AnnaSophia Robb | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 8, 1993 |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, singer |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Website | www |
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. She is also known for Bridge to Terabithia (2007), Race to Witch Mountain (2009), Soul Surfer (2011). From 2013, she has starred as Carrie Bradshaw on the CW's series The Carrie Diaries, the prequel to HBO's TV series Sex and the City.
Background
editRobb was born in Denver, Colorado, the only child of Janet, an interior designer, and David Robb, an architect.[1][2] She was named after her maternal great-grandmother, Anna Sophie, and her paternal grandmother, Anna Marie.[3][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.[3] In 2009 the Arapahoe Herald reported that she was attending Arapahoe High School in Centennial, Colorado.[6]
In May 2012, Robb announced she was admitted to Stanford University, though she was deferring acceptance due to filming commitments.[7]
Loving You Was Not Easy Austin Mahone, when someone random came up to me and asked, "Are you the hot chick who slapped AnnaSophia Robb", He saidabout how Austin just randomly started an unnecessary fight, I thought that the best thing to do was slap him, She was Shocked.
Career
editAfter appearing 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.
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.[3][8] The song appeared on the Billboard Hot 100 at #90 during the week of March 1, giving Robb her first charting single.[9] 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, Have Dreams, Will Travel, Jumper (in which she played the younger version of Rachel Bilson's character Millie), 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."[10]
In 2008, Robb recorded the voice of Mary Magdalene in The Word of Promise: Next Generation – New Testament: Dramatized Audio Bible.[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 Ben Hibon, tentatively titled Pan.[14]
In February 2012, it was reported that Robb and Aimee Teegarden had landed a role in Life at These Speeds opposite Douglas Booth.[15] The same month, it was announced that Robb landed the role of Carrie Bradshaw in The CW's Sex and the City prequel, The Carrie Diaries.[16]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Daddy's Day | Milla | Tv movie |
| 2004 | Drake & Josh | Liza | Episode: "Number One Fan" |
| 2004 | Samantha: An American Girl Holiday | Samantha Parkington | TV movie |
| 2005 | Because of Winn-Dixie | India "Opal" Buloni | |
| 2005 | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | Violet Beauregarde | |
| 2006 | Danny Phantom | Danielle Fenton (voice) | Episode: "Kindred Spirits" |
| 2007 | Bridge to Terabithia | Leslie Burke | |
| 2007 | The Reaping | Loren McConnell | |
| 2007 | Have Dreams, Will Travel | Cassie "Cass" Kennington | |
| 2008 | Jumper | Young Millie Harris | |
| 2008 | Spy School | Jackie Hoffman | TV movie |
| 2008 | Sleepwalking | Tara Reedy | |
| 2009 | Race to Witch Mountain | Sara | |
| 2010 | The Space Between | Samantha "Sam" Jean McClain | |
| 2011 | Soul Surfer | Bethany Hamilton | Based on a true story |
| 2013 | The Carrie Diaries | Carrie Bradshaw | Lead role |
| 2013 | The Way, Way Back | Susanna | |
| 2013 | Khumba | Tombi (voice) | In post-production |
| 2013 | Life at These Speeds | Henny | In post-production |
| 2014 | She's the Man 2 | Roxy Richie/Reggie |
Awards and nominations
editOn 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.[17] 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]
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Samantha: An American Girl Holiday | Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special – Leading Young Actress | Nominated |
| 2006 | Because of Winn-Dixie | Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film (Comedy or Drama) – Leading Young Actress | Nominated |
| 2007 | Bridge to Terabithia | Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film – Leading Young Actress | Won |
| Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film – Young Ensemble Cast | Won | ||
| Critics' Choice Award for Best Young Actress | Nominated | ||
| 2009 | Race to Witch Mountain | Kids Pick Flicks award for Best Kid Actress | Won |
| Denver Film Festival | Rising Star Award | Won | |
| 2011 | Soul Surfer | Youth Rock Award for Rockin' Actress – Film | Won |
| Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actress in a Drama | Nominated |
Music chart history – singles
edit| Year | Single | Album | Chart position | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. | ||||||
| 2007 | "Keep Your Mind Wide Open" | Music from and Inspired By Bridge to Terabithia | 90 | |||
References
edit- ^ "Meet AnnaSophia Robb". The Washington Post. February 17, 2005. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Abromaitis, Mark (September 2009). "Red carpet at Wind Crest". Erickson Tribune. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ a b c Lee, Michael J. (February 5, 2007). "AnnaSophia Robb". Radio Free Entertainment. Archived from the original on February 20, 2007. Retrieved February 13, 2007.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b Roberts, Sheila (February 12, 2007). "AnnaSophia Robb Interview, Bridge to Terabithia". Movies Online. Archived from the original on February 16, 2007. Retrieved February 12, 2007.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Spáčilová, Tereza (June 4, 2009). "Hvězda z Karlíka a továrny na čokoládu Robbová: Johnny Depp mě nebavil". iDNES.cz. Archived from the original on September 1, 2010. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
- ^ "Actress tries to live normal life". Arapahoe Herald. March 13, 2009. Retrieved April 5, 2010.
- ^ "Lucky Office Visit: AnnaSophia Robb of The Carrie Diaries". Retrieved May 25, 2012.
- ^ CBS4 (March 3, 2007). "Denver Actress Stars in 'Bridge To Terabithia'". CBS4Denver.com. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)[dead link] - ^ Hasty, Katie (March 1, 2007). "Mims' 'This Is Why I'm Hot' at No. 1 on Hot 100". M&G. Archived from the original on March 5, 2007. Retrieved March 26, 2007.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Richard Schickel (March 14, 2008). "Sleepwalking: A Jaunt Down Mangled Main Street". TIME. Archived from the original on March 18, 2008. Retrieved March 19, 2008.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Word of Promise Next Generation". Amazon.com. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
- ^ Borys Kit (2008-04-29). Hollywood Reporter Two 'Witch Mountain' vets return: Actors who played kids in original are back for the remake. Retrieved 2008-04-30.
- ^ a b AnnaSophia Robb (November 1, 2011). "www.annasophiarobb.com/News". Annasophiarobb.com. Retrieved November 7, 2011.
- ^ Zakia Udin (2011-05-11). Aaron Eckhart, Sean Bean in 'Peter Pan' update.
- ^ Newman, Nick (February 3, 2012). "AnnaSophia Robb and Aimee Teegarden Board Douglas Booth and Billy Crudup-Starring 'Life at These Speeds'". Retrieved February 28, 2012.
- ^ Goldberg, Lesley (February 27, 2012). "The CW Casts Young Carrie Bradshaw: AnnaSophia Robb". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 28, 2012.
- ^ "29th Annual Young Artist Awards". Youngartistawards.org. Retrieved November 7, 2011.
External links
edit
- Official website
- JusAnna at IMDb
- AnnaSophia Robb at YahooMovies.com
- Interview with Portrait magazine
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