Anna Paquin

Anna Paquin has been an actress across Canada as well as New Zealand for over a decade. Paquin, who was raised in Wellington but born and raised in Winnipeg was first seen in the acting world on screen in The Piano. At age 11 years old, she became one of the youngest Academy Award winner ever for Best Actress. Anna Paquin full name Anna Helene Paquin, born July 24 in 1982 Winnipeg Manitoba Canada. Canadian-born New Zealand actor who won the Academy Award as a youngster as Best Supporting Actress portraying the bright and curious child of Holly Hunter's leading role The Piano. The Piano. Anna Paquin in The Piano Holly Hunter and Anna Paquin in The Piano Paquin grew up in New Zealand after moving with her parents as a child. When she answered an open call for auditions and was selected for the part, she was cast in the role of Flora McGrath, the daughter of an mute Scottish piano player who moved from Scotland to New Zealand in mid-19th-century to be married. She was only nine and had no prior experience in acting. When she moved into the United States, she became a teenager. Paquin was the main character in the film Fly Away Home in 1996 as well as a brief appearance as Jane Eyre when she was only a child. Paquin had a small role in the television movie of 1997 adaptation to Carson McCullers' novel The Member of the Wedding. The actress also played the queen of Spain in Steven Spielberg's Amistad (2007). She portrayed teenagers on Hurlyburly (1998), She's All That (2000), A Walk on the Moon (2000). In addition, she portrayed the teen groupie Polexia Aphrodisa in Almost Famous (2000).