AnnaSophia Robb (born December 8, 1993) is an American actress, model, and singer. She began as a child actress on television, making her leading debut as the titular role in '' Samantha: An American Girl Holiday'' (2004). She made her feature film debut in ''Because of Winn-Dixie'' (2005), followed by the supporting role of

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's ''Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'' (2005). Her performance as Leslie Burke in ''Bridge to Terabithia'' (2007) garnered her recognition and praise, and two

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s. Her subsequent film roles include ''

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'' (2009), ''

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'' (2011), and ''

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'' (2013). She received wider recognition and praise for playing the lead role of

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'' (2013–2014). In 2019, she played the role of Gypsy Blanchard's neighbor Lacey in the

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miniseries ''The Act''.

Early life

Robb was born in

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, 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

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, Scottish, and

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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. She attended Arapahoe High School in

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and graduated in 2012.

Career

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

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dolls. After appearing in a commercial for

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, Robb had a small role in "Number One Fan", an episode of the television series ''

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''. Her first major role was the

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in the television special '' Samantha: An American Girl Holiday''. AnnaSophia Robb (20050209)

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

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'', and as

's remake of ''

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''. 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 ''

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'' as the voice of Danielle "Dani" Fenton. Robb played Leslie Burke in '' Bridge to Terabithia'' with

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, which opened in U.S. theaters on February 16, 2007. She recorded a song for the soundtrack titled, "

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", and the accompanying video received

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on the

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. 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 ''

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''; ''Have Dreams, Will Travel''; ''

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''; and ''

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''. Despite negative reviews of the film overall, Robb's performance in ''

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'' garnered praise. ''

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'' 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

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in ''The Word of Promise: Next Generation – New Testament: Dramatized Audio Bible''. She also starred in ''

'' (2009). In 2010, she appeared in ''

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''. She then starred in ''

'', playing

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, who continued to surf after losing her arm in a shark attack. In May 2011, Robb was announced to star as

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in '' Pan'', but later dropped out of the project. 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

's ''

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'' prequel, ''

'', and appeared in the teen comedy, ''

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''.

In October 2013, Robb started filming for ''A Conspiracy on Jekyll Island'', starring alongside

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, and

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. The film is directed by Aram Rappaport and produced by Hilary Shor, Atit Shah, and Aaron Becker. It was released as '' The Crash'' in 2017. Robb played the role of Alice Green in the

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Civil War historical drama series ''

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'' from 2016 to 2017.

Personal life

Robb enrolled at

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in 2014 and graduated in 2018. On September 7, 2021, Robb announced her engagement to her boyfriend Trevor Paul on Instagram. They married a year later, on September 10, 2022, in a three-day celebration within the Catskill and

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in New York state.

Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos

Soundtrack appearance

Awards and nominations

On March 30, 2008, Robb won her first career award when she was named Leading Young Actress at the

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for her role in ''Bridge to Terabithia''. The film itself won a Young Cast award. On April 24, 2009, she received the ''Horizon Award'' at the 14th Annual

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. She was awarded the Rising Star Award at the Denver Film Festival on November 12, 2009.

References

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