Kristen Jaymes Stewart (born April 9, 1990) is an American actress who  is best known for playing Bella Swan in The Twilight Saga film series  and for her prolific work in independent films. She has also starred in  films such as Panic Room (2002), Speak (2004), Zathura (2005), The  Messengers (2007), Adventureland (2009), The Runaways (2010), Snow White  and the Huntsman (2012), On the Road (2012), Camp X-Ray (2014) and  Clouds of Sils Maria (2014) . She will star in an adaptation of the book  Still Alice and Equals, with both movies projected for release in 2015.  She is also the face of Chanel and Balenciaga fashion brands.Stewart  was born in 1990 and raised in Los Angeles, California by parents in the  entertainment industry Her father John Stewart is a stage manager and  television producer who has worked for Fox Her mother Jules Mann-Stewart  is originally from Maroochydore, Queensland, Australia. She is a script  supervisor and has also directed a film She has an older brother,  Cameron B. Stewart, and two adopted brothers, Dana and Taylor.  Stewart  attended local schools until the seventh grade. As she became more  involved in acting, she continued her education by correspondence until  completing high school 





















