AnnaSophia Robb was born on the 8th December 1993 in Denver, Colorado, USA. She 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 opposite Jeff Daniels. Three months, three auditions and one screen test later, AnnaSophia booked her first role in a major motion picture. Since then, AnnaSophia also appeared as the title role in Samantha: An American Girl Holiday, a TV movie for Warner Bros, and as Liza in an episode of Drake & Josh. One of her most notable roles is playing the gum-chewing Violet Beauregarde in Tim Burton's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, in which she stars opposite Johnny Depp.

Most recently, AnnaSophia has been busy promoting her two latest features; magical fantasy Bridge to Terabithia in which she plays Leslie Burke, and horror/thriller The Reaping in which she plays Loren McConnell, and stars opposite Hilary Swank. She has four features yet to be released; Doubting Thomas, _West Texas Children's Story, A (2007)_ , _Ferris Wheel (2007)_ and Jumper. She has a large role in all four productions, and stars opposite many big names.

In her spare time AnnaSophia enjoys dancing (Jazz, Hip-hop, break dancing and Irish dancing), swimming, skiing, running and modeling. She is also a talented singer and recorded a song for the Bridge to Terabithia soundtrack. At just thirteen years old, AnnaSophia has proven to Hollywood what she is capable of... and there's still loads more to come!
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 she's now an interior decorator. Was once home-schooled, but now currently attends a private Christian school in Denver, Colorado, her hometown. 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. Beat out her friend Taylor Dooley to two parts - her guest appearance on "Drake and Josh" (2004) and her role in _Samantha: An American Girl Holiday (2004)_ (TV) . 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 Charlie Ray. 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 number 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.