Kristen Jaymes Stewart is an American actress and director born on Apri l 9, 1990 in Los Angeles, California. Kristen was the first American actress to be the recipient of the César Award. She also has a list of several accolades credited to her name.
Kristen Stewart’s fame grew immensely as she emerged as the highest-paid actress in the world in 2010 and also in 2012. She was born and raised in Los Angeles; her father is American and her mother is Australian. Both her parents were involved in show business. In 1999, Kristen began her acting career as a child.
In 2002, she was noticed for her role as the daughter of Jodie Foster’s character in the thriller film – Panic Room. Her performance here earned her a Young Artist Award nomination for Best Leading Actress in a Feature Film. Subsequently, Stewart starred in the following movies – Speak (2004), Catch That Kid (2004), Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005), and Into the Wild (2007).
Kristen Stewart became the recipient of the BAFTA Rising Star Award in 2010. She then proceeded to attain wide recognition for her role as Bella Swan in The Twilight Saga film series (2008 – 2012). The series collectively grossed more than $3.3 billion all over the world.
Kristen Stewart Early Life
Stewart’s parents both worked in the entertainment industry. Her father is a stage manager and television producer who has worked for Fox. He has also worked on the Comedy Central show @midnight.
On the other hand, her mother is a script supervisor, who also directed the 2012 film K-11. Stewart has an older sibling, her brother Cameron B. Stewart. She also has two adopted brothers, Dana and Taylor. Until the 7th grade, Stewart went to local schools for her education.
As Kristen was more engaged in the film industry, she continued her education by distance until the completion of high school. Stewart’s first role, after auditioning for a year, was a small nonspeaking part in the Disney Channel television film The Thirteenth Year. At the age of 14, Stewart got her first starring role in the children’s action-comedy Catch That Kid (2004).
Kristen Stewart Career Life
Stewart has always thought she was going to become a screenwriter or director. Since she was raised in a family that worked behind the camera, she never actually considered being an actor. Kristen recalled: “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”.
At the age of eight, Kristen began acting after an agent saw her perform in a Christmas play at her elementary school. As Stewart progressed all through the years in her acting career, she was ultimately named number one on Forbes magazine’s list of “Hollywood’s Best Actors for the Buck” on December 6, 2011. And on January 13, 2012, Kristen became the face of a new unnamed Balenciaga perfume; in June, its name was promoted as “Florabotanica”.
Furthermore, Stewart starred as Snow White in the film Snow White and the Huntsman (2012). Stewart also features as Mary Lou in On the Road, the film adaptation of Jack Kerouac’s novel of the same name.
According to Forbes, Stewart emerged as the highest-paid actress in 2012, with total earnings of $34.5 million. She received $12.5 million each for the last two installments in the Twilight series, including royalties.
Kristen Stewart Movies
Most of Kristen Stewart’s fame and wealth came about as a result of her role in movies. some of the movies she has acted in include;
- Twilight
- Charlie’s Angels
- The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1
- The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2
- Snow White and the Huntsman
- The Twilight Saga: New Moon
- Underwater
- The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
- Personal Shopper
- Seberg
- Panic Room
- Into The Wild
- Zathura: A Space Adventure
- American Ultra
- The Huntsman: Writer’s War
- Adventureland
- On The Road
- Equals
- Camp X-ray
- Cafe Society
- The Runaways
- Clouds of Sils Maria
- Still Alice
- Lizzie
- Catch That Kid
- Speak
- The Messengers
- Jumper
- Welcome to The Rileys
- JT Leroy
- Cold Creek Manor
- The Cake Eaters
- In The Land of Women
- Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk
- Aware, Anywhere
- Love Antosha
- Certain Women
- k -11
- The Yellow Handkerchief
- Fierce People
- The Big Shoe
- Come, Swim,
- The Safety of Objects
- Anesthesia
- What Just Happened
- Undertow
- Cutlass
Kristen Stewart Personal Life
Until early 2009, Kristen was in a relationship with her Speak co-star Michael Angarano. She then began to date her Twilight co-star Robert Pattinson, in mid-2009. After a breakup, Pattinson and Stewart reunited in October 2012. They however split eventually in May 2013.
Stewart started dating visual effects producer Alicia Cargile in mid-2013. She also dated French singer Soko for a short time in the spring of 2016, before she continued dating Cargile in mid-2016. In late 2016, she shortly dated musician Annie Clark, known professionally as St. Vincent.
From late 2016, she was in a relationship with New Zealand model Stella Maxwell until they split up in late 2018. Stewart dated stylist Sara Dinkin from late 2018 until she went back to dating Maxwell again in mid-2019. Since August 2019, she has been in a relationship with screenwriter Dylan Meyer.
Kristen Stewart Net Worth
Kristen Stewart net worth is estimated at $70 million. Her net worth comprises her $2.2 million luxury Los Feliz Villa. The mansion covers a cumulative floor space of 3,365 square feet. In addition, it features 4 bedrooms, a large living room, one dining room, 4 bathrooms, and a modern modular-styled dine-in kitchen.
The garage can hold up to six big cars at a time. Also, Stewart’s immediate neighborhood is populated by celebrities like Hollywood artists Natalie Portman and Casey Affleck, and pop star Natasha Bedingfield. Also, Kristen Stewart reportedly rented a luxurious Bel Air home in 2011 for a few months.
However, it was reported a few months back that she had moved out of the house. However, the house that she stayed in, located in the wealthy residential community in Bel-Air in the Westside of Los Angeles, CA, commands a value close to $6 million in the real estate market.
Kristen Stewart net worth also includes her cars. When it comes to Kristen’s Autos and cars, she owns a Toyota Tacoma pick-up truck. The 2-door vehicle is powered by a 2.7 liter 4 cylinder engine that produces 159hp. In addition, the Hollywood actress owns a Dodge Magnum family car.
The car is highly rated when it comes to utility, style, and power. It is powered by a 200hp V6 engine and it comes in an all-wheel-drive version. Lastly, Kristen also owns a Mini Cooper. And although this may seem pretty difficult to believe, Kristen’s choice of cars remains quite eccentric. However, it is not known for sure whether she owns a customized model or not.
Conclusion
This multiple award-winning Hollywood actress is also committed to philanthropy. In 2013, Kristen reportedly raised $500,000 for the Sandy relief effort by meeting with an anonymous “Middle Eastern Prince” for 15 minutes. She’s a good philanthropist, she’s beautiful, talented, rich, and outspoken. In all, She identifies herself as a feminist.