life[link]

Lutz at a Twilight convention in February 2009

In Lutz's free time, he likes to take part in extreme skateboarding, weight training, track, baseball, basketball, lacrosse, swimming, tennis, racquetball, badminton, snow skiing, snowboarding, dance, and numerous other activities.^[15] He also has a passion for horror films, and prefers to perform his own stunts when making films.^[16]

Lutz supports animal charity PETA and stars in a video supporting the adoption of animals instead of buying them.^[17]

Lutz is also a supporter of rebuilding efforts in New Orleans, in particular with St. Bernard Project.^[18]

Filmography[link]

Films[link]

Television[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

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Ashley Greene
Ashley Greene in July 2011
Born	Ashley Michele Greene (1987-02-21) February 21, 1987 (age 25) Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
Occupation	Actress, model
Years active	2005–present

Ashley Michele Greene (born February 21, 1987) is an American actress and model, best known for playing Alice Cullen in the film adaptations of Stephenie Meyer's Twilight novels.

Personal life[link]

Greene was born in Jacksonville, Florida, and is the daughter of Michele (née Tatum), who works in insurance, and Joe Greene, a U.S. Marine who now owns his own concrete business.^[1][2] She grew up in Middleburg and Jacksonville, and went to University Christian School before transferring to Wolfson High School when she was in tenth grade.^[3] She moved to Los Angeles, California, at the age of 17 to pursue an acting career.^[3][4] Greene has an older brother named Joe, who still resides in Jacksonville with their parents.^[3]

Greene is good friends with her Twilight co-stars, particularly Kellan Lutz and Jackson Rathbone whom she knew before filming of the series began.^[5][6] Greene has stated the she grew up watching football and is a Florida Gators fan.^[7] She was also seen attending a Green Bay Packers game against the New York Giants with Jonas and Jessica Szohr at Lambeau Field in 2010.^[8] In 2009, nude self portraits of Greene were leaked onto the internet. Her attorneys threatened to sue various websites that published the pictures.^{[9][10][11][12]}

Career[link]

She initially planned to become a model, but was told that she was not tall enough at 5'5" to be a fashion model and should instead focus on acting in commercials.^[4] After taking commercial and acting classes, she fell in love with acting and realized that she preferred it over modeling. Greene graduated from high school early and moved to L.A. to pursue an acting career.^[4] Since then, she has appeared as a guest on such television programs, as Punk'd and Crossing Jordan.

Greene's big break came in 2008 when she was cast as Alice Cullen in Twilight, a film based on the novel of the same name by Stephenie Meyer. She reprised her role as Alice in the 2009 sequel to Twilight, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, 2010's The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, and will reprise the role again in 2011, in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 and Part 2.^[13][14]

Greene portrayed Michelle Burkham in the drama film Skateland, which premiered at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival.^[15]

She reunited with her Twilight co-star Kellan Lutz in the movie Warrior^[16] and also stars in thriller film, Summer's Blood,^[17] as well as the Dark Castle Entertainment production The Apparition, which began filming on February 1, 2010.^[18][19]

Appearing nude in a bodypainted bikini, Greene posed for SoBe advertisements that ran in the 2010 issue of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition.^[20] She received "The Style Icon Award" at Hollywood Life’s Young Hollywood Awards this year.^[21] Greene was also presented an award from the PETA foundation for representing Avon and their no testing on animals policy.^[22]

Greene presented an award at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards on Sept. 12, 2010.^[23]

Filmography[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

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Jackson Rathbone
Rathbone at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival
Born	Monroe Jackson Rathbone V (1984-12-14) December 14, 1984 (age 27) Singapore
Occupation	Actor, musician
Years active	2005–present

Monroe Jackson Rathbone V^[1][2] (born December 14, 1984),^[3] better known as Jackson Rathbone, is an American actor and musician. He is perhaps best known for his role as Jasper Hale in The Twilight Saga and for playing Sokka in The Last Airbender.

