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**AnnaSophia Robb** (born December 8, 1993) is an American actress and model. She has starred in such films as *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. In 2009, the *Arapahoe Herald* reported that she was attending Arapahoe High School in Centennial, Colorado. She graduated in 2012.

## 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. After appearing in a commercial for McDonald's, Robb had a small role in the episode, "Number One Fan" of the television series *Drake & Josh*. Her first major role was the title character in the television special, *Samantha: An American Girl Holiday*. She wore a long brown wig for the role.

Robb's two big-screen appearances in 2005 were both adaptations of popular children's books. She starred as Opal in *Because of Winn-Dixie* and as the competitive and rude Violet Beauregarde in Tim Burton's remake of *Charlie and the Chocolate Factory*. The latter was a major box office success worldwide, and helped escalate Robb's popularity among pre-teen audiences.

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In 2005, Robb was the face of Trad Clothing, helping to design and model a fashion line for girls. In 2006, she had a guest role on the cartoon show, *Danny Phantom* as the voice of Danielle "Dani" Fenton. Robb played Leslie Burke in *Bridge to Terabithia* with Josh Hutcherson, which opened in U.S. theaters on February 16, 2007. She recorded a song for the soundtrack titled, "Keep Your Mind Wide Open", and the accompanying video received rotation on the Disney Channel. 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".

Robb went on to appear in *The Reaping*, *Have Dreams, Will Travel*, *Jumper*, and *Spy School*. Despite negative reviews of the film overall, Robb's performance in *Sleepwalking* garnered praise. *Time* film critic Richard Schickel said: "There is a wonderful range to Robb's work...this is extraordinarily mature acting from someone this young and she wins our sympathy without once begging for it." 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*. As of 2015, the film is in production without Robb. 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 is currentlyTemplate:When appearing in the *PBS* Civil War historical drama series *Mercy Street*.

## 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..

## 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.

## References

1. ↑ "Meet AnnaSophia Robb". The Washington Post. February 17, 2005. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
2. ↑ Abromaitis, Mark (September 2009). "Red carpet at Wind Crest". Erickson Tribune. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Lee, Michael J. (February 5, 2007). "AnnaSophia Robb". Radio Free Entertainment. Archived from the original on February 20, 2007. Retrieved February 13, 2007. Unknown parameter `|deadurl=` ignored (`|url-status=` suggested) (help)
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Roberts, Sheila (February 12, 2007). "AnnaSophia Robb Interview, Bridge to Terabithia". Movies Online. Archived from the original on February 16, 2007. Retrieved February 12, 2007. Unknown parameter `|deadurl=` ignored (`|url-status=` suggested) (help)
5. ↑ Spáčilová, Tereza (June 4, 2009). "Hvězda z Karlíka a továrny na čokoládu Robbová: Johnny Depp mě nebavil". *iDNES.cz*. Archived from the original on September 1, 2010. Retrieved September 1, 2010. Unknown parameter `|deadurl=` ignored (`|url-status=` suggested) (help)
6. ↑ "Because of Winn-Dixie INTERVIEW - Christian Spotlight on the Movies - ChristianAnswers.Net". *christiananswers.net*. Retrieved May 19, 2015.
7. ↑ "Interview with AnnaSophia Robb, 11-Year-Old Star of Because of Winn-Dixie ---"I Am a Christian and God really helped me in this film..."". *Breaking Christian News*. Retrieved May 19, 2015.
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "AnnaSophia Robb Biography". *imbd.com*. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
9. ↑ "Actress tries to live normal life". Arapahoe Herald. March 13, 2009. Archived from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved April 5, 2010. Unknown parameter `|deadurl=` ignored (`|url-status=` suggested) (help)
10. ↑ CBS4 (March 3, 2007). "Denver Actress Stars in 'Bridge To Terabithia'". CBS4Denver.com. Archived from the original on May 6, 2008. Retrieved December 17, 2009. Unknown parameter `|deadurl=` ignored (`|url-status=` suggested) (help)
11. ↑ Hasty, Katie (March 1, 2007). "Mims' 'This Is Why I'm Hot' at No. 1 on Hot 100". M&G. Archived from the original on March 5, 2007. Retrieved March 26, 2007. Unknown parameter `|deadurl=` ignored (`|url-status=` suggested) (help)
12. ↑ Richard Schickel (March 14, 2008). "Sleepwalking: A Jaunt Down Mangled Main Street". *TIME*. Archived from the original on March 18, 2008. Retrieved March 19, 2008. Unknown parameter `|deadurl=` ignored (`|url-status=` suggested) (help)
13. ↑ "Word of Promise Next Generation". Amazon.com. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
14. ↑ Borys Kit (April 29, 2008). Hollywood Reporter Two 'Witch Mountain' vets return: Actors who played kids in original are back for the remake. Retrieved April 30, 2008.
15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Robb, AnnaSophia (November 1, 2011). "AnnaSophia Robb - The Official Website". Annasophiarobb.com. Archived from the original on October 6, 2011. Retrieved November 7, 2011. Unknown parameter `|deadurl=` ignored (`|url-status=` suggested) (help)
16. ↑ Zakia Udin (May 11, 2011). Aaron Eckhart, Sean Bean in 'Peter Pan' update.
17. ↑ Sneider, Jeff (February 3, 2012). "Duo to play the female leads opposite Douglas Booth". *Variety*. PMC. Retrieved July 1, 2013.
18. ↑ Goldberg, Lesley (February 27, 2012). "The CW Casts Young Carrie Bradshaw: AnnaSophia Robb". *The Hollywood Reporter*. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 28, 2012.
19. ↑ Kroll, Justin. "'The Butler' Producer Sets up Next Pic Starring Frank Grillo and Minnie Driver (EXCLUSIVE)". *Variety*. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
20. ↑ Justin Kroll. "'The Butler' Producer Sets up Next Pic Starring Frank Grillo and Minnie Driver (EXCLUSIVE)". *Variety*. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
21. ↑ The Deadline Team. "AnnaSophia Robb Joins 'Conspiracy On Jekyll Island'; Mark Henry Joins Blumhouse Thriller 'Incarnate'". *Deadline*. Retrieved May 19, 2015.
22. ↑ Steinberg, Brian (March 9, 2016). "'Mercy Street' Renewed for Season 2 by PBS". *Variety*. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
23. ↑ "AnnaSophia Robb on balancing college and acting". *cbsnews.com*. September 15, 2014. Retrieved May 19, 2015.
24. ↑ "50 Questions With AnnaSophia Robb". *BuzzFeed*. Retrieved May 19, 2015.
25. ↑ Friedman, Megan; Matthews, Lyndsey (January 21, 2017). "Celebrities Hit the Streets for Women's Marches Around the World". *Elle*. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
26. ↑ "29th Annual Young Artist Awards". Youngartistawards.org. Retrieved November 7, 2011.

## External links

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* Official website
* AnnaSophia Robb on IMDb
* AnnaSophia Robb at AllMusic
* AnnaSophia Robb at Yahoo! Movies
* AnnaSophia Robb at TriviaTribute.com