Renesmee fromTwilightTurns 18! Here's What the Actress Who Played Her Is Up to Now

Mar. 15, 2025

Mackenzie Foy in 2012 (left), Mackenzie Foy in 2024.Photo:Michael Buckner/Getty; Steve Granitz/FilmMagic

Michael Buckner/Getty; Steve Granitz/FilmMagic

Attention Twihards, there’s a big milestone that’s quietly arrived.

On Sept. 11, 2006, Renesmee Carlie Cullen — daughter of Bella Swan and Edward Cullen in theTwilightfranchise — was born. That means as of 2024, Renesmee is now 18 years old!

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Mackenzie Foy in 2014 at “Interstellar” European premiere.LEON NEAL/AFP via Getty

LEON NEAL/AFP via Getty

When it comes to her time making and promotingTwilightwith its mega-star cast, including Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner, Foy previously told PEOPLE it was a wonderful experience.

“I remember being in Canada, being absolutely freezing. We’re all sitting there, holding hot chocolate and drinking it and playing with Taylor, throwing footballs around and stuff like that,” she recalled.

In 2020, she toldHollywood Lifeabout her gratitude for the role and what it means to be part of theTwilightuniverse.

“I mean I was nine when all of that started so looking back at it, it is really just…I see that I was really, really lucky to be a part of something like that and how unique of an experience that was,” she shared.

Mackenzie Foy at Rodarte FW/19 Runway Show.Stefanie Keenan/Getty

Stefanie Keenan/Getty

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Foy kept a busy schedule in the years following herTwilightfame. She appeared in 2013’sThe Conjuringand was part of another big hit as she played Murph in 2014’sInterstellaralongside Matthew McConaughey.

After 2015, Foy began to wind down her acting career, appearing in just two titles since then — 2018’sThe Nutcracker and the Four Realmsand 2020’sBlack Beauty.

Foy has been enjoying a quieter life in recent years, often sharing glimpses into her continued love of horses — one that started before herBlack Beautyrole.

As for acting, it’s not a chapter she has closed the door on, though she’s worked sparingly in recent years.

In November 2023, Foy toldFlauntthat she would “love to play some form of villain,” explaining, “Going into complicated character pieces would be really, really fun and challenging.”

Foy also expressed her interest in working behind the scenes in film.

“I hope to keep doing film,” she told the outlet, adding, “Hopefully to one day start directing would be amazing.”

At just 23 years old, the young talent has already accomplished so much, working with many industry greats and impressive film credits to her name.

source: people.com