The charming blonde Annasophia Robb makes herself louder in Hollywood every year. She was remembered by the audience for the adventure films of the Disney film studio "Witch Mountain" and "The Bridge to Terabithia". In 2014, Annasophia became the center of attention of fans of the TV series "Sex and the City" when she got the role of young Carrie Bradshaw in the television project "The Carrie Diaries", which tells about the young years of a journalist and writer.
Biography: childhood, family, early career
Annasophia received such an unusual name in honor of her father's grandmother and her mother's great-grandmother. The girl's family includes English, Scots, Germans, Swedes, Irish and Danes. She was born on December 8, 1993 in a creative family that lived in Denver, Colorado. Dave Robb's father is an architect, and Janet's mother is an interior designer. Annasophia is the only child in the family. When she was born, her mother quit her job and devoted herself to raising her daughter, and returned to a professional career many years later. The girl did not go to elementary school, remaining homeschooled. However, from the ninth grade, she attended Arapahoe High School in her native Denver.
For about five years, Annasophia was engaged in artistic gymnastics and dancing, and performed as part of the national gymnastics team. She abandoned her favorite hobby, realizing that she was not ready to devote all her free time to him. Also, the girl swims excellently, loves snowboarding, running, rafting on mountain rivers and singing.
Annasophia grew up in a religious family, and her first performance took place on the church stage in her hometown. The girl was then 5 years old. Three years later, she began taking acting classes and other creative courses. At the age of 9, an agent from Los Angeles became interested in her. Annasophia and her mother were invited to auditions and from the 42nd attempt she was offered to participate in an advertisement for Bratz dolls. Then there was an advertisement for the fast food chain McDonald’s.
In 2014, the girl thought about continuing her education. She previously wanted to study at Stanford but ended up graduating from New York University.
Creativity and acting career
Miss Robb made her film debut in 2004, starring in an episode of the youth TV series Drake and Josh. Her first major role was Samantha Parkington in the television movie Samantha: American Girl's Vacation. According to the script, the main character had long dark hair, while Annasophia is blonde. Therefore, on the set, she had to wear a voluminous wig.
In 2005, the young actress took part in two projects at once, based on famous books. The first film - "Thanks to Winn-Dixie" - a family comedy about the friendship of a girl Opal and a dog of the Picardy Shepherd breed. Annasophia played the main character, and the film itself was warmly received by the children's audience and earned a good box office.
The second film is Tim Burton's large-scale project Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, based on the novel of the same name by Roald Dahl. Annasophia Robb won the role of Violetta Beauregard, an Atlanta girl who won one of five tickets to visit Willy Wonka's chocolate factory. According to the script, the actress had to constantly chew gum in the frame.
In 2007, Disney's family drama Bridge to Terabithia was released. Annasophia Robb and Josh Hutcherson played the main roles of ten-year-old children who came up with their own fairy-tale world of Terabithia. The film was liked by both viewers and critics. For this work, Annasophia was awarded the Young Artist Award for Best Young Actress.
In addition to filming a movie, Miss Robb takes part in other interesting projects for her:
- in 2005, the young actress tried her hand at designing clothes for the Trad Clothing brand, and also presented this project as a model;
- in 2006 she voiced the role of Danielle Fenton in the animated series Danny the Ghost (14th episode of the second season);
- in 2006 she recorded the song Keep Your Mind Wide Open for the soundtrack of the movie "Bridge to Terabithia", this single reached # 90 on the Billboard Hot 100.
In 2007, Annasophia began acting in major Hollywood projects, where her partners were stars of the first magnitude Hilary Swank, Charlize Theron, Dennis Hopper, Samuel L Jackson. These are the paintings "Harvest" (2007), "Sleepwalking" (2008), "Teleport" (2008).
In 2009, The Witch Mountain was released - a remake of the 1995 film from the Disney studio. Director Andy Fickman chose Annasophia for one of the main roles, because he drew attention to her in the film "Bridge to Terabithia". This film became one of the highest grossing films for Disney studios in 2009.
Perhaps the most unusual and dramatic role in the career of a young actress is surfer Bethany Hamilton. Soul Surfer (2011) is based on the true story of a girl who, at the age of 13, was attacked by a shark while surfing and lost her left arm. Will and fortitude do not allow Bethany to break down after the tragedy experienced. The viewer watches how she gradually returns to life, and then gets back on the board and competes on a par with healthy athletes. By the way, it was the real Bethany Hamilton who wanted Annasophia to play her character in the film.
In 2013, Miss Robb landed a role that could make her a superstar. After all, she was to play Carrie Bradshaw - the main character of the legendary TV series "Sex and the City". This project was conceived as a prequel about the early years of a New York writer. Unfortunately, The Carrie Diaries was canceled after its second season due to low ratings. According to critics, the creators of the project failed to recreate the magic for which the public loved Sex and the City so much.
After the failure of The Carrie Diaries, Annasophia continues to move forward. She voiced the characters in the animated films Safari King (2013) and Robot Chicken (2014). She starred in the series about the American Civil War "Street of Mercy" (2016-2017). The newest projects of the actress:
- "Circus of Freaks" (2018);
- Down the Corridor (2018);
- Words on the Bathroom Walls (2018);
- TV series "Law" (2018-2019).
Personal life
Annasophia Robb was romantically involved with Bridge to Terabithia co-star Josh Hutcherson. She also met with a colleague in the film "Witch Mountain" Alexander Ludwig. This romance lasted for about three years. Then the actress was in a relationship with Chris Wood, who played her first love in The Carrie Diaries. In 2014, the girl had a new boyfriend - fitness trainer Adam Cobb. Two years later, the lovers broke up.
