Speak is a 2004 American independent coming-of-age teen drama film based on the award-winning 1999 novel of the same name by Laurie Halse Anderson. It stars Kristen Stewart as Melinda Sordino, a high school freshman who practically stops talking after a senior student rapes her. The film's story is told through Melinda's perspective. It was broadcast on Showtime and Lifetime in 2005 after premiering at the Sundance Film Festival in 2004.
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Kristen Jaymes Stewart is an American actress. She has received various accolades, including a British Academy Film Award and a César Award, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award.
Stewart in 2024
Stewart in 2007
Stewart with Taylor Lautner (left) and Robert Pattinson (middle) at the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con
Stewart at the UK premiere of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 in 2012