AnnaSophia Robb Profile and Biography

In her early life, AnnaSophia Robb (pronounced /ˌɑːnəsoʊˈfiːə ˈrɒb/) was born December 8, 1993 at her hometown in City and County of Denver, Colorado (CO), United State of America (USA). AnnaSophia Robb is the daughter of Janet (née Andersen), an interior designer, and David Robb, an architect. AnnaSophia Robb was named after her maternal great-grandmother, Anna Sophie, and her paternal grandmother, Anna Marie. AnnaSophia Robb is of English, Scottish, Danish, Swedish, and Irish descent. AnnaSophia Robb competed in dance and gymnastics for four and a half years, but quit in order to focus on acting. In 2009 the Arapahoe Herald reported that AnnaSophia Robb was attending Arapahoe High School in City of Centennial, Colorado.

In her career, after AnnaSophia Robb starring in a commercial for McDonald’s, AnnaSophia Robb made her acting debut on 2004. AnnaSophia Robb 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). AnnaSophia Robb’s first major role was as the title character in the television special “Samantha: An American Girl Holiday”. AnnaSophia Robb’s hair was dyed dark brown for the part.

AnnaSophia Robb’s two big-screen appearances on 2005 were both adaptations of popular children’s books. AnnaSophia Robb 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 AnnaSophia Robb’s popularity among preteen audiences. AnnaSophia Robb became friends with many of her co-stars, including Julia Winter and Missi Pyle (who played her on-screen mother, Scarlett), and working with Johnny Depp. AnnaSophia Robb requested that the scene of Violet hugging Wonka in the factory’s entrance hall be included in the film.

AnnaSophia Robb on 2005 was the face of Trad Clothing, helping to design and model a fashion line for modern girls. AnnaSophia Robb on 2006 had a guest role on the cartoon show “Danny Phantom” as the voice of Danielle “Dani” Fenton. AnnaSophia Robb role as Leslie Burke in “Bridge to Terabithia”, which opened in United State of America (USA) theaters on February 16, 2007. AnnaSophia Robb recorded a song for the soundtrack titled “Keep Your Mind Wide Open”, and the accompanying video received rotation on the Disney Channel. The song appeared on the Billboard Hot 100 at #90 during the week of March 1, giving AnnaSophia Robb her first charting single. AnnaSophia Robb was a fan of the book before being cast in the role.

AnnaSophia Robb went on to appear in “The Reaping”, “Jumper” (in which AnnaSophia Robb role as the younger version of Rachel Bilson’s character Millie), “Have Dreams”, “Will Travel”, and “Spy School”. AnnaSophia Robb’s performance in the film “Sleepwalking” garnered praise. AnnaSophia Robb starred alongside Dwayne Johnson in “Race to Witch Mountain”, which was released on March 2009. AnnaSophia Robb on 2010 filmed “The Space Between” with actress Melissa Leo. AnnaSophia Robb starred in “Soul Surfer” playing the role of Bethany Hamilton, who continued to surf after losing her arm in a shark attack. AnnaSophia Robb has been confirmed to star as Wendy in the new dark take on “Peter Pan” directed by Helmer Ben Hibon, tentatively titled “Pan”. AnnaSophia Robb will also voice Periwinkle in the animated film “Tinker Bell and the Mysterious Winter Woods” which will be released in Christmas 2012.

In her awards, AnnaSophia Robb on March 30, 2008 won her first career award when AnnaSophia Robb 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. AnnaSophia Robb on April 24, 2009 received the Horizon Award at the 14th Annual Palm Beach International Film Festival. AnnaSophia Robb was awarded the Rising Star Award at the Denver Film Festival on November 12, 2009.

(AnnaSophia Robb Profile and Biography source: MadeMan.Com, Zimbio.Com, FanPix.Net, and Wikipedia.Org)