Trivia
» She insists to be called AnnaSophia.» AnnaSophia prefers her name to be pronounced "Ah-na" Sophia.
» AnnaSophia and her Bridge to Terabithia co-star, Josh Hutcherson, are very good friends.
» AnnaSophia came to the Because of Winn-Dixie set two weeks prior to filming so that she and the dogs could get acquainted.
» AnnaSophia auditioned for Little Manhattan, which starred her Bridge to Terabithia co-star, Josh Hutcherson.
» AnnaSophia can speak French.
» AnnaSophia attends a Christian school in Colorado when she is not filming.
» Her mother quit her job in order to look after her when she was young, but she's now an interior decorator.
» 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.
» 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.
» 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. » AnnaSophia and her classmates once raised $1500 to build a drinking well for the refugees in Darfur. They decided that they could raise enough to build it if each of the 40 students got $10 from four different people, and it worked.
» PopStar Magazine listed AnnaSophia as “Rising Movie Actress of 2007".
» In previous interviews, AnnaSophia has said that although she never ate Twinkies before filming Bridge to Terabithia, she had one practically every day on set, and sometimes two. "I was so Twinkie deprived, and now I just can't look at another Twinkie," she has joked.
» AnnaSophia says that she and the extras in Bridge to Terabithia (who were kids) got along really well, and they often played Twenty Questions while waiting around for the school bus scenes.
» AnnaSophia enjoys gymnastics and participated on a team for a while, but she quit once she began acting. AnnaSophia has acknowledged that the sport is very intense and eventually takes up most of the athlete's time, so that's why she did not continue. She does, however, have a close friend from her former team, who is a serious gymnast.
» AnnaSophia has said that although she hates structured exercising--such as using a treadmill--she loves dancing, swimming, and being outside. When the weather is nice, she enjoys running or taking a walk.
» AnnaSophia kept all the gum that she chewed on the set of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and the wad of gum was about equal to the size of a softball.
» AnnaSophia has joked about how swimming--which she loves doing--is the one thing she can beat Josh Hutcherson (her "Bridge to Terabithia" co-star) at.
» 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.
» AnnaSophia has raved about her funky wardrobe for Bridge to Terabithia. "I want to take all the clothes home. They're so cool!" she has said. Unfortunately, she was only able to keep two outfits from the film.
» 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).
» When AnnaSophia was about eight years old, a friend from her gymnastics class died from a rare disease that closed up her throat.
» 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.
» In an early scene during the film Bridge to Terabithia, there is a shot where 6-year-old actress Bailee Madison (May Belle) gives AnnaSophia's character Leslie a very dirty look as she is walking away. It was necessary for the scene, but AnnaSophia has recalled how horrible she felt when Bailee did this, because her acting was so authentic, and AnnaSophia was scared that this sweet little girl really did despise her. Fortunately, all was well when Bailee gave AnnaSophia a hug immediately afterward.
» 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.
» AnnaSophia has said that the Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings movies are among her favorites, because she loves the whimsical quality of fantasy films. She has also read all the books that these movies are based on.
» 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.
» Her parents named her Annasophia because it means Graceful Wisdom.
» She favors dogs over cats.
» In January 2007, she was named one of the top 16 young stars in Hollywood by Disney Adventure magazine.
» Annasophia is right-handed.
» Annasophia has won awards in Irish dance as early as seven years old.
» Annasophia began her career on a church stage in front of 500 people in Colorado.
» Her first TV and print commercial when she was 8 is still in use.