Kristen Stewart through the years
With "Twilight" star Kristen Stewart celebrating her 23rd birthday on April 9, join us for a look at images of the actress throughout her career.
Join us for a look at "Twilight" star Kristen Stewart's life on and off set over the years.
Join us for a look at "Twilight" star Kristen Stewart's life on and off set over the years.
Kristen Stewart was born in Los Angeles to parents who work in film and TV. She got her uncredited debut in the 1999 Disney Channel movie "The Thirteenth Year," playing "Girl in Fountain Line."
Her next role was also uncredited, lasting a few seconds with her back to the camera as "Ring Toss Girl" in 2000's "The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas."
Her first significant role came when she was cast as Sam Jennings in the 2001 drama "The Safety of Objects."
At the age of 11, Stewart had her biggest role to date, co-starring with Jodie Foster in David Fincher's 2002 thriller "Panic Room."
Stewart poses for photographs at the premiere of "Panic Room," in Los Angeles on March 18, 2002.
She went on to join the cast of the 2003 mystery-thriller "Cold Creek Manor," playing the daughter of Dennis Quaid and Sharon Stone.
Stewart poses with her "Speak" co-stars D.B. Sweeney and Elizabeth Perkins and the film's director, Jessica Sharzer (far right), at the Premiere magazine party at the Sundance Film Festival on Jan. 19, 2004, in Park City, Utah.
The next few years saw Stewart rack up appearances in a number of movies, including the 2004 Showtime movie "Speak," as well as ...
... the 2004 action-comedy family movie "Catch That Kid" ...
... the 2005 drama "Fierce People," co-starring Anton Yelchin ...
.... the 2005 sci-fi fantasy flick "Zathura," co-starring future "Hunger Games" star Josh Hutcherson (upper right) ...
... the 2007 comedy-drama "In the Land of Women" ...
... the 2007 horror movie "The Messengers" and ...
... the 2007 indie drama "The Cake Eaters."
But her next big role came in a small part in the Sean Penn-directed drama "Into the Wild," starring Emile Hirsch.
Stewart attends the premiere of "Into the Wild" in Los Angeles on Sept. 18, 2007.
Stewart poses as she arrives for the premiere of the indie film "The Yellow Handkerchief" at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival on Jan. 18, 2008.
In 2008, Stewart co-starred with Robert De Niro in the comedy "What Just Happened."
At the age of 18, Stewart took on the starring role in 2008's "Twilight" opposite Robert Pattinson, who played the vampire lead, Edward Cullen.
Stewart appears along with her "Twilight" co-stars Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles on Sept. 7, 2008.
Her first turn as Bella in "Twilight" won her the Best Female Performance award at the 2009 MTV Movie Awards in Los Angeles on May 31, 2009.
Her first post-"Twilight" movie was the comedy "Adventureland," co-starring Jesse Eisenberg. The movie came out in April 2009, but was actually filmed before the first "Twilight" movie.
Stewart's second time out as Bella Swan came in November 2009's "The Twilight Saga: New Moon."
Stewart is seen here receiving direction during a "New Moon" scene from director Chris Weitz.
Stewart attends a news conference for "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" during the 40th annual Comic Con Convention in San Diego on July 23, 2009.
In between "New Moon" and her next "Twilight" gig, Stewart found time to appear as rocker Joan Jett in the drama "The Runaways" alongside Dakota Fanning.
She also co-starred with "The Sopranos" star James Gandolfini in the indie project "Welcome to the Rileys."
Mary Kate Olsen, Kate Hudson and Claire Danes join Stewart to watch the presentation of the Burberry 2010 Autumn/Winter collection during London Fashion Week on Feb. 23, 2010.
Stewart arrives at the 82nd Academy Awards in Hollywood on March 7, 2010.
Her next turn as Bella came in the third film in the franchise, "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse," found her again choosing between her love for Edward, played again by Pattinson, and ...
... her friendship with werewolf Jacob, played by Lautner.
Stewart arrives on the red carpet to promote "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" in downtown Rome on June 17, 2010.
Pattinson and Stewart pose at the premiere of "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" during the Los Angeles Film Festival on June 24, 2010.
Stewart arrives at the 2011 MTV Movie Awards in Los Angeles on June 5, 2011.
Pattinson, Stewart and Lautner put their handprints in cement during a hand and footprint ceremony at the Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood on Nov. 3, 2011.
In 2011, audiences saw Stewart as Bell again, this time in the penultimate chapter in the franchise, "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1." The movie saw the marriage of Bella and Edward and the drama surrounding the birth of their child.
Stewart poses at the premiere of "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1" in Los Angeles on Nov. 14, 2011.
In the summer of 2012, Stewart took on the role of Snow White in the epic action-movie adaptation of the classic story, "Snow White and the Huntsman," co-starring Chris Hemsworth, who played Thor in "Thor" and "The Avengers."
Stewart, Chris Hemsworth and Charlize Theron pose for photographers as they arrive for the world premiere of "Snow White and the Huntsman" at Leicester Square in London on May 14, 2012.
She also appeared in the 2012 film adaptation of the classic Jack Kerouac novel "On the Road," in which she'll star as Marylou.
Stewart and her "On the Road" co-star Kirsten Dunst pose during a photocall for the film at the 65th Cannes Film Festival on May 23, 2012.
Stewart poses at an industry screening of "Snow White and the Huntsman" in Westwood, Calif., on May 29, 2012.
Audiences got one last chance to see Stewart as Bella in the final chapter in the "Twilight" series "Breaking Dawn - Part 2."
Stewart poses at the premiere of "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2" in Los Angeles on Nov. 12, 2012.
Daniel Radcliffe and Stewart present an award at the 85th Academy Awards in Hollywood on Feb. 24, 2013.
Stewart accepts the award from Sandra Bullock and Neil Patrick Harris for favorite movie actress at the 2013 Kid's Choice Awards in Los Angeles on March 23, 2013.
