Biography
of


Nikki Reed

Name-Nicole Houston Reed 
Born-May 17, 1988
West Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Age-23
Nick Name-Nik 
Height-5' 5½" (1.66 m)
Occupation-Actress, screenwriter ,Model, singer, song-writer, music video director
Years-2003 presents
Active 





Nikki Reed                                                                                                 
Nicole Houston "Nikki" Reed (born May 17, 1988) is an American film and television actress, screenwriter and model. She became known in 2003, after the release of the film Thirteen, for which she co-wrote the screenplay. Reed has since appeared in several films, including Lords of Dogtown and Mini's First Time. She also portrays Rosalie Hale in The Twilight Saga. Since October, 16 2011, she is married to singer Paul McDonald.


Early Life and Education                                                                     

Reed was born in West Los Angeles, California. She is the daughter of Cheryl Houston, a beautician, and Seth Reed, a set designer. She has an older brother, Nathan August Reed. Her father is Jewish, and her mother, who is of Cherokee and Italian descent, is Christian; Reed was raised without religion, though she has described herself as "Jewish" and grew up around Judaism (her brother had a Bar Mitzvah).

Reed has stated that her early home life was "complicated." Her parents divorced when she was two, and she grew up with her mother.In 2002, when Reed was 14 years old, she moved out of her mother's house and began living on her own, mainly in apartments of the Los Angeles area.

After Thirteen's success, Reed returned to Alexander Hamilton High School, but dropped out again after a year. She cited her experiences involving "mothers who were sneaking into the school at lunchtime to confront and harass her about the film" as the reason for her departure.Reed was subsequently home-schooled, and she eventually received her high-school diploma.

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Reed and director Catherine Hardwicke finished the script for the semi-autobiographical film Thirteen in six days, a relatively short time for a Hollywoodscript to be written. Producers asked Reed to play a role in the film because they had trouble casting it, considering it an "uncomfortable" role for most young actresses. The film, starring Evan Rachel Wood, was released in 2003 with positive reviews, giving Reed some recognition in Hollywood as both an actress and a screenwriter. Following the film's release, Reed also appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show and hosted a number of award shows, including the Young Hollywood Awards (2003) and the Independent Spirit Awards Nomination Show, followed by the West Independent Spirits Awards, both in 2004.

Reed has continued to portray sexually promiscuous teenagers, including her character in Lords of Dogtown, also directed by Hardwicke. In early 2006, she appeared on the series The O.C., playing Sadie, a new love interest for the character Ryan Atwood. Reed noted she disagreed with the "trendy and shallow things" that The O.C. promoted, and that she appeared in the series only on the advice of her agents. Coincidentally, Reed appeared on The O.C. at the same time as later Twilight co-stars Cam Gigandet and Jackson Rathbone. Reed later commented that her decision to avoid appearances on television or in mainstream cinema was naïve. She explained that her avoidance was due to the thought that if it wasn’t an independent film, it wasn’t right for her.

One of her most distinctive roles was in Mini's First Time, which received a limited release in the United States on July 14, 2006. In the film, Reed played a teenager who, through seduction, involves her stepfather in a plot to murder her mother. Reed has noted that her character does not "understand the weight of consequence," and that she enjoyed playing someone who she describes as "crass" and having a "trucker's mouth." Reed's character participates in explicit sex scenes, which had to be filmed from the point of view of Reed's back, as she was 16 at the time and thus legally unable to film her scenes in a more explicit manner.

Reed wrote another script set in New Zealand between the 1960s and the 1980s. Reed has noted that she feels she is a versatile actress, but feels typecast in roles of "sexy bad girls," noting that producers often tell her that she is too "sexy" for a particular part.

On February 12, 2008, it was announced that Reed would portray Rosalie Hale in the film adaption of Twilight, which was directed by Catherine Hardwicke. In June 2008, Reed wrote a letter to her fans, thanking them for supporting her through the controversy that surrounded her, a brunette, being cast as Rosalie (described as a blonde).

During a radio interview with Big O and Dukes of WJFK 1067, Jason Mewes stated that he is doing a movie called K-11 with Reed and Kristen Stewart, also of Twilight. The film, directed by Stewart's mother, takes place in a dorm of the Los Angeles County Jail, and was to feature both Stewart and Reed as male characters. However, after being asked about the project in an interview, Reed expressed that she is no longer part of the K-11 project. In 2003, she received her first award, an Nantucket Film Festival Award for 'Best Screenplay' for the movie 'Thirteen' which she shared with Catherine Hardwicke. In 2010, she also received an award for 'Superstar In The Making' at the Young Hollywood Awards.

In November 2009, Reed directed a music video for her good friend Sage while in London. Reed stated that they didn't have much time, or money, but it's something she is very proud of. Reed also intends to direct a music video for the independent rock band 100 Monkeys, which is fronted by herTwilight costar, Jackson Rathbone.