Early life[link]

Rathbone was born in Singapore, the son of American parents Randee Lynn (née Brauner) and Monroe Jackson Rathbone IV.^[4][5] His great-grandfather, Monroe Jackson Rathbone II, was the chairman of Standard Oil of New Jersey, which later became Exxon;^[5] Rathbone is also distantly related to Civil War general Stonewall Jackson.^[6] Because of his father's job at Mobil Oil, Rathbone has lived in places ranging from Indonesia to Midland, Texas.^[7] He started out in local theater in Midland with the youth actors program "The Pickwick Players", initially doing musical theatre.^[8] For his junior and senior years of high school, Rathbone attended the Interlochen Arts Academy, a private school for the arts in Michigan, where he majored in acting.^[7][8] After graduation, he had planned to go to the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, but went instead to Los Angeles to experiment with film acting.^[7]

Career[link]

Rathbone performing with band 100 Monkeys in Indianapolis, IN, June 29, 2011

After being in Los Angeles for a short time, Rathbone was cast in Disney 411, where he interviewed up-and-coming personalities like Hilary Duff and the sister duo Aly & AJ. He has also had guest roles on The O.C. and Close to Home. His film roles include work in Molding Clay, Pray for Morning, and Travis and Henry. In 2005, he scored the role of Nicholas Fiske in ABC Family's original series Beautiful People. In a 2008 interview, he stated it was his first leading man role and was his most difficult role to fit into.^[9]

In 2008, he played Jasper Hale in the film Twilight, based on the best-selling novel by Stephenie Meyer.^[10] He reprised his role in the sequels to Twilight, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn.^[11][12] In 2009, Rathbone played Jeremy in S. Darko. In addition to that role, he won kudos for his performance as a serial killer on Criminal Minds. Rathbone played the role of Sokka in The Last Airbender, a 2010 film based on the animated series.^[13] The Last Airbender has caused controversy because of the casting of white actors like Rathbone to play characters that some fans felt were depictions of Asians or Inuit. Rathbone stated, "I think it's one of those things where I pull my hair up, shave the sides, and I definitely need a tan. It's one of those things where, hopefully, the audience will suspend disbelief a little bit."^[13]

In March 2010, it was reported Rathbone would soon star in an upcoming indie film drama, Truckstop, which began filming in September. Rathbone played the role of Charles, "a man with cerebral palsy who takes care of his dying father while working at truckstop, where he befriends a troubled young prostitute."^[14] Rathbone appeared in an episode of No Ordinary Family on November 9, 2010.^[15][16] In November 2010, it was reported he had been cast in the Warner Premiere and Dolphin Entertainment action webseries Aim High alongside Aimee Teegarden.^[17][18] The show in which he portrays Nick Green, a high school junior who's just starting a new school year as one of the country's 64 highly trained teenage operatives, premiered on October 18, 2011 on Facebook being the first "social series" ever created.^[19]

In May 2011, Rathbone began shooting Live at The Foxes Den, a film in which he plays the lead role of lawyer Bobby Kelly.

Rathbone has a production company, PatchMo Entertainment, and a record company, Happy Jack Records.

Personal life[link]

Rathbone enjoys music, writing, singing and producing.^[7] He formerly performed in a band called 100 Monkeys with two friends whom he met in high school at Interlochen Arts Academy, Ben Graupner and Ben Johnson,^[8] as well as close friends Jerad Anderson and M. Lawrence Abrams ("Uncle Larry").^{[citation needed][20]} The band released three albums in 2009.^[21] In December 2009, 100 Monkeys began a 100-city tour that took them to nearly every state in the US by mid-2010. ^[22] The band continued to tour into 2011 to coincide with the release of their new album, Liquid Zoo, which was released in June.^[23] The band headed overseas for their first international dates in winter 2011.^[24] Rathbone resides in Los Angeles. He and his girlfiend Sheila Hafsadi are expecting their first child in the Summer of 2012^[25]

