>> Daughter of Seth Reed

>> Thirteen (2003), which was written by Reed and the director, is a partially autobiographical film about Reed’s rebellious life as a thirteen year old.

>> According to an interview with Yen magazine, Nikki’s father, Seth Reed, is of Jewish heritage, while her mother, Cheryl Houston, a hairdresser, has Italian and Cherokee Native American ancestry. Nikki was raised mostly in her father’s Jewish religion.

>> Has an older brother, Nathan August Reed, who was born on November 23, 1986.

>> Her parents divorced when she was just two years old

>> She grew up in Culver City, California, where her mother still resides.

>> Her mother is a hairdresser

>> Nikki wrote the script for Thirteen (2003) in six days while she was on Winter Holiday.

>> She loves to go horseback riding

>> She moved out on her own when she was 14.

>> Close friends with Thirteen (2003) co-star Evan Rachel Wood, and with director Catherine Hardwicke.

>> Nikki’s mother’s name is Cheryl Houston.

>> Best friends with actress, Kristen Stewart.