AnnaSophia Robb

AnnaSophia Robb

Robb at the 2006 San Diego Comic-Con International
Born December 8, 1993 (1993-12-08) (age 18)
Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Occupation Actress, model
Years active 2004 – present
Website
AnnaSophiaRobb.com

AnnaSophia Robb ( /ˌɑːnəsoʊˈfiːə ˈrɒb/;[1] 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, and starred in Bridge to Terabithia (2007), Race to Witch Mountain (2009), and Soul Surfer (2011).

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Personal life

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

Robb competed in dance and gymnastics for four and a half years, but quit in order to focus on acting.[1] In 2009 the Arapahoe Herald reported that she was attending Arapahoe High School in Centennial, Colorado.[6] Robb is a Christian.[7][8]

Career

After starring 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. She became friends with many of her co-stars, including Julia Winter and Missi Pyle (who played her on-screen mother, Scarlett), and enjoyed working with Johnny Depp. She requested that the scene of Violet hugging Wonka in the factory's entrance hall be included in the film.

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 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.[1][9] The song appeared on the Billboard Hot 100 at #90 during the week of March 1, giving Robb her first charting single.[10] 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, Jumper (in which she played the younger version of Rachel Bilson's character Millie), Have Dreams, Will Travel and Spy School. Robb's performance in the film 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."[11]

Robb starred alongside Dwayne Johnson in Race to Witch Mountain, which was released in March 2009.[12]

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.[13]

Robb has been confirmed to star as Wendy in the new dark take on Peter Pan directed by Helmer Ben Hibon, tentatively titled Pan.[14] She will also voice Periwinkle in the animated film Tinker Bell and the Mysterious Winter Woods which will be released in Christmas 2012.

Filmography

Year Film Notes
2004 Drake & Josh Lisa Television series; episode "Number One Fan"
2004 Samantha: An American Girl Holiday (TV movie) Samantha Parkington
2005 Because of Winn-Dixie India "Opal" Buloni
2005 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Violet Beauregarde
2006 Danny Phantom Danielle (Dani) Phantom Voice; television series; episode "Kindred Spirits"
2007 Bridge to Terabithia Leslie Burke
2007 Reaping, TheThe Reaping Loren McConnell
2008 Jumper Young Millie
2008 Have Dreams, Will Travel Cassie Kennington
2008 Spy School (TV movie) Jackie Hoffman
2008 Sleepwalking Tara Reedy
2009 Race to Witch Mountain Sara
2010 Space Between, TheThe Space Between Sam
2011 Soul Surfer Bethany Hamilton Based on a true story
2012 Pan Wendy
2012 Tinker Bell: Secret of the Wings Periwinkle Voice

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 Cast award.[15] 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.[13]

As actress

Year Film Role Notes
2004 Samantha: An American Girl Holiday Samantha Parkington Nominated - Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special - Leading Young Actress
2005 Because of Winn-Dixie India 'Opal' Buloni Nominated - Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film (Comedy or Drama) - Leading Young Actress
2007 Bridge to Terabithia Leslie Burke Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actress
Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Ensemble Cast
Nominated - Critics' Choice Award for Best Young Actress
2009 Race to Witch Mountain Sara Kids Pick Flicks award for Best Kid Actress;
2011 Soul Surfer Bethany Hamilton Nominated - Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actress in a Drama

Other

Year Group Award Result
2009 Palm Beach International Film Festival Horizon Award Won
Denver Film Festival Rising Star Award Won
2011 Youth Rock Awards Rockin Actress Film Won

Chart history — singles

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

References

  1. ^ a b c d Lee, Michael J. (2007-02-05). "AnnaSophia Robb". Radio Free Entertainment. http://www.radiofree.com/profiles/annasophia_robb/interview02.shtml. Retrieved 2007-02-13. 
  2. ^ "Meet AnnaSophia Robb". The Washington Post. 2005-02-17. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/794255861.html?dids=794255861:794255861&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Feb+17%2C+2005&author=&pub=The+Washington+Post&desc=Meet+AnnaSophia+Robb&pqatl=google. Retrieved 2011-01-12. 
  3. ^ Abromaitis, Mark (September, 2009). "Red carpet at Wind Crest". Erickson Tribune. http://ericksontribune.com/2009/09/red-carpet-at-wind-crest/. Retrieved 2011-01-12. 
  4. ^ a b Roberts, Sheila (2007-02-12). "AnnaSophia Robb Interview, Bridge to Terabithia". Movies Online. http://www.moviesonline.ca/movienews_11262.html. Retrieved 2007-02-12. 
  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 2010-09-01. http://www.webcitation.org/5sQ0Emedv. Retrieved 2010-09-01. 
  6. ^ "Actress tries to live normal life". Arapahoe Herald. 2009-03-13. http://my.hsj.org/Schools/Newspaper/tabid/100/view/frontpage/schoolid/806/articleid/267893/newspaperid/782/Actress_tries_to_live_normal_life.aspx. Retrieved 2010-04-05. 
  7. ^ Grace, Rebecca (2005-02-21). "An Interview with AnnaSophia Robb, 11-Year-Old Star of Because of Winn-Dixie". ChristiansUnite.com. http://news.christiansunite.com/Religion_News/religion02301.shtml. Retrieved 2007-02-21. 
  8. ^ Landes, Jeremy (2005-02-18). "Encouraging Kindness". Christian Spotlight on the Movies. http://www.christiananswers.net/spotlight/movies/2005/becauseofwinndixie2005-interview.html. Retrieved 2007-02-21. 
  9. ^ CBS4 (2007-03-03). "Denver Actress Stars in 'Bridge To Terabithia'". CBS4Denver.com. http://cbs4denver.com/local/Colorado.News.Entertainment.2.556919.html. Retrieved 2009-12-17. 
  10. ^ Hasty, Katie (2007-03-01). "Mims' 'This Is Why I'm Hot' at No. 1 on Hot 100". M&G. http://music.monstersandcritics.com/news/article_1271569.php/Mims_This_Is_Why_Im_Hot_at_No._1_on_Hot_100. Retrieved 2007-03-26. 
  11. ^ Richard Schickel (2008-03-14). "Sleepwalking: A Jaunt Down Mangled Main Street". TIME. http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1722514,00.html. Retrieved 2008-03-19. 
  12. ^ Borys Kit (April 29, 2008). Hollywood Reporter Two 'Witch Mountain' vets return: Actors who played kids in original are back for the remake. Retrieved 2008-04-30. Archived 2008-05-02.
  13. ^ a b AnnaSophia Robb (2011-11-01). "www.annasophiarobb.com/News". Annasophiarobb.com. http://www.annasophiarobb.com/index_usa.htm. Retrieved 2011-11-07. 
  14. ^ Zakia Udin (May 11, 2011). Aaron Eckhart, Sean Bean in 'Peter Pan' update.
  15. ^ "29th Annual Young Artist Awards". Youngartistawards.org. http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms29.html. Retrieved 2011-11-07. 

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