Filmography[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

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Amber Heard
Heard at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival
Born	Amber Laura Heard (1986-04-22) April 22, 1986 (age 26) Austin, Texas
Occupation	Actress, model
Years active	2004–present
Website
www.amberheardofficial.com

Amber Laura Heard (born April 22, 1986) is an American actress and model. She played the lead and title character in All the Boys Love Mandy Lane, which debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2006. Heard's first starring role came in 2007 on the CW television show Hidden Palms. Her breakthrough came in 2008 with roles in Never Back Down and Pineapple Express. In 2009, Heard starred in The Stepfather and also had a small role in the horror-comedy Zombieland. She next starred in The Joneses and And Soon the Darkness (both 2010), John Carpenter's The Ward, alongside Nicolas Cage in Drive Angry, and alongside Johnny Depp in The Rum Diary.

Early life[link]

Heard was born and raised in Austin, Texas. Her father, David, is a contractor, and her mother, Paige (née Parsons), is an internet researcher for the state. She attended St. Michael's Catholic Academy in Austin until her junior year, when she left to pursue a career in Hollywood. As a teenager, Heard was active in her school's drama department and appeared in local commercials and campaigns. At the age of 16, her best friend died in a car crash and Heard, who was raised Catholic, subsequently declared herself an atheist.^[1] Dropping out of school at the age of 17, she went to New York to start a career in modeling, then relocated to Los Angeles to get into acting.

Career[link]

Once in Los Angeles, Heard made appearances in various TV shows and two music videos, Kenny Chesney's "There Goes My Life" and Eisley's "I Wasn't Prepared". She was cast as Liz in the pilot episode of The WB's Jack & Bobby (2004), as Riley in an episode of The Mountain (2004) and she had a brief cameo as a salesgirl in The O.C. (2005). Her first movie role was Maria in Friday Night Lights (2004). She next starred as Shay in Side FX (2005), an independent horror film, and had supporting roles in Drop Dead Sexy (2005), Price to Pay (2006) and You Are Here (2006). Heard had more prominent parts in Niki Caro's North Country (2005) and in Nick Cassavetes' Alpha Dog (2006). In 2006 she starred in an episode of Criminal Minds as Lila Archer, a love interest of Spencer Reid.

Heard at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival

Heard was next cast in the CW Network's Hidden Palms. On the show she portrayed Greta Matthews, who suffered the losses of both her mother and boyfriend, Eddie, and befriends Johnny, the anti-hero of the show. In order to get the part, Heard was asked to lose weight. It took her four months between the pilot and the second episode to lose 25 pounds, giving up alcohol, increasing her workouts and following a macrobiotic diet (no meat, dairy or processed sugar).^[1] Hidden Palms premiered in the US on May 30, 2007. Ultimately, The CW wrapped the summer series early; instead of the initial 12 episode arc, only eight were aired. The show ended on July 4, two weeks earlier than originally planned.

She was next cast in the title role in All the Boys Love Mandy Lane. The horror film premiered at the Toronto Film Festival in September 2006, immediately generating buzz and landing a deal with Harvey Weinstein. However, nearly a year after its Toronto debut, the movie had not reached theaters. In July 2007, Mandy Lane found a new distribution home and the film finally was released in 2008 with a February UK release and DVD release in June.

In 2007, Heard also appeared in the short movie Day 73 with Sarah and Jess Manafort's indie drama Remember the Daze (aka The Beautiful Ordinary), which premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival in June and opened in limited release in April 2008. She then appeared in the Judd Apatow-produced, Rogen and Goldberg-written comedy Pineapple Express and the martial arts drama Never Back Down, released in 2008, back-to-back. The latter opened in March and Heard played the role of the free-spirited Baja Miller who falls for Sean Faris' Jake Tyler.

