Kristen Stewart turns 23 today! The actress is best known for her role as Bella in all five films of the TWILIGHT SAGA. Kristen’s debut role was in a Disney movie called THE THIRTEENTH YEAR, where she had a small non-speaking part. In addition to TWILIGHT, she went on to star in ADVENTURELAND, THE RUNAWAYS, THE YELLOW HANDKERCHIEF, WELCOME TO THE RILEYS, SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN, and ON THE ROAD. Kristen has also won a total of 32 awards and has been nominated for another 25 awards! Some of her wins include MTV Movie Awards for Best Kiss (which she won four years in a row with Robert Pattinson), Best Female Performance (which she won three years in a row), The People’s Choice Awards for Favorite Movie Star Under 25, Favorite Movie Actress, Favorite On-Screen Team and many, many more.
In honour of Kristen’s birthday, here are a few facts about Kristen that you may not know:
- Kristen is an animal lover. She has one cat and three dogs.
- Kristen is obsessed with Macarena songs. Her iPod is said to have more than 3,000 Macarena songs on it.
- Kristen was behind the casting of her co-star Robert Pattinson for the role of Edward Cullen in THE TWILIGHT SAGA.
- Nikki Reed, who plays Rosalie in THE TWILIGHT SAGA, and Kristen are off-screen best friends.
- Kristen has green eyes and blonde hair, as opposed to her character Bella Swan, who has brown eyes and brown hair (she had to wear contacts and dye her hair for the role.)
Happy Birthday, Kristen!