Kristen Stewart was born in Los Angeles and then spent some of her early years in Colorado and Pennsylvania before moving back to Los Angeles with her family when she was 8 years old.
Her full name is Kristen Jaymes Stewart.
She was raised the only girl among two brothers. Her oldest and biological brother, Cameron is 24. Her brother Taylor was adopted when he was 13 and he and Kristen are the same age.
Her father is John Stewart, a TV producer who works at Fox-TV and co-produced "On-Air with Ryan Seacrest". Since 2010, he has been working with George Lopez at "Lopez Tonight" on TBS TV
Her mother, Jules Stewart, is an Australian script supervisor. Kristen says Noosa Heads (a Queensland resort town) is one of her favorite places on the planet. Her Australian heritage also inspired the name of her dog, a border collie named Oz.Since she grew up with a family who all worked behind the camera, Stewart thought she would become a screenwriter/director, but never considered being an actor. "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 age 8, Stewart was discovered by a talent agent while singing in a school play. Although Stewart has since become an actress and not a singer, she has performed her own vocals in two films, "Into the Wild" and "The Runaways".Kristen's first starring role was in 'Catchthat Kid' with 'High School Musical' alum Corbin Bleu.She shares her birthday, April 9, with actor Dennis Quaid who played her father inCold Creek Manor in 2003.
Kristen was nominated 3 consecutive years from 2003 to 2005 for the Young Artist Award, but never won.