Heard also made a brief appearance in Showtime's Californication and joined the ensemble cast of The Informers, based on Bret Easton Ellis' novel of the same title, set to be released in 2009. She also filmed the horror film The Stepfather and the comedy film Ex-Terminators back-to-back in 2008 while promoting Never Back Down, Mandy Lane and Remember the Daze.^[2]

In late 2008, she filmed The River Why and The Joneses; two independent features. At the beginning of 2009, The Informers made its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. The reviews were mostly negative. Heard next appeared in Zombieland, playing a small role as the object of Jesse Eisenberg’s affection who turns into a zombie. She will subsequently appear in John Carpenter's The Ward. In March, Heard began filming The Rum Diary, opposite Johnny Depp, in Puerto Rico. Heard was reported to have won the role out over Scarlett Johansson and Keira Knightley. In 2010, she starred in and produced And Soon the Darkness, co-starring Odette Yustman and Karl Urban.^[3]

In the October 2009 issue of Teen Vogue, Amber describes her role as Johnny Depp's love interest in the film, The Rum Diary, as "the best experience of my life."^[4] In February 2010, Heard was cast in Drive Angry, a 3-D action thriller directed by Patrick Lussier and released in February 2011.^[5] In February 2011, she appeared on Top Gear in the UK. She talked about her love of guns and muscle cars, and revealed that she used to line-dance in Texas bars.

Personal life[link]

Heard came out in 2010, at GLAAD's 25th anniversary event.^[6] She is dating artist Tasya van Ree.^{[7][8][9][10]} She has said about her sexuality: "I don't label myself one way or another – I have had successful relationships with men and now a woman. I love who I love; it's the person that matters."^[11]

Heard grew up around guns, and owns a .357 Magnum.^[12] A fan of muscle cars, she drives a 1968 Ford Mustang.^[13] Heard has previously driven a 1967 Mercedes and a 1962 Checker Cab, as she revealed to Jeremy Clarkson during her Top Gear interview.

Filmography[link]

Heard in November 2011 in Paris at a premiere of The Rum Diary.

Television[link]

Awards and nominations[link]

Magazine rankings[link]

References[link]

1. ^ ^{a b} William Keck (2007-05-30). "Amber Heard will be heard". USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2007-05-29-amber-heard_N.htm. 
2. ^ "A Hilarious Brief Chat with Amber Heard, Star of 'Stepfather' & 'Zombieland'". Bloody-disgusting.com. http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/17738. Retrieved 2012-02-06. 
3. ^ Amber Heard: In STEP With the Horror Genre
4. ^ Nussbaum, Danielle. "Young Hollywood 2009". teenvogue.com. http://www.teenvogue.com/industry/2009/08/younghollywood09#slide=5n. Retrieved 2009-10-11. 
5. ^ "William Fichtner and Amber Heard Ready to Drive Angry?". Dreadcentral.com. 2010-02-05. http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/35744/william-fichtner-and-amber-heard-ready-drive-angry. Retrieved 2012-02-06. 
6. ^ Zakarin, Jordan (2010-12-06). "Amber Heard Gay: Actress Comes Out As Lesbian". Huffington Post. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/06/amber-heard-lesbian_n_792419.html. 
7. ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Amber Heard talks about being out in Hollywood". http://www.afterellen.com/people/2010/12/amber-heard-talks-about-being-an-out-lesbian-in-hollywood. 
8. ^ Lee, Joyce (2010-12-06). "Amber Heard, "Pineapple Express" Actress, Comes Out as Lesbian". CBS News. http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31749_162-20024703-10391698.html. 
9. ^ Belloni, Matthew. "Sexy Actress Amber Heard Wants to Be Seen As a Serious Actress.: Women". Details. http://www.details.com/celebrities-entertainment/women/200909/sexy-actress-amber-heard-wants-to-be-seen-as-a-serious-actress. Retrieved 2012-02-06. 
10. ^ "Autostraddle — Amber Heard is Gay: Everything You Need to Know About the Openly Lesbian Actress". Autostraddle.com. http://www.autostraddle.com/who-is-lesbian-amber-heard-68775/. Retrieved 2012-02-06. 
11. ^ "Amber Heard: I've dated men and now I'm in a relationship with a woman". Metro.co.uk. 2011-02-23. http://www.metro.co.uk/showbiz/856381-amber-heard-ive-dated-men-and-now-im-in-a-relationship-with-a-woman. Retrieved 2011-02-24. 
12. ^ Elaine Lipworth (2010-04-17). "Amber Heard: 'My baby is a .357 magnum'". London: www.dailymail.co.uk. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/moslive/article-1263981/Amber-Heard-My-baby-357-magnum.html. Retrieved 2011-02-27. 
13. ^ Stuart O'Connor (2011-02-25). "Drive Angry stars get revved up about the joys and perils of old technology". London: guardian.co.uk. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/feb/25/amber-heard-william-fichtner-drive-angry-iphone?INTCMP=SRCH. Retrieved 2011-02-27. 
14. ^ Amber Heard Revs Her Engines in Motor City
15. ^ Hodge, Chad T. (2011-10-10). "7 episodes including the pilot". Twitter. http://twitter.com/#!/chadthodge/status/123449757858402305.  Source confirmed to be Chad Hodge by NBC's official Twitter.
16. ^ Benanti, Laura (2011-10-10). "Only 7. There are 2 endings. One of which is more final.". Twitter. http://twitter.com/#!/laurabenanti/status/123359279620169728.  Source confirmed to be Laura Benanti by her official website <http://www.laurabenanti.com>.

