AnnaSophia Robb

AnnaSophia Robb (born December 8, 1993) is an American actress, model, and singer.

She began as a child actress on television, making her feature film debut in Because of Winn-Dixie (2005), followed by the supporting role of Violet Beauregarde in Tim Burton's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005).

Robb's two big-screen appearances in 2005 were adaptations of popular children's books.

She starred as Opal in Because of Winn-Dixie, and as Violet Beauregarde in Tim Burton's adaptation 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.

Her performance as Leslie Burke in Bridge to Terabithia (2007) garnered her recognition and praise, and two Young Artist Awards.

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 number 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.

She received wider recognition and praise for playing surfer Bethany Hamilton in the 2011 film Soul Surfer and the lead role of Carrie Bradshaw on The CW's series The Carrie Diaries (2013–2014).

In May 2011, Robb was announced to star as Wendy Darling in Pan, but later dropped out of the project.

She attended Arapahoe High School in Centennial, Colorado and graduated in 2012.

At age eight, Robb was scouted by an agent, and she and her mother drove to Los Angeles.

After several auditions, Robb was invited to appear in a national commercial for Bratz dolls.

After appearing in a commercial for McDonald's, Robb had a small role in "Number One Fan", an episode of the television series Drake & Josh.

Her first major role was the title character in the television special Samantha: An American Girl Holiday.

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 the young Carrie Bradshaw in The CW's Sex and the City prequel, The Carrie Diaries, and appeared in the teen comedy, The Way, Way Back.

In October 2013, Robb started filming for A Conspiracy on 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.

Robb enrolled at New York University in 2014 and graduated in 2018.

Robb played the role of Alice Green in the PBS Civil War historical drama series Mercy Street from 2016 to 2017.

It was released as The Crash in 2017.

In 2019, she played the role of Gypsy Blanchard's neighbor Lacey in the Hulu miniseries The Act.

Robb was born in Denver, Colorado, the only child 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 devout Christian home and was home-schooled.

She started taking an interest in acting and began by performing in front of people on her church stage.

She competed in dance and gymnastics for four and a half years, but quit to focus on acting.