In July 2010, Reed joined the lady assassin action-drama Catch .44 alongside Bruce Willis, Forest Whitaker and Malin Akerman.

In November 2010, it was announced, that Reed will star alongside Hayden Panettiere in the film Downers Grove, a movie adaptation of Michael Hornberg's novel. The story is about a high school senior from the Chicago suburb of Downers Grove, who is paranoid about a curse at her school that causes someone in the graduating class to die in a bizarre way before the year's end. The screenplay was written by Bret Easton Ellis, the novelist behind such works as The Rules of Attraction and American Psycho.

In December 2011, it was announced that Reed has joined the cast of Pawn, an indie crime thriller directed by David A. Armstrong. The film also stars Forest Whitaker, Ray Liotta, Common, Michael Chiklis, Sean Faris, Stephen Lang, Marton Csokas, and Jessica Szohr.

Personal life                                                                                    

Reed met singer-songwriter and season 10 American Idol contestant Paul McDonald on the red carpet at the premiere of Red Riding Hood in March 2011. The moment they met was broadcast on anAmerican Idol episode as part of a segment that showed the contestants attending the premiere. The pair soon began dating, and moved in together not long after. At the MTV Movie Awardson June 5, 2011, Reed was photographed wearing what appeared to be an engagement ring. Later that month, McDonald confirmed in an interview that they were engaged. The couple married on October 16, 2011 in Malibu.

She is close friends with her Twilight co-stars, particularly Jackson Rathbone. Reed is also close friends with Spy Kids actress Alexa Vega, who was Reed's maid of honor in her wedding.

In June 2010, Reed launched an official website that features a blog, where she discusses a variety of subjects, both personal and professional. Nikki Reed announced on her blog that she officially joined social networking websites Twitter and Facebook on August 25, 2011.

Activism                                                                                          

Reed teamed up with Staples and Do Something for their 3rd Annual School Supply Drive in the summer of 2011.

Filmography                                                                                       

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	Thirteen	Evie Zamora	also Screenwriter
2005	Man of God	Zane Berg
2005	Lords of Dogtown	Kathy Alva
2005	American Gun	Tally
2006	Mini's First Time	Minerva "Mini" Drogues
2007	Cherry Crush	Shay Bettencourt
2008	Twilight	Rosalie Hale
2008	Familiar Strangers	Allison
2009	The Twilight Saga: New Moon	Rosalie Hale
2009	Last Day of Summer	Stefanie	also Executive Producer Premiered October 24: Hollywood Film Festival
2010	The Twilight Saga: Eclipse	Rosalie Hale
2010	Chain Letter	Jessica "Jessie" Campbell
2010	Privileged	Lauren Carrington
2011	Catch .44	Kara
2011	The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1	Rosalie Hale
2012	The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2	Rosalie Hale	Post-production
2012	Downers Grove	Tracy	Rumoured
2013	Pawn	Amanda	Pre-production

Television                                                                                        

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	The O.C.	Sadie Campbell	guest role, 6 episodes "The Heavy Lifting" "The Road Warrior" "The Journey" "The Undertow" "The Secrets and Lies" "The Day After Tomorrow"
2006	Justice	Molly Larusa	guest role, 1 episode "Addicts"
2007	Reaper	Andi Prendergast	un-aired pilot only

Music Video                                                                                   

Music video

Year	Title	Artist	Notes
2005	Just Feel Better	Santana featuring Steven Tyler
2010	No Rose Petals & Bubblebaths	Sabrina
2012	Now That I've Found You	Paul McDonald featuring Nikki Reed	also director

Award and Nominations                                                                       

List of awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Notes	Result
2003	Nantucket Film Festival – Screenplay Award	Best Feature Screenplay	Thirteen	Shared with Catherine Hardwicke	Won
2003	Young Hollywood Awards	One to Watch – Female	Thirteen		Won
2003	Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards	Best Original Screenplay	Thirteen	Shared with Catherine Hardwicke	Nominated
2004	Independent Spirit Award	Best First Screenplay	Thirteen	Shared with Catherine Hardwicke	Nominated
2004	Independent Spirit Award	Best Debut Performance	Thirteen		Won
2004	Prism Award	Best Performance in a Theatrical Feature Film	Thirteen		Nominated
2004	Phoenix Film Critics Society Award	Best Original Screenplay	Thirteen	Shared with Catherine Hardwicke	Nominated
2004	Phoenix Film Critics Society Award	Breakout Performance – Behind the Camera	Thirteen		Nominated
2004	Satellite Award	Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama	Thirteen	Shared with Evan Rachel Wood	Nominated
2004	Satellite Award	Best Original Screenplay	Thirteen	Shared with Catherine Hardwicke	Nominated
2006	Solstice Film Festival Award	Best Actress	Mini's First Time		Won
2008	Delray Beach Film Festival Award	Best Ensemble	Familiar Strangers	Shared with Cast	Won
2008	Method Fest Independent Film Festival Award	Best Ensemble	Familiar Strangers	Shared with Cast	Won
2009	Teen Choice Award	Choice Fresh Face – Female	Twilight		Nominated
2009	Scream Award	Best Ensemble	Twilight	Shared with Cast	Nominated
2010	Young Hollywood Awards	Superstar in the Making	The Twilight Saga: New Moon		Won
2010	Teen Choice Award	Most Fanatic Fans	The Twilight Saga: New Moon	Shared with Cast	Won
2011	Teen Choice Award	Choice Favorite Vampire	The Twilight Saga: Eclipse		Nominated

