Kristen Stewart was cast in thriller, Cold Creek Manor, after Panic Room's success. Stewart's playing the daughter of Dennis Quaid and Sharon Stone's characters; the film generally failed at the box office. Kristen' first starring role followed, in the children's action-comedy Catch That Kid, opposite Max Thieriot and Corbin Bleu. She also played the role of Lila in the thriller Undertow. To date, Kristen's most critically acclaimed role may be in the television film Speak (2004), based on the novel by Laurie Halse Anderson.
Kristen Stewart, 13 at the time of filming, played high school freshman Melinda Sordino, who stops almost all verbal contact after being raped and who deals with enormous amounts of emotional turmoil. She received great praise for playing the character, who had only a few speaking lines, but kept up a dark-witted commentary inside her head throughout the film.
