AnnaSophia Robb: I only want to do good projects. I want to make good decisions. If it's just a dumb movie, then no, I'd rather stay in school. But if it's a movie worth telling and that I think I would really benefit from, then I would like to do it. And that's one of the reasons I still live in Colorado. I love being with my family and going to school, and then when I come out to L.A., that is the time to be in the movies. People ask me the questions, I do the promotion work, then I get to go back home and live my life.
AnnaSophia Robb: (about being noticed by fans) It's just what comes along with the job. It's increasing more and more; there's more recognition, but sometimes I feel a little bad for my friends when we go to the mall. I feel bad for them rather than for myself, because they might feel a little bit uncomfortable or they’re just tired of it. But you know, I’m just AnnaSophia, and I'm just going to the mall and I'm as goofy as ever, and they'll get stopped, and it makes them feel kind of uncomfortable, so I feel bad for my family. But I knew this was coming, and I just have to deal with it with grace.
Hilary Swank: (AnnaSophia's co-star in the 2007 film "The Reaping") She is just such a talent. Although her character says very little in the film, acting is not always about dialogue. She says so much with her face and with her expressions, through her eyes. AnnaSophia is such a joy to work with.
AnnaSophia Robb: (about what attracted her to the character of Opal in "Because of Winn Dixie")There are not many characters for kids that have much depth, and she really has a quality to her. She has an understanding of human beings. She can kind of sense their sadness, sense that they need somebody.
AnnaSophia Robb: (about the director of "Bridge to Terabithia") I love his accent! He's Hungarian, so he's fun to listen to.
AnnaSophia Robb: (on filming a movie in a small town) Well, I'm kind of an urban girl, I like big cities. I like New York, I like London, I like L.A. I like people, I get lonely, really, really easily. But I think it was good, It was very different and I think that's good.
AnnaSophia Robb: (about co-star Josh Hutcherson's competitiveness while filming the race scenes for "Bridge to Terabithia") He's a boy, so he's extremely competitive. What can you say? All the boys there. We, at the beginning, were trying to work out the timing. And Josh says he was just trying to work out the timing, but really, he wanted to show everyone that he was faster than the car that was driving alongside us, trying to film. That's really what he was trying to prove. But we finally got it worked out. And I was tired by the end of it. I mean, just running back and forth, back and forth, doing all these different things. And at lunch, he goes, "Let's race!" I was like, "Okay. Fine, Josh, we'll race. Fine. Whatever you want." So we say go, and I take off, but then I stopped and just [turned around and walked] back, because I'm all tired. And he gets to the end, and he's all excited, and he's like, "Yes! I won! I won! I won!" He turns around, and he's like looking for me, and then he realized it was a hoax. And his face was so disappointed I actually felt kind of guilty. I was like, "Jeez. Wow, he takes it really serious." But he's definitely a fast runner.
Annasophia: (On Johnny Depp) He's great, yeah he was really wonderful. He's the sweetest guy. He just makes you feel really comfortable.
Annasophia: (about Tim Burton) He's the most brilliant man. He has an imagination that just goes off the charts. Most people think Tim Burton is pretty weird, but he's not. He's really normal. He has funny hair and he wears really cool glasses.
Annasophia: I love performing in front of people. I love meeting people, nice people. I don't just want to do acting. I want to do acting and study chemistry.
AnnaSophia has said that her favorite part of her 2007 film Bridge to Terabithia is the final scene, where the main character Jess walks across the bridge with his younger sister May Belle. "I think it really shows what Leslie was trying to get Jess to do," AnnaSophia says of the scene.
Gabor Csupo, director of the 2007 film Bridge to Terabithia, has said that during the casting period, AnnaSophia Robb wrote a beautiful letter that detailed her passion for the book and her interest in playing the role of Leslie Burke. Csupo says that this letter was very heartwarming, but ultimately, he says he wouldn't have cast her unless she was totally appropriate for the part (which he feels she was).
AnnaSophia, who sang her very first song for the Bridge to Terabithia theme song "Keep Your Mind Wide Open," has acknowledged that the accompanying music video was very awkward to do at times. "My hair was sticking to my lip gloss, and I was so nervous!" she recalls. AnnaSophia enjoyed doing the song, but she has also indicated that she is not planning a singing career--at least for the time being.
When the casting director of Bridge to Terabithia first came across AnnaSophia, his initial thought was that she was too cute to play rough-and-tumble tomboy Leslie Burke. During auditions, however, AnnaSophia nailed the character and demonstrated a true understanding of who Leslie was, so she landed the role.
Interestingly, AnnaSophia's first major film roles have all been based upon popular children's books: Samantha: An American Girl Holiday, Because of Winn-Dixie, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and Bridge to Terabithia. AnnaSophia's role in the 2007 Hilary Swank film The Reaping officially broke the pattern she was on.
She has blue-green eyes and blonde hair.
Her parents named her Annasophia because it means Graceful Wisdom.
In January 2007, she was named one of the top 16 young stars in Hollywood by Disney Adventure magazine.
After starring in a commercial for McDonald's, she made her acting debut in 2004, appearing in a television special titled Samantha: An American Girl Holiday.
Her favorite clothing stores are Jigsaw London, TRAD (for which she has modelled) and Abercrombie & Fitch.
Her hair is actually blonde, but dyed it brown for the part of Samantha in Samantha:An American Girl Holiday.
Annasophia began her career on a church stage in front of 500 people in Colorado.
She is an only child and truly enjoys the companionship of several close friends and her ten cousins, eight girls and two boys.
In late January 2007, a music video for her song "Keep Your Mind Wide Open" was shown on Disney Channel.
Her first TV and print commercial when she was 8 is still in use.
Annasophia studies French.
She beat out her friend Taylor Dooley to two parts; her guest appearance on "Drake and Josh", and her role in as Samantha from “An American Girl Holiday”.
Annasophia says she loved the dogs from the feature flim, "Because of Winn-Dixie".
Annasophia's mother quit her job to look after her.
5' 2" (1.57 m)
She was born on the 13th anniversery of John Lennon's death.
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