References                                                                                             

1.  "Nicole Houston Reed" is her full name, according to the State of California. California Birth Index, 1905–1995. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California. At Ancestry.com
2.  Reed was born on May 17th, rather than January 17th, according to the State of California. California Birth Index, 1905–1995. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California. At Ancestry.com
3.  "Nikki Reed: What Nikki did next". The Independent(London). 2004-05-07.
4.  Nikki Reed and Evan Rachel Wood both mentioned that they are Jewish on the Thirteen DVD commentary, between the 10:00 and 11:00 minute mark
5.  "Celebrity Jews". Jewish News Weekly. Retrieved 2006-05-03.
6.  "13 – AND COUNTING; From bimah to bemoaning just about everything...why this overnight change in kids?". the Jewish Exponent. Retrieved 2006-07-21.
7.  "Mini Mayhem". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 2006-07-22.
8.  "Nikki Reed: What Nikki did next". Independent. May 7, 2004.
9.  "TWIZ TV l Complete Episode Transcript l www.twiztv.com". Twiztv.com. Retrieved 2010-09-05.
10.  "Mini: Nikki & Nick". nikkireedfan.com. Retrieved 2011-06-08.
11.  Reed and Guthe on Mini's First Time – ComingSoon.net "Letter From Nikki | About Nikki | Nikki Reed". nikkireedfan.com. 2010-08-31. Retrieved 2010-09-05.
12.  Jason Mewes Interview with Big O and Dukes WJFK 1067
13.  Larry Carroll (2008-11-21). "EXCLUSIVE: 'Twilight' Stars Kristen Stewart & Nikki Reed To Reunite, Play Men In Prison Film 'K-11'". MTV. Retrieved 2008-11-28.
14.  Sheila Roberts. "Kristen Stewart Interview, Twilight". Movies Online. Retrieved 2008-11-28.
15.  "Broadcast Yourself". YouTube. Retrieved 2010-09-05.
16.  "Edie Sedgwick music video is here!". iamnikkireed.com. 2010-07-28. Retrieved 2011-03-27.
17.  "Nikki Reed Directs Music Video—Is Twilight Tell-All Next?". EOnline.com. 2010-07-29. Retrieved 2011-03-27.
18.  "Jackson Rathbone and Nikki Reed Talk BREAKING DAWN and More at the 2010 SCREAM AWARDS". Collider. 2010-10-17. Retrieved 2011-03-27.
19.  "Reed and Woll Join Catch .44". Empireonline.com. 2006-12-05. Retrieved 2010-09-05.
20.  Bierly, Mandi (2010-11-08). "Hayden Panettiere and Nikki Reed to star in 'Downers Grove' adaptation". Popwatch.ew.com. Retrieved 2011-07-25.
21.  "Downers Grove". Retrieved 2011-04-25.
22.  "Nikki Reed, Sean Faris Join Michael Chiklis' 'Pawn'". The Hollywood Reporter. 2011-12-01. Retrieved 2011-12-07.
23.  "Nikki Reed Dating American Idol's Paul McDonald?". People. 2011-03-08. Retrieved 2011-06-06.
24.  "Paul McDonald: Nikki Reed Is 'Pumped' About American Idol Elimination". People. 2011-04-15. Retrieved 2011-06-06.
25.  "Nikki Reed on Paul McDonald: 'I Love Him'". People. 2011-05-18. Retrieved 2011-06-06.
26.  "Twilight's Nikki Reed Engaged: "He's the One!"". 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2011-06-08.
27.  "Paul McDonald Is 'Pumped Up' About Marrying Nikki Reed". 2011-06-21. Retrieved 2011-08-07.
28.  "Nikki Reed and Pual McDonald Married". Retrieved 2011-10-16.
29.  Depp, Elizabeth (June 5, 2011). "Exclusive Interview with Jackson Rathbone from Twilight". About.com. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
30.  "Alexa Vega Twitter". Twitter. 2011-10-09. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
31.  "Twilight star Nikki Reed pens her own blog". hollywoodnews.com. 2011-02-21. Retrieved 2011-03-27.
32.  "So…". 2011-08-25. Retrieved 2011-09-09.
33.  "Nikki Reed Helps Do Something.org". News. Retrieved 3 August 2011.

                                                                                                                                                                                       

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