Biographic - Sunday November 22, 2009 Comic Strip Licensing and Permissions

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Kristen Stewart was born in Los Angeles on April 9, 1990. Her Dad is a tv producer and her mother is a script supervisor. So it was no surprise that Kristen was drawn to acting from an early age. Following a couple of small cameos, she had a well-received role in 2001's "The Safety of Objects" before starring opposite Jodie Foster in the 2002 thriller "Panic Room." She continued to rack up impressive credits throughout her early teens, with featured roles in such movies as "Cold Creek Manor" "Catch That Kid" and "Fierce People" as well as an acclaimed lead role in the tv movie "Speak." More starring vehicles came her way, including "The Cake Eaters" and the horror movie "The Messengers" and she appeared with Robert De Niro and Sean Penn in 2008's "What Just Happened." That same year, she appeared in the role that elevated her to cult stardom, as Bella Swan in the vampire fantasy "Twilight" adapted from the hugely popular Stephanie Meyer books. The movie was a box-office smash that swept the board at numerous teen award shows. "Twilight" has blossomed into a major movie franchise with the sequel. "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" set to be followed in 2010 by "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" the series has confirmed Kristen's leading lady status, and her upcoming projects include a portrayal of rocker Joan Jett in the upcoming biopic "The Runaways."

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