History of Kristen Stewart in Timeline
Kristen Stewart is a highly acclaimed American actress recognized for her diverse roles and significant contributions to the film industry. She has garnered prestigious awards such as a British Academy Film Award and a César Award, along with nominations for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award, solidifying her status as a prominent figure in contemporary cinema. Her career spans various genres, showcasing her versatility and commitment to the craft of acting.
1953: Adoption of Jules Mann-Stewart
In 1953 in California, Jules Mann-Stewart, Kristen Stewart's mother, was adopted by a Jewish couple, Norma and Ben Urman.
April 9, 1990: Kristen Stewart Born
On April 9, 1990, Kristen Jaymes Stewart was born. She would later become an American actress known for roles in films like Panic Room and The Twilight Saga.
2001: Appearance in The Safety of Objects
In 2001, Kristen Stewart appeared in the independent film The Safety of Objects, playing the tomboy daughter of a troubled single mother.
2002: Role in Panic Room
In 2002, Kristen Stewart played the tomboy, diabetic daughter of a divorced mother (Jodie Foster) in the thriller film Panic Room, directed by David Fincher. She was nominated for a Young Artist Award for her performance.
2003: Role in Cold Creek Manor
Following the success of Panic Room, in 2003 Kristen Stewart was cast in another thriller, Cold Creek Manor, playing the daughter of Dennis Quaid and Sharon Stone's characters and receiving a Young Artist Award nomination for her performance.
2003: Adrien Brody wins César Award for Best Actor
In 2003, Adrien Brody won the César Award for Best Actor. This is relevant to Kristen Stewart's history because she later became the second American to win a César Award.
2004: Roles in Catch That Kid, Undertow, and Speak
In 2004, Kristen Stewart had her first starring role in the children's action-comedy Catch That Kid, played the role of Lila in the thriller Undertow, and starred in the Lifetime/Showtime television film Speak, based on the novel by Laurie Halse Anderson.
2005: Role in Zathura: A Space Adventure
In 2005, Kristen Stewart appeared in the fantasy-adventure film Zathura: A Space Adventure, playing the role of Lisa Budwing.
2005: Dated Michael Angarano
In 2005, Kristen Stewart began dating her Speak co-star Michael Angarano.
2006: Role in Fierce People
In 2006, Kristen Stewart played the character Maya in Fierce People, directed by Griffin Dunne.
November 16, 2007: Casting as Bella Swan in Twilight
On November 16, 2007, Summit Entertainment announced that Kristen Stewart would play Bella Swan in the film Twilight, based on Stephenie Meyer's novel. She was on the set of Adventureland when director Catherine Hardwicke visited her for an informal screen test.
2007: Roles in In the Land of Women and Into the Wild
In 2007, Kristen Stewart appeared as Lucy Hardwicke in In the Land of Women and had a small role in Into the Wild, portraying Tracy.
2007: Role in Into the Wild
In 2007, Kristen Stewart appeared in Into the Wild.
October 2008: Appearance in What Just Happened
In October 2008, Kristen Stewart appeared in What Just Happened.
November 2008: Release of Twilight
In November 2008, Twilight was released in the U.S., starring Kristen Stewart as Bella Swan.
2008: Starred in The Twilight Saga film series
In 2008, Kristen Stewart achieved global stardom for starring as Bella Swan in The Twilight Saga film series.
2009: Praise for role in Adventureland
In 2009, Kristen Stewart received praise for her role in Adventureland, a comedy-drama film written and directed by Greg Mottola.
2009: Break up with Michael Angarano
In early 2009, Kristen Stewart ended her relationship with Michael Angarano.
2009: Romantically linked to Robert Pattinson
In mid-2009, Kristen Stewart became romantically linked to her Twilight co-star Robert Pattinson.
2009: The Yellow Handkerchief Debuts at Sundance Film Festival
Kristen Stewart starred in The Yellow Handkerchief, which debuted at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival.
February 2010: BAFTA Rising Star Award
In February 2010, Kristen Stewart won the BAFTA Rising Star Award at the 63rd British Academy Film Awards.
June 2010: Release of Eclipse
In June 2010, Eclipse, the third film in the Twilight series, was released with Kristen Stewart reprising her role as Bella.
2010: BAFTA Rising Star Award
In 2010, Kristen Stewart earned the BAFTA Rising Star Award.
November 18, 2011: Release of Breaking Dawn – Part 1
On November 18, 2011, the fourth installment in the Twilight film series, Breaking Dawn – Part 1, was released, starring Kristen Stewart as Bella Swan.
