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AnnaSophia Robb (born December 8, 1993) is an American actress, model, and singer. She began her career as a child actress making her feature film debut in Because of Winn-Dixie (2005). She then starred in a string of successful films playing notable roles such as Violet Beauregarde in Tim Burton's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), Leslie Burke in Bridge to Terabithia (2007), and surfer Bethany Hamilton in Soul Surfer (2011). She has also acted in Jumper (2008), Race to Witch Mountain (2009), The Way, Way Back (2013), and Rebel Ridge (2024).
On television, she took the lead role of Carrie Bradshaw on The CW's series The Carrie Diaries (2013–2014). She portrayed Samantha Parkington in the television movie Samantha: An American Girl Holiday (2004). She has acted in the PBS period series Mercy Street (2016–2017), the Hulu limited series The Act (2019), Hulu miniseries Little Fires Everywhere (2020), and the Peacock drama series Dr. Death (2021).
