The Director
The Director of Twilight is Catherine Hardwicke, the essence of the Twilight movie. If it weren't for her, Bella would be a 'Star Athlete' in the movie, which would completely ruin the whole book! Catherine is on the far left with Stephenie Meyer and Kristen Stewart.
Kristen Stewart
Kristen Jaymes Stewart plays Bella in the movie. She was born on April 9, 1990(age 18)in
Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
She is known for roles in the films Panic Rooms, Zathura, In The Land Of Women, The Messengers, Catch That Kid, Into The Wild and, of course, Twilight.
Biography (in the brief)
Kristen Stewart was born and raised in Los Angelos, where she lives with her family. Her father, John Stewart, is a stage manager and television producer who worked for Fox. Her mother, Jules Mann-Stewart, is a scriptwriter who came from Sydney, Australia. She attended school until the seventh grade, and then continued her education by correspondence. She has an older brother, Cameron Stewart, and love to surf and play the guitar. A fan of rock music, her favorite bands include U2,Radiohead, The Beatles, The Specials, Laura Marling, Green Day, Nirvana and Beck. In a 2008 interview with Vanity Fair, Kristen confirmed she is dating actor Michael Angarano. Kristen Stewart wants to live and work in Australia, saying, "I want to go to Sydney University in Australia. My mom's from there. Kristen Stewart is very good friends with Nikki Reed, who plays Rosalie in the Twilight movie.
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Robert Pattinson
Robert Thomas Pattinson plays Edward in the movie. He was born on
May 13, 1986 in London, England.
His main role so far has been playing Cedric Diggory in Two Harry Potter movies
Biography (in the brief)
Pattinson was born in London, England. His mother, Clare, worked for a modeling agency, and his father, Richard, imported vintage cars from the U.S. He became involved in amateur theatre through the Barnes Theatre Company. After some backstage experience there, he took on acting roles. He caught the attention of an acting agent in a production of Tess of the D'Urbervilles, and began looking for professional roles. Since then he has performed in an amateur version of Macbeth at the Old Sorting Office Arts Centre, as well as trying his hand at modeling.
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Peter Facineli
Peter Facinelli plays Carlisle in the movie. He was born on November 26, 1973 in Queens, New York. He's currently married to Jennie Garth.
Biography (in the brief)
Facinelli grew up in Ozone Park, Queens, New York, the son of Italian immigrants Bruna, a homemaker, and Peter Facinelli, Sr., a waiter. He studied acting at the Atlantic Theater Company Acting School in New York City; his teachers there included William H. Macy, Felicity Huffman, Giancarlo Esposito, and Camryn Manheim.
Facinelli met his future wife, Jennie Garth, on the set of An Unfinished Affair, a 1996 made-for-TV movie. They married on January 20, 2001. He and Garth have three daughters together: Luca Bella (June 22, 1997), Lola Ray (December 6, 2002) and Fiona Eve (September 30, 2006).
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Elizabeth Reaser
Elizabeth Ann Reaser plays Esme in the movie. Her movie roles include Stay and The Family Stone. She was born on June 15, 1975 and lived in Bloomfield, Michigan.
Biography (in the brief)
Reaser was born in Bloomfield, Michigan, an affluent Detroit suburb, the daughter of Karen Davidson and John Reaser. She is a graduate of the Juilliard School. She also attended Birmingham Seaholm High School and graduated from Avondale High School.
She once appeared in a London stage production for only two audience members,and in preparation for her role on Saved she hung out in an emergency room, researching the behavior of medical staff. In October 2004, Interview magazine hailed her as one of the "14 To Be" emerging creative women.
She earned the "Jury Award" at the Newport Beach Film Festival in 2006 for her work in the film Sweet Land, and in 2007 was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award as "Best Female Lead" for the same part. Reaser also earned a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for her recurring guest appearance throughout 2007 on the television series Grey's Anatomy as an unidentified pregnant woman suffering from amnesia.
Reaser currently has two film projects in production, scheduled to be released in 2008. She played the role of Esme Cullen in the movie Twilight, based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Stephenie Meyer.
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Kellan Lutz
Kellan Lutz plays Emmett in the movie. He was born on March 15, 1985 in Dickinson, North Dakota. Before filming 'Twilight', he was a model for the well-known 'Abercrombie And Fitch' brand.
Biography (in the brief)
Lutz is the middle child. He was born in Dickinson, North Dakota, and was raised throughout North Dakota, the Midwest, and Arizona. He started modeling when he was 13 or 14. After graduating high school he moved to Los Angeles for college where he then decided to pursue an acting career. Had he not chosen this path, however, he had considered a career in Chemical engineering or becoming a Navy SEAL.
Lutz has close friendships with his Twilight co-stars, particularly Ashley Greene and Jackson Rathbone, who he knew before the movie began filming. He says that his 23rd birthday was spent with the cast, saying, "I hung out with the cast of Twilight and went on a crazy adventure with a loony cab driver." He is currently dating AnnaLynne McCord, who stars in 90210.
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Nikki Reed
Nicole Houston Reed plays Rosalie in the movie. Her roles include a part in Thirteen and Lords Of Dogtown. She was
May 17, 1988 in West Los Angeles, California.
Biography (in the brief)
Reed was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Cheryl Houston, a hairdresser, and Seth Reed, a set designer. She has an older brother, Nathan, and a younger brother with Autism named Joey. Reed's father is Jewish and her mother is of Cherokee and Italian descent; Reed was raised without religion though grew up around Judaism (her brother had a
Reed has described her home life as "complicated." She attended Palms Middle School. Her parents divorced when she was two, and she grew up with her mother. She describes herself as having been "shy and a bookworm," but at the age of twelve she became rebellious and emotionally volatile. The relationship between Reed and her mother became strained when Reed experimented with drugs, and alcohol. At the age of fourteen, Reed was emancipated; she then moved out and began living on her own. She had no specific desire to become an actress.
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Jackson Rathbone
Jackson Rathbone plays Jasper in the movie. His only known role is in the drama 'Beautiful People'. Jackson was born on December 21, 1984 in Singapore.
Biography (in the brief)
Rathbone was born in Singapore and has lived in places ranging from Indonesia to Midland, Texas. He started out in local theatre in Midland, Texas with the youth actors program "The Pickwick Players", initially doing musical theatre. For his junior and senior years of high school, Rathbone attended the Interlochen Arts Academy, a private school for the arts in Michigan, where he majored in acting. After graduation, he had planned to go to the Royal Scottish Academy, but went instead to Los Angeles to experiment with the big screen.
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Ashley Greene
Ashley Michele Greene palys Alice in the movie. She was born on February 21, 1987 in Jacksonville, Florida. She is an Actor and Model.
Biography (in the brief)
Greene was born in Jacksonville, Florida to Joe and Michele Greene. She grew up in Middleburg and Jacksonville, and went to University Christian School before transferring to Wolfson High School when she was in tenth grade. She moved to Los Angeles, California at the age of 17 to pursue an acting career. Greene has one sibling, an older brother named Joe, who still resides in Jacksonville with her parents.
Greene is good friends with her Twilight co-stars Kellan Lutz and Jackson Rathbone, who she knew before filming the movie.[citation needed]
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