AnnaSophia Robb was born on the 8th December 1993 in Denver, Colorado, USA, to Janet, an interior designer, and Dave Robb, an architect. She has Danish, English, Irish, Scottish, and Swedish ancestry. Robb started off life with a dream to act, and began by performing on a church stage in her home town in front of 500 people when she was just 5 years old. She began taking various acting classes and courses at the age of 8, and was scouted at the age of 9 by an agency in Los Angeles. She drove down to LA with her mom, during the pilot season. 42 auditions later, AnnaSophia booked her first national commercial, advertising Bratz dolls. The second time out to Los Angeles was a big one for AnnaSophia; she auditioned for the lead role of Opal in a movie called _Because of Winn-Dixie soundtrack.
Insists that she be called by her full name, AnnaSophia.
Her mother quit her job in order to look after her when she was young, but shes now an interior decorator.
Was once home-schooled, but had attended Arapahoe High School, a public school in her hometown of Denver, Colorado.
Says she loved the dogs from Because of Winn-Dixie .
Has a dog named Bella, who is a cross between a Maltese and a poodle.
Is friends with actress Taylor Dooley.
Enjoys dancing, rafting, reading (her favorite book genres are fantasy and historical fiction), singing, and snowboarding.
Auditioned for the female lead role of Rosemary in Little Manhattan , but lost the part to actress Charlotte Ray Rosenberg.
Is a fan of the The Black Eyed Peas. Some of her favorite songs by them are "Hey Mama", "My Humps", "Pump It", and "Where Is the Love?".
Was originally cast in the film The Ultimate Gift .
Studies French.
Favourite films are The Manchurian Candidate , The Interpreter , Napoleon Dynamite , and the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
Best friends with actor Josh Hutcherson.
Was named after her maternal great-grandmother, Anna Sophie, and her paternal grandmother, Anna Marie.
Her single "Keep Your Mind Wide Open" was #90 on the Billboard Hot 100 during the week of March 1, 2007, being her first song to chart.
In 2005 she was the face of Trad Clothing, helping to design and model a fashion line for girls.
Has ten cousins: eight girls and two boys.
Her favorite clothing stores are Jigsaw London, TRAD (for which she has modeled) and Abercrombie.
Beat out her friend Taylor Dooley for two parts - her guest appearance on "Drake & Josh" and her role in Samantha: An American Girl Holiday .
Prefers "AnnaSophia" pronounced as "Ah-na" Sophia instead of "Ann-na" Sophia.
She had to wear a long brunette wig in her role as Samantha Parkington. In reality she is a blonde.
She actively works for Human Rights, Animal Rights, and the Environment with Changing the World.
Competed in dance and gymnastics for four and a half years.
Has played the daughter of both actors who played the two commanding officers of the Civil War 20th Maine Infantry Regiment on film: in Because of Winn-Dixie she played the daughter of Jeff Daniels who played Colonel Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain in Gettysburg and its prequel Gods and Generals ; and in "The Carrie Diaries" she played the daughter of Matt Letscher who played Colonel Adelbert Ames, Chamberlains predecessor, in Gods and Generals. Also, in the Civil War drama "Mercy Street" , she plays the daughter of of Gary Cole who played Major General George Armstrong Custer in "Son of the Morning Star" , another prominent Civil War figure who was a West Point classmate and best friend of Adelbert Ames.
She has English, Scottish, Danish, Swedish, and Irish ancestry.
Is an only child.
May 2012, AnnaSophia Robb announced that she was admitted to Stanford University, thought she was deferring due to filming commitments.
When Bethany Hamilton was asked who she wanted to play her in the biographic drama, Soul Surfer , AnnaSophia Robb was the actress she wanted.
She appeared in a Captain Crunch commercial [actor].
In 2014, AnnaSophia enrolled at New York University.
I think you can go to school at any age.
I think I was made to live in New York. I love it.
Surfing is something I just crave.
Prom was awesome. I had such a great time at prom.
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