how old was nikki reed in thirteen

Nikki Reed was born on May 17, 1988. The movie "Thirteen" was released in 2003 and was co-written by Nikki Reed when she was 13 years old. Production began when she was 14. Since the filming started in 2002 or 2003 while she was 14, Nikki Reed was about 14 years old when she starred in "Thirteen" as the character Evie, although the story is based on her life at age 13.