Nikki Reed

A turbulent childhood inspired Nikki Reed to co-author the screenplay for the acclaimed film “Thirteen” (2003), which in turn launched her career as an actress in features and television. That Reed was only 13 when she wrote the script with director Catherine Hardwicke was no surprise, as the teenager had been living far beyond her age for years prior. Hardwicke also cast Reed as the troubled sidekick to Evan Rachel Wood’s volatile lead, which led to subsequent wild child roles in Hardwicke’s “Lords of Dogtown” (2005) and “The O.C.” (Fox, 2003-2007). In 2008, she reunited with Hardwicke to