December 6, 2011: Named Best Actor for the Buck
On December 6, 2011, Kristen Stewart was named number one on Forbes magazine's list of "Hollywood's Best Actors for the Buck".
January 13, 2012: Face of Balenciaga Perfume
On January 13, 2012, Kristen Stewart became the face of a new Balenciaga perfume, later promoted as Florabotanica in June.
July 2012: Affair Revealed
In July 2012, Kristen Stewart was photographed with her Snow White and the Huntsman director Rupert Sanders, revealing an affair, leading to public apologies from both parties.
October 2012: Reconciles with Robert Pattinson
In October 2012, Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson reconciled after their split following the revelation of her affair.
November 2012: Release of Breaking Dawn – Part 2
In November 2012, Kristen Stewart concluded the role of Bella Swan in Breaking Dawn – Part 2.
2012: World's Highest-Paid Actress
In 2012, Forbes ranked Kristen Stewart as the world's highest-paid actress, with total earnings of $34.5 million.
2012: The Twilight Saga concluded
In 2012, Kristen Stewart concluded her role as Bella Swan in The Twilight Saga film series.
2012: Donates dress to charity auction
In 2012, Kristen Stewart signed and donated the dress she wore to the premiere of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 to a CharityBuzz auction benefiting the Robin Hood Foundation's Sandy Relief Fund.
2012: Starring role in Snow White and the Huntsman
In 2012, Kristen Stewart starred in the fantasy film Snow White and the Huntsman.
2012: Divorce Filing of Stewart's Parents
In 2012, Kristen Stewart's mother filed for divorce from her father after 27 years of marriage.
May 2013: Final Break Up with Robert Pattinson
In May 2013, Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson finally broke up.
December 11, 2013: New Face of Chanel
On December 11, 2013, Chanel announced Kristen Stewart as their "new face" for a Western-inspired fashion collection.
2013: Ranked in AskMen's Top 99 Women and best-dressed woman
In 2013, Kristen Stewart ranked number 7 on AskMen's list of "Top 99 Women". Glamour UK also named her the best-dressed woman in 2013.
2013: Dated Alicia Cargile
In mid-2013, Kristen Stewart started dating visual effects producer Alicia Cargile.
May 2014: Release of Chanel Campaign
In May 2014, the Chanel campaign featuring Kristen Stewart was released online, shot by Karl Lagerfeld.
2014: Clouds of Sils Maria premiere and Still Alice appearance
In 2014, Kristen Stewart starred in "Clouds of Sils Maria", which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, receiving critical acclaim for her performance. Also in 2014, she appeared in "Still Alice" alongside Julianne Moore, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, and was also praised for her performance.
2014: Roles in Camp X-Ray, Still Alice, and Clouds of Sils Maria
In 2014, Kristen Stewart starred in Camp X-Ray and Still Alice. She also received acclaim for her performance in Olivier Assayas' drama film Clouds of Sils Maria, which won her the César Award for Best Supporting Actress.
2015: Stars in American Ultra and Once and Forever and confirmed for Certain Women
In 2015, Kristen Stewart co-starred in "American Ultra", starred in "Once and Forever" directed by Karl Lagerfeld, and was confirmed to join "Certain Women".
2015: Ranked #9 on Forbes' Highest-Paid Actresses
In 2015, Kristen Stewart was ranked No. 9 on Forbes' highest-paid actress list, earning $12 million.
January 8, 2016: Anesthesia released
On January 8, 2016, "Anesthesia", an indie drama featuring Kristen Stewart about a group of New Yorkers, was released by IFC Films.
May 2016: Directorial Debut Announced
In May 2016, Kristen Stewart's directorial debut with a short film for Refinery29's ShatterBox Anthology was announced.
July 15, 2016: Equals released
On July 15, 2016, the futuristic love story "Equals", starring Kristen Stewart and Nicholas Hoult, was released.
July 2016: Cafe Society released
In July 2016, the Woody Allen film "Café Society", starring Kristen Stewart, was released to mixed reviews.
October 14, 2016: Certain Women released
On October 14, 2016, the film "Certain Women", in which Kristen Stewart starred, was released.
November 11, 2016: Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk released
On November 11, 2016, the war drama "Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk", co-starring Kristen Stewart, was released.
December 2016: Appears in Rolling Stones' music video
In December 2016, Kristen Stewart appeared in the official music video for the Rolling Stones' single "Ride 'Em on Down".
