Nikki Reed

Birthday: 17 May 1988, West Los Angeles, California, USA

Birth Name: Nicole Houston Reed

Height: 163 cm

Actress and screenwriter Nicole Houston Reed was born in Los Angeles, California. She is the daughter of Cheryl Houston, a hairdresser and beautician, and Seth Reed, a set designer. She has two brothers. Her ancestry includes Ashkenazi Jewish, German, British Isles, and one eighth Italian. Reed's parents divorced when she was two and she lived with her mother. She attended Alexander Hamilton High School, but dropped out and was home-schooled. As she entered her teenage years, Reed began a difficult period in her life, resulting in her moving out of home at 14 years old.Reed first met Catherine Hardwicke when Hardwicke was dating her father. They kept in touch and in 2002 began scripting Thirteen (2003), based on Reed's writing from her early teens. When Hardwicke was unable to find the right actress for the character of Evie, a reluctant Reed was persuaded to take the role. She received critical acclaim for the part.Various roles followed including a stint in the popular TV series The O.C. (2003). She collaborated again with Catherine Hardwicke in 2008 when she appeared as Rosalie in Twilight (2008). Reed also appeared in the film's sequels - The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009), The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010), The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011) and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012).Nikki is married to actor and model Ian Somerhalder. Show less «

I think my mother is my biggest influence. There are so many things I hate about her but at the same...Show more »

I think my mother is my biggest influence. There are so many things I hate about her but at the same time I'm thankful for her. All I know is that when I'm a parent I want to be just like my mom. I can talk to my mom more than any of my friends could talk to their parents. Show less «

I'm going to school actually while we're shooting. I'm talking five, but I was just told that two ar...Show more »

I'm going to school actually while we're shooting. I'm talking five, but I was just told that two are unavailable so I'm waiting to see. I'm taking a language course, I'm taking a writing course, I'm really trying to take a Greek mythology course and a psychology course. There's so many prerequisites for this psychology. I always try to stay productive and do things that I feel nourish the brain. Show less «

Some of the greatest moments in life come from moments that are incomplete.

I've fallen on my ass I don't know how many times because I refused to listen to anyone.

I definitely think that females have a harder time. It's a lot harder to be a girl because you're al...Show more »

I definitely think that females have a harder time. It's a lot harder to be a girl because you're always in your head. I've heard my brother go and take it out on the football as he says. Whereas girls would rather sit down and over think things. Guys just punch a wall and I think that could be easier because that's instant release instead of letting it build it up. But a lot of people say guys just hold it in as well. Show less «

I had hoped that girls all over the world would relate to Thirteen (2003). But had no idea that girl...Show more »

I had hoped that girls all over the world would relate to Thirteen (2003). But had no idea that girls I was sitting next to went through the same-things I did. Show less «

I went through what I went through too young. Emotionally, it was really hard juggling all these thi...Show more »

I went through what I went through too young. Emotionally, it was really hard juggling all these things I was going through. Show less «

Last year, I was like, hyperventilating. I don't want to say I've gotten used to it, but my palms ar...Show more »

Last year, I was like, hyperventilating. I don't want to say I've gotten used to it, but my palms aren't sweating as much . . . I love walking up to my fans and saying, "Thank you for coming". It's more real. Show less «

To read what the general public thinks and to put it together with your real life, it's amazing how ...Show more »

To read what the general public thinks and to put it together with your real life, it's amazing how wrong people can be. Show less «

People tend to get nervous when they're working with first-time writer-directors. Because we've all ...Show more »

People tend to get nervous when they're working with first-time writer-directors. Because we've all had our share of bad experiences when you work with someone who is too close to the material and can't really pull themselves away. Show less «

Part of being young is making mistakes.

Most teen movies are fantasies, like The Princess Diaries (2001). But my movie is coming from a comp...Show more »

Most teen movies are fantasies, like The Princess Diaries (2001). But my movie is coming from a completely different angle, which is truth. This is what really happens. Show less «

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