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Kristen Stewart
Kristen Stewart at the 2012 Wondercon on March 17, 2012
Born	Kristen Jaymes Stewart (1990-04-09) April 9, 1990 (age 22) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1999–present
Signature
Website
kristenstewart.com

Kristen Jaymes Stewart (born April 9, 1990) is an American actress. She is best known for playing Bella Swan in The Twilight Saga. She has starred in other films, including Panic Room (2002), Zathura (2005), In the Land of Women (2007), The Messengers (2007), Adventureland (2009), The Runaways (2010), and Snow White and the Huntsman. She will star in upcoming films in 2012: On the Road and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2.

Early life[link]

Stewart was born and raised in Los Angeles, California.^[1][2][3] Her father, John Stewart, is a stage manager and television producer who has worked for Fox.^[4] Her mother, Jules Mann-Stewart, is a script supervisor originally from Maroochydore, Queensland, Australia.^[3][5][6][7] She has an older brother, Cameron Stewart, and an adopted brother, Taylor.^[8][9] Stewart attended school until the seventh grade and then continued her education by correspondence.^[3] She has since completed high school.^[10]

Career[link]

Early work[link]

Her whole family all worked behind the camera and Stewart thought she would become a writer/director, but never considered being an actor. "I never wanted to be the center of attention – I wasn't that 'I want to be famous, I want to be an actor' kid. I never sought out acting, but I always practiced my autograph because I love pens. I'd write my name on everything."^[11] Stewart's acting career began at the age of eight, after an agent saw her perform in her elementary school's Christmas play.^[12] After a year of auditioning, Stewart's first role was a small nonspeaking part in the Disney Channel original film The Thirteenth Year.^[4] Then, she had another part in the film The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas as the "ring toss girl".^[4] She subsequently appeared in the independent film The Safety of Objects, in which she played the tomboy daughter of a troubled single mother (Patricia Clarkson). Stewart also played a tomboy in the film Panic Room, playing the diabetic daughter of a divorced mother (Jodie Foster). She was nominated for a Young Artist Award for her performance.^[13]

After Panic Room's success, Stewart was cast in another thriller, Cold Creek Manor, playing the daughter of Dennis Quaid's and Sharon Stone's characters. She was again nominated for a Young Artist Award for her performance.^[13] It was revealed that at about this time in her career, she had to be homeschooled due to her irregular schedule, which was affecting her grades. She said, "I started homeschooling because my teachers were failing me. I think it was just resentment – I made more work for them. But homeschooling is great; you can study what you want, which allows you to get more excited about what you're doing".^[13]

2004–07[link]

Her first starring role followed, in the children's action-comedy Catch That Kid, opposite Max Thieriot and Corbin Bleu. Stewart also played the role of Lila in the thriller Undertow. Stewart starred in the Lifetime/Showtime television film Speak (2004), based on the novel by Laurie Halse Anderson. Stewart, 13 at the time of filming, played high school freshman Melinda Sordino, who stops almost all verbal contact after being raped.