2016: Named best-dressed woman by Glamour UK
In 2016, Glamour UK named Kristen Stewart the best-dressed woman.
2016: Participates in building a school in Nicaragua
In 2016, Kristen Stewart participated in building a school in Nicaragua through the nonprofit buildOn.
2016: Starring in Equals and Personal Shopper
In 2016, Kristen Stewart starred in the drama Equals and reunited with Olivier Assayas in the supernatural thriller Personal Shopper.
2016: Dates Soko and resumes dating Alicia Cargile
In the spring of 2016, Kristen Stewart briefly dated French singer Soko, before she resumed dating Alicia Cargile in mid-2016.
2017: Directorial Debut with Come Swim
In 2017, Kristen Stewart made her directorial debut with the short film Come Swim.
2017: Identifies as bisexual
In 2017, Kristen Stewart stated that she is bisexual.
2017: Come Swim Premiere, Chanel ad campaign, Co-authorship, and SNL Hosting
In 2017, Kristen Stewart's short film "Come Swim" premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, she appeared in a Chanel video ad campaign, co-authored a computer science preprint about neural nets, hosted Saturday Night Live and was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
September 14, 2018: Lizzie released
On September 14, 2018, "Lizzie", a film starring Kristen Stewart and Chloë Sevigny, was released by Saban Films and Roadside Attractions.
2018: Break up with Stella Maxwell
In late 2018, Kristen Stewart and New Zealand model Stella Maxwell broke up.
August 2019: Seberg premieres at Venice International Film Festival
In August 2019, Kristen Stewart starred as Jean Seberg in "Seberg", which premiered at the 76th Venice International Film Festival to mixed reviews, though Stewart's performance was praised.
August 2019: Relationship with Dylan Meyer
Since August 2019, Kristen Stewart has been in a relationship with screenwriter Dylan Meyer.
November 2019: DNA Test Reveals Jewish Ancestry
In November 2019, Kristen Stewart said that a DNA test revealed that one of her biological maternal grandparents was Ashkenazi Jewish.
2019: Leading role in Charlie's Angels
In 2019, Kristen Stewart returned to mainstream Hollywood with a leading role in the action film Charlie's Angels.
2019: Speaks out against pressure to hide affection with girlfriend
In 2019, Kristen Stewart stated that she had been advised not to be affectionate with her girlfriend in public to land mainstream roles and expressed her disapproval of such advice.
June 2020: Cast as Princess Diana in Spencer
In June 2020, Kristen Stewart was announced as having been cast as Diana, Princess of Wales, in the biographical drama film "Spencer".
June 30, 2020: Homemade anthology series released on Netflix
On June 30, 2020, "Homemade", an anthology series featuring a short film titled "Crickets" written and directed by Kristen Stewart, was released on Netflix.
November 25, 2020: Happiest Season released
On November 25, 2020, Kristen Stewart starred opposite Mackenzie Davis in "Happiest Season", an LGBT holiday romance film directed by Clea DuVall.
2020: Actress of the Decade Award
In 2020, Kristen Stewart received the Actress of the Decade Award by the Hollywood Critics Association.
2020: Starring in Happiest Season
In 2020, Kristen Stewart starred in the romantic comedy Happiest Season.
September 2021: Spencer premieres at Venice International Film Festival
In September 2021, "Spencer", starring Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana, premiered at the 78th Venice International Film Festival, garnering critical acclaim for Stewart's performance.
November 2021: Engagement to Dylan Meyer
In November 2021, Kristen Stewart stated that she and Dylan Meyer were engaged.
2021: Nomination for Academy Award for Best Actress for Spencer
In 2021, Kristen Stewart's portrayal of Diana, Princess of Wales in Pablo Larraín's biographical drama Spencer earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress.
2022: Crimes of the Future premiere
In 2022, Kristen Stewart played an investigator in the film Crimes of the Future, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.
2023: Jury President at Berlin International Film Festival
In 2023, Kristen Stewart was selected as Jury President for the competition section of the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival.
2024: Stars in Love Lies Bleeding and Sacramento
In 2024, Kristen Stewart starred in writer-director Rose Glass's romantic thriller Love Lies Bleeding. She also starred with Michael Angarano and Michael Cera in Angarano's road film Sacramento.
February 2025: Filming begins on The Wrong Girls
In February 2025, filming began on "The Wrong Girls" in which Kristen Stewart has a starring role, and also co-wrote and produced.
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