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AnnaSophia Robb

AnnaSophia Robb (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 subsequently starred in the 2007 film Bridge to Terabithia and the 2009 film Race to Witch Mountain, alongside with the 2011 film Soul Surfer. 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. The song appeared on the Billboard Hot 100 at #90 during the week of March 1, 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, 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." Robb starred alongside Dwayne Johnson in Race to Witch Mountain, which was released in March 2009. 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. Robb has been confirmed to star as Wendy in the new dark take on Peter Pan directed by Helmer Ben Hibon, tentatively titled Pan. She will also voice Periwinkle in the animated film Tinker Bell and the Mysterious Winter Woods which will be released in Christmas 2012.


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Born:
Dec 8, 1993 In Denver, Colorado, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
31
First Appeared:
In the series The Ellen DeGeneres Show 2003-09-08
Latest Project:
Movie Rebel Ridge 2024-08-27
Known For
Poster of Mercy Street
Poster of Sofia Coppola's Little Mermaid
Poster of The Carrie Diaries
Poster of The Space Between
Filmography
Movie Rebel Ridge Summer McBride 2024-08-27
Movie Horror Anthology Volume 1 2022-05-01
Movie Mac Beth Witch 1 2022-05-16
Movie Lansky Anne Lansky 2021-06-24
Movie Words on Bathroom Walls Rebecca 2020-08-21
Series The Expecting Emma 2020-10-05
Series The Act Lacey 2019-03-20
Movie Down a Dark Hall Kit 2018-08-01
Movie Freak Show Blah Blah Blah 2018-01-12
Movie The Crash Creason Clifton 2017-01-13
Series Mercy Street Alice Green 2016-01-17
Movie Jack of the Red Hearts Jack Ferguson 2016-02-26
Movie Sofia Coppola's Little Mermaid Ariel 2014-05-06
Movie The Way Way Back Susanna Thompson 2013-06-06
Series The Carrie Diaries Carrie Bradshaw 2013-01-14
Movie Khumba Tombi (voice) 2013-07-18
Movie Soul Surfer Bethany Hamilton 2011-04-08
Movie The Space Between Sam 2011-09-11
Movie Race to Witch Mountain Sara 2009-03-12
Movie Jumper Young Millie 2008-02-13
Movie Spy School Jackie Hoffman 2008-03-01
Movie Sleepwalking Tara 2008-03-14
Movie Bridge to Terabithia Leslie Burke 2007-02-15
Movie Have Dreams, Will Travel Cassie Kennington 2007-05-21
Movie The Reaping Loren McConnell 2007-04-05
Movie Because of Winn-Dixie Opal 2005-02-18
Movie Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Violet Beauregarde 2005-07-13
Series Drake & Josh Unknown 2004-01-11
Movie Samantha: An American Girl Holiday Samantha 2004-11-23
Series Danny Phantom Unknown 2004-04-03
Series The Ellen DeGeneres Show Unknown 2003-09-08