She is married to 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 Reed was two years
old, and she was raised solely by 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.
She earned a high school diploma through homeschooling.
Career
Reed and director Catherine Hardwicke finished the script for the
semi-autobiographical film Thirteen in six days, a relatively short time
for a Hollywood
script 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.[14][15] 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 her Twilight 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 an American 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 Awards on June 5, 2011, Reed was photographed with an engagement ring. Later that month, McDonald confirmed their engagement in an interview. 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
Activism
Reed teamed up with Staples and Do Something for their 3rd Annual School Supply Drive in the summer of 2011.
Filmography
2003
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Evie Zamora
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also Screenwriter
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2005
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Zane Berg
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2005
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Kathy Alva
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2005
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Tally
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2006
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Minerva "Mini" Drogues
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2007
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Shay Bettencourt
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2008
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2008
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Allison
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2009
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Rosalie Hale
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2009
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Stefanie
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also Executive Producer
Premiered October 24: Hollywood Film Festival |
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2010
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Rosalie Hale
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2010
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Jessica "Jessie"
Campbell
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2010
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Privileged
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Lauren Carrington
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2011
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Kara
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2011
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Rosalie Hale
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2012
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Rosalie Hale
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Post-production
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2012
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Downers Grove
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Tracy
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Rumoured
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TBA
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n/a
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Post-production
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2013
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Pawn
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Amanda
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Post-production
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2013
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Snap
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Wendy
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Post-production
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2013
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Empire State
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Filming
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Television
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2006
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guest role, 6 episodes
"The Heavy Lifting" "The Road Warrior" "The Journey" "The Undertow" "The Secrets and Lies" "The Day After Tomorrow" |
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2006
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Molly Larusa
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guest role, 1 episode
"Addicts" |
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2007
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Andi Prendergast
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un-aired pilot only
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Music
video
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2005
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Santana
featuring Steven Tyler
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2010
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No Rose Petals & Bubblebaths
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2012
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Now That I've Found You
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Paul McDonald featuring Nikki Reed
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also director
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Awards
and nominations
Year
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Award
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Category
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Work
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Notes
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Result
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2003
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Best Feature Screenplay
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Shared with Catherine Hardwicke
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Won
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2003
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One to Watch – Female
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Thirteen
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Won
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2003
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Best Original Screenplay
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Thirteen
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Shared with Catherine Hardwicke
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Nominated
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2004
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Best First Screenplay
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Thirteen
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Shared with Catherine Hardwicke
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Nominated
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2004
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Best Debut Performance
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Thirteen
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Won
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2004
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Best Performance in a Theatrical
Feature Film
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Thirteen
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Nominated
|
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2004
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Best Original Screenplay
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Thirteen
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Shared with Catherine Hardwicke
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Nominated
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2004
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Breakout Performance – Behind the
Camera
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Thirteen
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Nominated
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2004
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Best Performance by an Actress in
a Motion Picture – Drama
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Thirteen
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Shared with Evan
Rachel Wood
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Nominated
|
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2004
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Best Original Screenplay
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Thirteen
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Shared with Catherine Hardwicke
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Nominated
|
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2006
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Best Actress
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Won
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2008
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Best Ensemble
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Shared with Cast
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Won
|
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2008
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Best Ensemble
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Familiar Strangers
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Shared with Cast
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Won
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2009
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Choice Fresh Face – Female
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Nominated
|
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2009
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Best Ensemble
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Twilight
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Shared with Cast
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Nominated
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2010
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Superstar in the Making
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Won
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2010
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Most Fanatic Fans
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The Twilight Saga: New Moon
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Shared with Cast
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Won
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2011
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Choice Favorite Vampire
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Nominated
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Fun Facts
Daughter of Seth Reed
Thirteen, which was written by Reed and the director, is a partially autobiographical film about Reed's rebellious life as a thirteen year old.
Nikki wrote the script for Thirteen in six days while she was on Winter Holiday.
She moved out on her own when she was 14.
She grew up in Culver City, California, where her mother still resides.
Close friends with 'Thirteen' co-star Evan Rachel Wood, and with director Catherine Hardwicke.
Thirteen, which was written by Reed and the director, is a partially autobiographical film about Reed's rebellious life as a thirteen year old.
Nikki wrote the script for Thirteen in six days while she was on Winter Holiday.
She moved out on her own when she was 14.
She grew up in Culver City, California, where her mother still resides.
Close friends with 'Thirteen' co-star Evan Rachel Wood, and with director Catherine Hardwicke.
Quotes
"I didn't know when I
finished Thirteen (2003) that I wanted to be an actress. I went back to
high school, and then I realized I missed it. I had fallen in love with
being on the set"
"I had hoped that girls all over the world would relate to Thirteen (2003). But I had no idea that girls I was sitting next to went through the same-things I did"
"I had hoped that girls all over the world would relate to Thirteen (2003). But I had no idea that girls I was sitting next to went through the same-things I did"
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