Person in history
Nikki Reed
Nikki Reed, American actress, singer, and screenwriter
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1988 · May 17
- Age this year
- 38No death recorded in our data
- Born
- 38th anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Nikki Reed is an American actress, screenwriter, and entrepreneur best known for her role as Rosalie Hale in The Twilight Saga (2008–12). Reed rose to prominence when she starred in and co-wrote the psychological drama film Thirteen (2003) with director Catherine Hardwicke, for which she won Best Breakthrough Performance and was nominated for Best First Screenplay at the 19th Independent Spirit Awards.
Why this date
Nikki Reed appears on our May 17 calendar for 1988 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1988.
- June 1Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty
- September 12Hurricane Gilbert
- September 9Vietnam Airlines Flight 831
- September 188888 Uprising
- September 18Henri Namphy
Born the same day
Contemporaries — born the same year
- 1988Sam WhitelockOctober 12
- 1988Tim MoltzenSeptember 15
- 1988Virat KohliNovember 5
- 1988Sergio AgüeroJune 2
- 1988Norris ColeOctober 13
- 1988Jorge Torres NiloJanuary 16
- 1988Kelley O'HaraAugust 4
- 1988Chelsea KaneSeptember 15
Sources
Cite this page
“Nikki Reed”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/nikki-reed, accessed October 26, 2026.
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Questions about Nikki Reed
When was Nikki Reed born?
May 17 1988.
How old would Nikki Reed be today?
38 this year, based on the birth year we hold. We have no death record for them in our data, which is not proof either way.
Who else was born on May 17?
Fabian Giefer, Mose Masoe, Derek Hough and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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