In 2005, Stewart appeared in the fantasy-adventure film Zathura, playing the role of Lisa, the irresponsible older sister of two little boys, who turn their house into a spacecraft hurtling uncontrollably in outer space by playing a board game. The film received praise by critics, but Stewart's performance did not garner much media attention, as it was noted that her character is immobilized during most of the film.^[14] The following year, she played the character Maya in Fierce People, directed by Griffin Dunne. After that film, she received the lead role of Jess Solomon in the supernatural thriller film The Messengers.

In 2007, Stewart appeared as teenager Lucy Hardwicke in In the Land of Women, a romantic drama starring Meg Ryan and Adam Brody. The film, as well as Stewart's performance, received mixed reviews. That same year, Stewart appeared in the Sean Penn-directed adaptation film Into the Wild. For her portrayal of Tracy – a teenage singer who has a crush on young adventurer Christopher McCandless (played by Emile Hirsch) – Stewart received mixed reviews. While Salon.com considered her work a "sturdy, sensitive performance",^[15] and the Chicago Tribune noted that she did "vividly well with a sketch of a role",^[16] Variety's critic Dennis Harvey said, "It's unclear whether Stewart means to be playing hippie-chick Tracy as vapid, or whether it just comes off that way."^[17] After Into the Wild, Stewart had a cameo appearance in Jumper and also appeared in What Just Happened, which was released in October 2008.^[18] She also co-starred in The Cake Eaters an independent film that has only been screened at film festivals.

2008–present[link]

On November 16, 2007, Summit Entertainment announced that Stewart would play Isabella "Bella" Swan in the film Twilight, based on Stephenie Meyer's bestselling vampire romance novel of the same name.^[19] Stewart was on the set of Adventureland when director Catherine Hardwicke visited her for an informal screen test which "captivated" the director.^[20] She starred alongside Robert Pattinson, who plays Edward Cullen, her character's vampire boyfriend. The film began production in February 2008 and finished filming in May 2008. Twilight was released domestically on November 21, 2008.^[21] Her performance garnered mixed reviews with some critcs calling her "the ideal casting choice" and praising her for conveying "Bella's detachment, as well as her need to bust through it"^[22] while others criticized her acting for being "wooden" and lacking variety in her facial expressions which they described as "blank".^[23]

Stewart reappeared as Bella in the sequel, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, once again receiving mixed reviews for her performance. Jordan Mintzer from Variety called Stewart "the heart and soul of the film" and praised her for giving "both weight and depth to dialogue...she makes Bella's psychological wounds seem like the real deal"^[24] Manohla Dargis from The New York Times said Stewart's "lonely-girl blues soon grow wearisome" throughout the film^[25] and Billy Goodykoontz from The Arizona Republic stated "Stewart is a huge disapointment... She sucks the energy right out of the film".^[26] She reprised this role in The Twilight Saga: Eclipse.

Kristen Stewart at the 2010 Academy Awards.

At the 2010 82nd Annual Academy Awards, Stewart and Twilight co-star Taylor Lautner presented a tribute in honour of the horror movie genre.^[27]

In 2009, Stewart starred in The Yellow Handkerchief, which debuted at the Sundance Film Festival and was released into theaters in 2010 by Samuel Goldwyn Films. She also starred alongside James Gandolfini in Welcome to the Rileys, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2010.

