According to a report in Australia, the Twilight star wants to find the young fan so his lawyers can take action against her for invading his privacy.
Pattinson said: “A 17-year-old girl in Australia hacked into my email while I was on it.”
He has also revealed he has instructed his lawyers to take action against another girl, a 15-year-old from England, who also hacked into his email.
He makes the revelations in the new issue of Vanity Fair magazine, Sydney's Sunday Telegraph newspaper says.
But his spokesman, Devon Bratton from 3 Arts Entertainment, refused to give more information.
He told the newspaper: “I don’t have any details, nor can I comment.”