In Panic Room, what is the name of Kristen Stewart's character?

In Panic Room, Kristen Stewart plays Sarah Altman. Sarah is the diabetic preteen daughter of Meg Altman, portrayed by Jodie Foster, and the two move into a New York brownstone shortly before burglars break in.

The film’s central suspense comes from Sarah and Meg taking refuge inside a reinforced panic room. The room contains surveillance monitors, a steel door, and a safe holding bearer bonds, but Sarah’s medical needs make hiding there dangerous. Her insulin and glucagon medication remain outside, turning her diabetes into an urgent part of the siege.

Sarah Altman was Stewart’s second feature-film role, following The Safety of Objects. Hayden Panettiere was initially cast, but Stewart replaced her before filming began. A common mix-up is to answer “Meg Altman,” but Meg is Sarah’s mother, not Stewart’s character. “Sarah Connor” is Linda Hamilton’s character in The Terminator films, while Sarah Palin is a political figure unrelated to the movie.