AnnaSophia Robb

**AnnaSophia Robb** (born December 8, 1993) is an American actress and model. The films in which she starred include *Because of Winn-Dixie* (2005), *Charlie and the Chocolate Factory* (2005), *Bridge to Terabithia* (2007), *Race to Witch Mountain* (2009), *Soul Surfer* (2011), and *The Way, Way Back* (2013). She also played the lead role of Carrie Bradshaw on The CW's series *The Carrie Diaries* from 2013 to 2014.

## Early life
Robb was born in Denver, Colorado, the daughter of Janet, an interior designer, and David Robb, an architect. She was named after her maternal great-grandmother, Anna Sophie, and her paternal grandmother, Anna Marie. Robb is of Danish, English, Irish, Scottish, and Swedish descent. She grew up in a Christian home and was home-schooled. She started taking an interest in acting and began by performing in front of 500 individuals on her church stage. She competed in dance and gymnastics for four and a half years, but quit in order to focus on acting.

## Career
At age 9, she was scouted by an agent, and she and her mother drove down to Los Angeles. After several auditions, she was given the opportunity to appear in a commercial, advertising Bratz dolls that would be aired nationally. The song peaked at No. 90 on the *Billboard* Hot 100 during the week of March 1, 2007, giving Robb her first charting single. Robb was a fan of the book before being cast in the role, saying that it "touched me in a way I hadn't been touched by a book before". In 2008, she recorded the voice of Mary Magdalene in *The Word of Promise: Next Generation – New Testament: Dramatized Audio Bible*. She also starred in *Race to Witch Mountain* (2009). In 2010, she appeared in *The Space Between*. She then starred in *Soul Surfer*, playing Bethany Hamilton, who continued to surf after losing her arm in a shark attack.

In May 2011, Robb was announced to star as Wendy in a new and dark take on the classic story about Peter Pan, tentatively titled, *Pan*, but later dropped out of the project. It was reported on February 3, 2012, that Robb had landed a role in *Life at These Speeds*. Later that month, Robb was cast as Carrie Bradshaw in The CW's *Sex and the City* prequel, *The Carrie Diaries*, and appeared in the summer comedy, *The Way, Way Back*.

In October 2013, Robb started filming for *Jekyll Island*, starring alongside Frank Grillo, Ed Westwick, Dianna Agron, John Leguizamo, Minnie Driver, and Maggie Q. The film is directed by Aram Rappaport and produced by Hilary Shor, Atit Shah and Aaron Becker. *Jekyll Island*  is set to release in 2017.

Robb played the role of Alice Green in the *PBS* Civil War historical drama series *Mercy Street* from 2016 to 2017.

## Personal life
In 2014, Robb was enrolled at New York University.

Robb was one of the demonstrators at the 2017 Women's March held on January 21, 2017 in Washington, D.C..

## Filmography
### Film
### Television
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## Awards and nominations
On March 30, 2008, Robb won her first career award when she was named Leading Young Actress at the Young Artist Awards for her role in *Bridge To Terabithia*. The film itself won a Young Cast award. On April 24, 2009, she received the *Horizon Award* at the 14th Annual Palm Beach International Film Festival. She was awarded the Rising Star Award at the Denver Film Festival on November 12, 2009.

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