AnnaSophia Robb

Infobox actor
name = AnnaSophia Robb

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birthname = AnnaSophia Robb
birthdate = birth date and age|1993|12|8
birthplace = Denver, Colorado, U.S.A.
occupation = Actress, singer
yearsactive = 2004 — present
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website = http://www.annasophiarobb.com/

AnnaSophia Robb (pronounced "ah"-na" [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1455681/bio AnnaSophia Robb Trivia - Internet Movie Database] ] cite news|last=Lee|first=Michael J.|coauthors=|title=AnnaSophia Robb|pages=|publisher=Radio Free Entertainment|date=2007-02-05|url=http://www.radiofree.com/profiles/annasophia_robb/interview02.shtml|accessdate =2007-02-13] ; 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, AnnaSophia.cite news|last=Lee|first=Michael J.|coauthors=|title=AnnaSophia Robb|pages=|publisher=Radio Free Entertainment|date=2007-02-05|url=http://www.radiofree.com/profiles/annasophia_robb/interview02.shtml|accessdate =2007-02-13] She enjoys singing, snowboarding, rafting, dancing, and reading, especially fantasy and historical fiction.cite news|last=Roberts|first=Sheila|coauthors=|title=AnnaSophia Robb Interview, Bridge to Terabithia|pages=|publisher=Movies Online|date=2007-02-12|url=http://www.moviesonline.ca/movienews_11262.html|accessdate =2007-02-12]

She competed in dance and gymnastics for four and a half years, but quit in order to focus on acting. She was once homeschooled but now attends Arapahoe High School in Littleton, Colorado and she plans to attend college afterwards. Robb is a Christiancite web|last=Grace|first=Rebecca|authorlink=|coauthors=|title=An Interview with AnnaSophia Robb, 11-Year-Old Star of Because of Winn-Dixie|publisher=ChristiansUnite.com|date=2005-02-21|url=http://news.christiansunite.com/Religion_News/religion02301.shtml|format=|accessdate=2007-02-21] cite web | last =Landes| first =Jeremy| authorlink =| coauthors =| title=Encouraging Kindness| publisher =Christian Spotlight on the Movies| date =2005-02-18 | url =http://www.christiananswers.net/spotlight/movies/2005/becauseofwinndixie2005-interview.html| format =| accessdate =2007-02-21 ] and has said that she is really close with her family.

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 "", 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.cite news|last=CBS4|first=|coauthors=|title=Denver Actress Stars in 'Bridge To Terabithia'|pages=|publisher=CBS4Denver.com|date=2007-03-03|url=http://cbs4denver.com/local/local_story_062151703.html|accessdate=2007-03-03] The song appeared on the Billboard Hot 100 at #90 during the week of March 1, giving Robb her first charting single.cite news|last=Hasty|first=Katie|coauthors=|title=Mims' 'This Is Why I'm Hot' at No. 1 on Hot 100 | publisher=M&G | date=2007-03-01 | url=http://music.monstersandcritics.com/news/article_1271569.php/Mims_This_Is_Why_Im_Hot_at_No._1_on_Hot_100 | accessdate=2007-03-26] 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."

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 Millie), and the 1960s-set drama "Have Dreams, Will Travel." In the film "Sleepwalking", Robb received 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." [cite web | url=http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1722514,00.html | title=Sleepwalking: A Jaunt Down Mangled Main Street | publisher="TIME" | author=Richard Schickel | date=2008-03-14 | accessdate=2008-03-19]

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. [http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3ia9aa6fd4930eb09533b9382d6ea55f30 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]

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. [ [http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms29.html 29th Annual Young Artist Awards] ]

Filmography

Chart history - singles

References

External links

* [http://www.annasophiarobb.com Official Website]
*imdb|1455681
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* [http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1808537117 AnnaSophia Robb] at YahooMovies.com
* [http://www.portraitmagazine.net/interviews/annasophiarobb.html Interview] with Portrait magazine