In 2010, Stewart portrayed rock star Joan Jett in The Runaways, a biographical film of the titular band of the same name from writer-director Floria Sigismondi.^[28] Stewart met with Jett over the 2008–2009 New Year to prepare for the role and ended up prerecording songs in a studio for the film.^[29] She received praise for her performance as the Metro Times wrote, "It turns out that Stewart is actually really good at capturing Jett's icy, tough-but-cool girl swagger, adding the needed touches of vulnerability that transform it into a pretty terrific performance... Stewart is a genuine rock star here."^[30] Also, A. O. Scott of The New York Times noted "Ms. Stewart, watchful and unassuming, gives the movie its spine and soul."^[31]

She was cast in the role of Mary Lou in an upcoming film adaptation of Jack Kerouac's cult classic novel On the Road. Shooting began in August 2010.^[32]

Stewart was listed as the highest earning female actress in Hollywood in the "2010's Top Hollywood Top Earners List" compiled by Vanity Fair. Throughout 2010, Stewart earned an estimated $28.5 million for all her movie appearances.^[33]

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 was released on November 18, 2011. The film was successful in the box office making $283.5 million its opening weekend. Though the film received negative reviews, Stewart's performance was praised. Gabriel Chong called Stewart's performance "mesmerising" and said that she "makes [Bella's] every emotion keenly felt that runs the gamut from joy, trepidation, anxiety, distress and above all quiet and resolute determination"^[34] and the Village Voice's Dan Konis saying Stewart "beautifully underplays"^[35] the role. However, some critics found Pattinson and Stewart's chemistry lacking and said that the relationship came off like a "charade" onscreen^[36] or that none of the three leads were convincing in their roles.^[37]

In March 2011, it was confirmed that Stewart would be playing Snow White in the film Snow White and the Huntsman.^[38] Filming began on August 15 and the film was released on June 1, 2012.^[39]

On December 6, 2011, Stewart was named number one on Forbes magazine's list of Hollywood's Best Actors for the Buck.^[40]

She was named the new face of an unnamed Balenciaga perfume on January 13, 2012.^[41]

In May 2012, Stewart was cast in the thiller titled Cali, directed by Nick Cassavetes. She will begin shooting the film at the end of this summer.^[42] Stewart plays one half of a troublesome pair of San Fernando Valley lovebirds who decide to sell a fake snuff film and permanently ditch with the cash. Years later, Stewart's character runs into a dilemma when she's compelled to return to Los Angeles to help out the little sister she left behind. After faking her own death, she must explain her dramatic decision to not only her closest family members but to the angry former business partners she left behind.

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Stewart currently lives in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles. She has expressed a desire to live and work in Australia, saying, "I want to go to Sydney University in Australia. My mom's from there."^[43] Apart from acting, she is also interested in attending college in the near future, saying, "I want to go to college for literature. I want to be a writer. I mean, I love what I do, but it's not all I want to do – be a professional liar for the rest of my life."^[44] In 2008, in an interview with Vanity Fair, Stewart acknowledged that she was in a relationship with Michael Angarano, her co-star from Speak.^[45]

Since meeting on the set of Twilight, Stewart has been romantically linked to co-star Robert Pattinson.^[46] Though they have never explicitly confirmed a relationship, paparazzi photographs and eyewitness accounts have driven intense media and fan speculation and attention, making "Robsten" the subject of wide media coverage.^[47] In an interview with GQ, when asked why she remained reluctant to talk about the relationship despite evidence of it being accessible online, Stewart replied, "Yeah, I know it is...So much of my life is so easily googled. I mean, it's like, come on guys, it's so obvious!"^[47] When asked why she refuses to talk about her life, Stewart replied "I'm selfish. I'm like, 'That's mine!' And I like to keep whatever is mine remaining that way. It's a funny little game to play and it's a slippery slope. I always say to myself I'm never going to give anything away because there's never any point or benefit for me. I guarantee whenever I get married or have a baby, everyone is going to want to know my kid's name and I'm not going to say it for ages."^[47]

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