Kristen Stewart Height, Age, Boyfriend, Girlfriend, Wife, Family, Biography

Some Lesser Known Facts About Kristen Stewart

• Kristen Stewart was born and raised in the San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, California.

• She attended local schools until the seventh grade. She dropped out of school at the age of 13 and switched to homeschooling and distance learning as she was more involved in her acting career.

• Kristen was raised in a family that worked as non-actors in the entertainment industry, so she wanted to become a screenwriter or a director, but she never planned to be an actor. In an interview, she said,

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”

• Out of her 3 siblings, Cameron Stewart is her only biological sibling, as Dana Stewart and Taylor Stewart are her parents’ adopted children.

• When she was only 8 years old, she was spotted by a talent scout while performing in a school’s Christmas play.

• Kristen’s role in her debut film, The Thirteenth Year (1999), was a non-speaking role.

• In 2002, she bagged a role in the thriller film Panic Room. Her performance was widely praised. She was 12 years old at that time.

• At age 14, Stewart bagged her first lead role as a child artist in the children’s action-comedy film titled Catch That Kid (2004), opposite American actors Max Thieriot and Corbin Bleu.

• After starring in notable films such as Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005) and Into the Wild (2007), she landed her major breakthrough role as Bella Swan in The Twilight Saga film series (2008–2012). Her iconic performance in this series led her to achieve global stardom. At the time, this series was also one of the highest-grossing film franchises.

• Kristen was a trained guitarist. She had played guitar for her role as Joan Jett in the film The Runaways (2010). She also recorded her vocal tracks for six songs that are used in the film and its corresponding soundtrack.

• In an interview, Kristen revealed that at age 19, she received her high school diploma while filming The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010).

• Kristen was ranked number 10 in FHM Online’s “Sexiest Women in the World” (2010).

• In 2011, Kristen Stewart ranked at the top of Forbes’ list of Hollywood’s Best Actors for the Buck. That same year, she was recognised as the 13th highest-earning figure in the entertainment industry in Vanity Fair’s “Hollywood’s Top 40” list, with estimated earnings of $28.5 million from her film roles.

• On 3 November 2011, Stewart and her Twilight co-stars Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner imprinted their handprints and footprints into cement in front of the famous Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California. They are placed as souvenirs in that theatre.

• Kristen bagged her first American Vogue cover in January 2011.
  

  Kristen Stewart on the cover page of American Vogue January 2011 edition

• In 2012, Forbes listed her as the highest-paid actress of the year with total earnings of $34.5 million.

• In 2012, she became the face of Florabotanica Balenciaga perfume.

• On December 11, 2013, Stewart became the new face of Chanel for their Western-inspired fashion collection.

• In an interview, Kristen revealed that she performed most of her stunts for her role as Snow White in the film Snow White and the Huntsman (2012). She pulled a ligament in her right hand, which caused production to temporarily shut down. She also suffered a foot injury while performing her stunts.

• In 2013, Kristen Stewart was ranked number 7 on AskMen’s list of “Top 99 Women”.

• Glamour UK Magazine named her the best-dressed woman in 2012, 2013, and 2016.

• Stewart’s film Clouds of Sils Maria (2014) premiered at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival.

• Kristen Stewart was the second American actress who win a Cesar Award (2015). She won this for her role in Clouds of Sils Maria (2014).

• In Clouds of Sils Maria (2014), Kristen’s character has a tattoo on her right arm. This is a piece of Picasso’s Guernica. Kristen loved the temporary tattoo so much, she made this a real tattoo.

• In 2016, Stewart became the youngest actress to be an honoree at the New York Film Festival. In the same year, she was also an honoree at Elle‘s Women in Hollywood Awards.

• In 2017, her directional debut short film titled Come Swim had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, USA (2017).

• Kristein was a member of the ‘Official Competition’ jury at the 71st Cannes International Film Festival (2018).

• In 2019, Times magazine declared her performance the 10th best performance of 2019 for her film Seberg (2019).

• Stewart shaved her hair into a very short cut for her role in the film Underwater (2020).

• In 2023, Stewart was selected as Jury President for the competition section of the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival.
  

  Kristen Stewart as Jury President for the competition section of the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival

• In 2017, Kristen came out as bisexual during the opening monologue for the Saturday Night Live comedy TV series. She is also a supporter of the LGBTIAQ+ community.

• Kristen Stewart got engaged to her girlfriend Dylan Meyer in 2021. She, along with Meyer and film producer Maggie McLean, cofounded a production company named Nevermind Pictures in 2021.
  

  Kristen Stewart with her girlfriend Dylan Meyer

• Kristen got married to her girlfriend Dylam Meyer in an intimate ceremony in Los Angeles on April 20, 2025.
  

  Kristen Stewart and Dylan Meyer on their wedding day

• Stewart is also a social worker. In 2012, 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, a charitable organisation which worked to eradicate poverty in New York City.

• She suffers from equinophobia, the fear of horses.

• Stewart is an avid cat and dog lover. She owns three dogs named Bear, Bernie and Cole and a cat named Max/Jella.
  

  Kristen Stewart with her cat

• Kristen Stewart loves cooking. In an interview, she revealed that Paula Deen is her favourite chef and she watches her cooking videos in her free time.

• Stewart drinks alcohol occasionally. She also smokes cigarettes occasionally.

• She enjoys playing golf.
  

  Kristen Stewart, while playing golf