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AnnaSophia Robb
Robb at the 2006 San Diego Comic-Con
Born (1993-12-08) December 8, 1993 (age 31)
Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actress, model
Years active2004–present
Websiteannasophiarobb.com

AnnaSophia Robb (born December 8, 1993) is an American film and television actress. She gained prominence in 2005 with starring roles in Because of Winn-Dixie and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. She is also known for Bridge to Terabithia (2007), Race to Witch Mountain (2009), Soul Surfer (2011). From 2013, she has starred as Carrie Bradshaw on The CW's series The Carrie Diaries, the prequel to HBO's TV series Sex and the City.

Early life

Robb was born in Denver, Colorado, the only child of Janet, an interior designer, and David Robb, an architect.[1][2] She was named after her maternal great-grandmother, Anna Sophie, and her paternal grandmother, Anna Marie.[3][4] She is of English, Scottish, Danish, Swedish, and Irish descent.[5]

Robb grew up in a Christian home, and was home-schooled.[6][7] She competed in dance and gymnastics for four and a half years, but quit in order to focus on acting.[3] In 2009 the Arapahoe Herald reported that she was attending Arapahoe High School in Centennial, Colorado.[8]

In May 2012, Robb announced that she was admitted to Stanford University, though she was deferring acceptance due to filming commitments.[9]

Career

After appearing in a commercial for McDonald's, Robb made her acting debut in 2004; she had a small role in the episode "Number One Fan" of the television series Drake & Josh (her character informs Josh that the group only joined the Campfire Kids so they could hang out with their friends and eat free food). Her first major role was as the title character in the television special Samantha: An American Girl Holiday. Her hair was dyed dark brown for the part.

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 gum-chewer 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 preteen audiences.

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, which opened in US 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.[3][10] The song appeared on the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 90 during the week of March 1, giving Robb her first charting single.[11] 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."[4]

Robb went on to appear in The Reaping, Have Dreams, Will Travel, Jumper (in which she played the younger version of Rachel Bilson's character Millie), 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."[12]

In 2008, Robb recorded the voice of Mary Magdalene in The Word of Promise: Next Generation – New Testament: Dramatized Audio Bible.[13]

Robb starred alongside Dwayne Johnson in Race to Witch Mountain, which was released in March 2009.[14]

In 2010, she filmed The Space Between with actress Melissa Leo. She starred in Soul Surfer playing the role of Bethany Hamilton, who continued to surf after losing her arm in a shark attack.[15]

In May 2011, Robb was announced to star as Wendy in a new and dark take on the classic story about Peter Pan, directed by Ben Hibon, tentatively titled Pan,[16] but as of 2013 the film is yet to go into production.

It was reported on February 3, 2012 that Robb and Aimee Teegarden had landed roles in Life at These Speeds opposite Douglas Booth.[17] Later that month, on February 27, Robb was cast as Carrie Bradshaw in The CW's Sex and the City prequel, The Carrie Diaries.[18]

Filmography

Film and television
Year Title Role Notes
2004 Drake & Josh Liza Episode: "Number One Fan"
2004 Samantha: An American Girl Holiday Samantha Parkington Television film
2005 Because of Winn-Dixie India "Opal" Buloni
2005 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Violet Beauregarde
2006 Danny Phantom Danielle "Dani" Phantom (voice) Episode: "Kindred Spirits"
2007 Bridge to Terabithia Leslie Burke
2007 The Reaping Loren McConnell
2007 Have Dreams, Will Travel Cassie "Cass" Kennington
2008 Sleepwalking Tara Reedy
2008 Jumper Young Millie Harris
2008 Spy School Jackie Hoffman
2009 Race to Witch Mountain Sara
2010 The Space Between Samantha "Sam" Jean McClain
2011 Soul Surfer Bethany Hamilton
2013 The Way Way Back Susanna
2013 The Carrie Diaries Carrie Bradshaw TV series; main cast
2013 Khumba Tombi (voice)

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.[19] 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.[15]

Year Award Nominated work Result
2004 Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special – Leading Young Actress Samantha: An American Girl Holiday Nominated
2006 Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film (Comedy or Drama) – Leading Young Actress Because of Winn-Dixie Nominated
2007 Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film – Leading Young Actress Bridge to Terabithia Won
Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film – Young Ensemble Cast Won
Critics' Choice Award for Best Young Actress Nominated
2009 Denver Film Festival Rising Star Award Won
2013 Teen Choice Award – Breakout Star The Carrie Diaries Nominated
Young Hollywood Award – Superstar of Tomorrow The Carrie Diaries Won

Music chart history

Year Single Album Chart position
U.S.
2007 "Keep Your Mind Wide Open" Music from and Inspired By Bridge to Terabithia 90

References

  1. ^ "Meet AnnaSophia Robb". The Washington Post. February 17, 2005. Retrieved January 12, 2011. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  2. ^ Abromaitis, Mark (September 2009). "Red carpet at Wind Crest". Erickson Tribune. Retrieved January 12, 2011. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  3. ^ a b c Lee, Michael J. (February 5, 2007). "AnnaSophia Robb". Radio Free Entertainment. Archived from the original on February 20, 2007. Retrieved February 13, 2007. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ a b 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. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help); 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.
  6. ^ http://christiananswers.net/spotlight/movies/2005/becauseofwinndixie2005-interview.html
  7. ^ http://www.breakingchristiannews.com/articles/display_art.html?ID=272
  8. ^ "Actress tries to live normal life". Arapahoe Herald. March 13, 2009. Retrieved April 5, 2010.
  9. ^ "Lucky Office Visit: AnnaSophia Robb of The Carrie Diaries". Retrieved May 25, 2012.
  10. ^ CBS4 (March 3, 2007). "Denver Actress Stars in 'Bridge To Terabithia'". CBS4Denver.com. Retrieved December 17, 2009. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)[dead link‍]
  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. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help); 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. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  13. ^ "Word of Promise Next Generation". Amazon.com. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
  14. ^ Borys Kit (2008-04-29). Hollywood Reporter Two 'Witch Mountain' vets return: Actors who played kids in original are back for the remake. Retrieved 2008-04-30.
  15. ^ a b AnnaSophia Robb (November 1, 2011). "http://www.annasophiarobb.com/appearances.php". Annasophiarobb.com. Retrieved November 7, 2011. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
  16. ^ Zakia Udin (2011-05-11). 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. ^ "29th Annual Young Artist Awards". Youngartistawards.org. Retrieved November 7, 2011.
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