Facts: - caption: stewart at the 2014 cannes film festival - birth name: kristen jaymes stewart - yearsactive: 1999 -- present - birth date: 9 april 1990 - name: kristen stewart - image: file : kristen stewart cannes 2014.jpg - birth place: los angeles , california , u.s. - occupation: actress Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of kristen stewart .
kristen jaymes stewart -lrb- born april 9 , 1990 -rrb- is an american actress , known for playing the protagonist bella swan in '' the twilight saga '' film series from 2008 -- 12 , which has grossed over $ 3.3 billion worldwide .she is the '' face '' of chanel and balenciaga fashion brands .stewart began her career in 1999 and came to prominence playing jodie foster 's daughter in the 2002 thriller '' panic room '' .she has since starred in a range of films , including '' speak '' -lrb- 2004 -rrb- , '' zathura '' -lrb- 2005 -rrb- , '' into the wild '' -lrb- 2007 -rrb- , '' adventureland '' -lrb- 2009 -rrb- , '' the runaways '' -lrb- 2010 -rrb- , '' snow white and the huntsman '' -lrb- 2012 -rrb- , '' on the road '' -lrb- 2012 -rrb- , '' camp x-ray '' -lrb- 2014 -rrb- , '' still alice '' -lrb- 2014 -rrb- and '' equals '' -lrb- 2015 -rrb- .stewart was listed as the highest-earning female actress in the '' vanity fair '' '' hollywood top earners list of 2010 '' , with an estimated earning of $ 28.5 million .in 2011 , she was named number one on '' forbes '' magazine 's list of '' hollywood 's best actors for the buck '' .'' forbes '' also named her as the highest paid actress in 2012 , with total earnings of $ 34.5 million .she won the rising star bafta award in 2010 , and became the first american actress to win a cesar award , when she won best supporting actress in 2015 for her role opposite juliette binoche in '' clouds of sils maria '' -lrb- 2014 -rrb- .