full name: Nicole Houston Reed

born: May 17, 1988

where: West Los Angeles, California, U.S.


early life: nikki was born in west los angeles,california,u.s. and her mother (Cheryl Houston) was a beautician,while her father (Seth Reed) was a set designer.She has an older brother, Nathan. Reed's father is Jewish and her mother is of Cherokee and Italian descent; Reed was raised without religion, though she grew up around Judaism (her brother had a Bar Mitzvah).

nikki describes her Home life as "complicated"
her parents had gotten a divorce when nikki was only 2 years old,so she grew up with her mother.nikki describes herself as having been "shy and a bookworm",but at the age of 12,while attending Palms Middle School, she became rebellious and emotionally volatile,the relationship between nikki and her mother became strained when nikki experimented with drugs, alcohol, and sex.when nikki was 14 she was emancipated,she then moved out and began living on her own. She had no specific desire to become an actress.


career nikki 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 nikki 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 to glowing reviews, giving nikki recognition in Hollywood as both an actress and a screenwriter.Following the film's release, nikki also appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Zeigen and hosted a number of award shows, including the Young Hollywood Awards (2003) and the Independent Spirit Awards Nomination Show, followed Von the West Independent Spirits Awards, both in 2004.

nikki has continued to portray sexually promiscuous teenagers, including her character in Lords of Dogtown, also directed Von Hardwicke. In early 2006, she appeared on the series The O.C., playing Sadie, a new Liebe 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 Guter Rat of her agents.

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. nikki 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."nikki'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 Mehr explicit manner.

nikki wrote another script set in New Zealand between the 1960s and the 1980s. nikki 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 nikki would portray Rosalie Hale in the movie version of Twilight, which was directed Von Catherine Hardwicke. In June 2008, nikki 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 nikki and Kristen Stewart, also of Twilight.The film, directed Von kristen's mother, takes place in a dorm of the Los Angeles County Jail, and will feature both kristen and nikki as male characters.

personal life: After Thirteen's success, nikki returned to her Los Angeles 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.nikki was subsequently home-schooled, and she eventually received her high-school diploma.nikki divides her time between New York City and Los Angeles.

Filmography:

2003: Thirteen role: Evie Zamora

2005:Man of God role:Zane Berg, Lords of Dogtown role: Kathy Alva, American gun role: Tally

2006: The O.C. role: Sadie Campbell, Mini's First Time role: Mini,
Justice role: Molly Larusa

2007: kirsche Crush role: Shay Bettencourt, Reaper role: Andi

2008: Twilight role: Rosalie Hale,
Familiar Strangers role: Allison

2009: Chain Letter role: Jessie Campbell,
Privileged role: Lauren Carrington,
Last Tag of Summer role: Stefanie,
New Moon role: Rosalie Hale

2010: Eclipse Rosalie Hale