BY: Amanda Jane Stern

It was recently announced that Kristen Stewart will be playing Princess Diana in the upcoming drama Spencer. The movie will be directed by Jackie director Pablo Larraín, and will follow a seminal weekend in Diana’s life when she began to withdraw from both her marriage and royal life. While some have questioned this casting decision and whether the actor who was catapulted to fame by the Twilight franchise is right for the role, in the years since the vampire series ended, Stewart has established herself as an indie darling. In anticipation of Spencer, let’s take a look at some of her best films.

Panic Room (2002)

A 12-year-old Stewart stars alongside Jodie Foster in this David Fincher thriller. The movie follows Meg Altman (Foster) and her daughter Sarah (Stewart), trapped in their New York brownstone’s panic room, while three intruders ransack their home. Soon it turns into a game of cat-and-mouse between the mother-daughter duo and the intruders.

Camp X-Ray (2014)

Set at Guantanamo Bay in 2009, Stewart plays Army Private first-class Amy Cole, who is stationed as a guard at the infamous detention facility. While there, she begins to form an unlikely friendship with Ali Amir (Peyman Moaadi), who has been held at Guantanamo since he was abducted from his home in 2001.

Clouds of Sils Maria (2014)

Maria Enders (Juliette Binoche) is a famous actress who is starring in a revival of the play that launched her career twenty years ago, but this time, she is playing the role of the older woman. Stewart stars as Maria’s assistant, Valentine. Their relationship begins to mirror the plotline Maria is rehearsing.  

Personal Shopper (2016)

Maureen (Stewart) is a personal shopper to a supermodel living in Paris. Still dealing with the recent death of her twin brother Lewis from a genetic heart condition, she is asked by his girlfriend to determine whether their home is haunted before she can sell it. After staying over in her late brother’s home, she begins to be haunted by an unknown force.

Seberg (2019)

1960s French new wave actress Jean Seberg (Stewart) becomes a target of the FBI’s COINTELPRO project due to her support of the civil rights movement and her romantic relationship with Black Panther member Hakim Jamal (Anthony Mackie). She soon finds her life and career in jeopardy due to the FBI’s constant surveillance.