AnnaSophia Robb

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AnnaSophia Robb
Born
AnnaSophia Robb
Occupation(s)Actress, singer
Years active2004 — present
Websitehttp://www.annasophiarobb.com/

AnnaSophia Robb (pronounced "ah-na"[1]; born December 8, 1993 in Denver, Colorado) is an American film and television actress, and singer. She gained nationwide prominence in 2005 with starring roles in Because of Winn-Dixie and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

Biography

Robb is the daughter of Janet and Dave Robb, and named after her maternal great-grandmother, Anna Sophie, and her paternal grandmother, Anna Marie.[2] She enjoys singing, snowboarding, rafting, dancing, and reading, especially fantasy and historical fiction.[3]

She competed in dance and gymnastics for four and a half years, but quit in order to focus on acting.[2] She was once homeschooled but now attends a private school in Colorado and plans to attend college.[2] Robb is a Christian[4][5] and has said that she is really close with her family.[3]

Career

After starring in a commercial for McDonald's, Robb made her acting debut in 2004 in a bit role in the episode "Number One Fan" of the television series Drake & Josh. Her first major role was as the title character in the television special Samantha: An American Girl Holiday, in which she had to wear a dark brown wig for the part.

Robb's two big-screen appearances in 2005 were both successful adaptations of popular children's books. She had the lead role of Opal in Because of Winn-Dixie and played 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.

The same year 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 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.[2][6] The song appeared on the Billboard Hot 100 at #90 during the week of March 1, giving Robb her first charting single.[7] Robb was a fan of the book before even being cast in the role, saying that it "touched me in a way I hadn’t been touched by a book before."[3]

Some of Robb's most recent films included The Reaping, along with Doubting Thomas, Jumper (in which she played the younger version of Rachel Bilson's character), and the 1960s-set drama Have Dreams, Will Travel. In the generally critically-panned film Sleepwalking, Robb received mostly positive reviews; 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."[8]

While filming The Reaping Robb wrote a short horror story called "Backseat Swamp".

Future roles

Robb will star alongside Dwayne Johnson in Race to Witch Mountain, which will be released in March 2009.[9]

Awards

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 Ensemble Cast award.[10]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2004 Drake & Josh Liza episode "Number One Fan"
Samantha: An American Girl Holiday Samantha made-for-television; aired on November 23
2005 Because of Winn-Dixie India Opal Buloni released on February 18
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Violet Beauregarde released on July 15
2006 Danny Phantom Danielle Phantom episode "Kindred Spirits"
2007 Bridge to Terabithia Leslie Burke released on February 16
The Reaping Loren McConnell released on April 5
2008 Jumper Young Millie released on February 14
Have Dreams, Will Travel Cassie Kennington Cannes Film Festival premiere on May 21, 2007. Official release TBA in 2008.
Sleepwalking Tara released March 14
Doubting Thomas Jackie Hoffman direct to DVD release: July 2008
2009 Race to Witch Mountain Tia Malone filming since March 17 2008; set to release March 13, 2009
The White Giraffe[11] Martine completed

Chart history - singles

Year Single Album Chart position
U.S.
2007 "Keep Your Mind Wide Open"[12] Bridge to Terabithia OST 90

References

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  1. ^ AnnaSophia Robb Trivia - Internet Movie Database
  2. ^ a b c d Lee, Michael J. (2007-02-05). "AnnaSophia Robb". Radio Free Entertainment. Retrieved 2007-02-13. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  3. ^ a b c Roberts, Sheila (2007-02-12). "AnnaSophia Robb Interview, Bridge to Terabithia". Movies Online. Retrieved 2007-02-12. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  4. ^ Grace, Rebecca (2005-02-21). "An Interview with AnnaSophia Robb, 11-Year-Old Star of Because of Winn-Dixie". ChristiansUnite.com. Retrieved 2007-02-21. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  5. ^ Landes, Jeremy (2005-02-18). "Encouraging Kindness". Christian Spotlight on the Movies. Retrieved 2007-02-21. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  6. ^ CBS4 (2007-03-03). "Denver Actress Stars in 'Bridge To Terabithia'". CBS4Denver.com. Retrieved 2007-03-03. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ Hasty, Katie (2007-03-01). "Mims' 'This Is Why I'm Hot' at No. 1 on Hot 100". M&G. Retrieved 2007-03-26. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  8. ^ Richard Schickel (2008-03-14). "Sleepwalking: A Jaunt Down Mangled Main Street". TIME. Retrieved 2008-03-19. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  9. ^ Hollywood Reporter Two 'Witch Mountain' vets return: Actors who played kids in original are back for the remake 29 April 2008 Retrieved 30 April 2008
  10. ^ 29th Annual Young Artist Awards
  11. ^ Pamela McClintock (2007-06-17). "Peacock set for White Giraffe Fox Walden feature to star AnnaSophia Robb". Variety. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  12. ^ YouTube - AnnaSophia Robb - Keep Your Mind Wide Open

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