Anna Paquin

Anna Paquin was born in the city of Winnipeg, but was raised in Wellington. She was the first actress to make her acting debut in Flora McGrath, her character in the romance film The Piano. Paquin was born in Winnipeg and was raised by Wellington Paquin's father, was first seen on stage in the role of Flora McGrath. For this part, she was awarded the Academy Award of Best Supporting Actress in the romantic comedy The Piano at the young age of 11. She is the second-youngest winner in Oscar the history of Oscars. Anna Paquin's full name was Anna Helene Paquin. Born July 24th 1982 at Winnipeg Manitoba Canada, she was the first Canadian native New Zealand actress. As a child, Paquin won the Academy Award for best support actress. Her role as the talkative and inquisitive girl of Holly Hunter played in The Piano (1993) brought her the honor. Anna Paquin in The Piano Holly Hunter and Anna Paquin in The Piano Paquin grew up in New Zealand after moving with her parents when she was a young child. The role as Flora McGrath - the daughter to a Scottish muffled pianist from New Zealand at mid-19th Century was hers at an audition open to all. At nine her age, she was a novice or had any experience in acting. In her teens, Paquin moved to America. Paquin was played as the title child in Franco Zeffirelli's Jane Eyre in 1996. Also, she was an important part on the screen in Fly Away Home, a movie from the same year. Paquin was a part-time actress in the TV film of 1997 adaptation of Carson McCullers' novel The Member of the Wedding. The actress also played the Princess of Spain in Steven Spielberg's Amistad (2007). She played teens as teens in Hurlyburly (1998), She's All That (1998), A Walk on the Moon (1998) and Almost Famous (2000). In addition, she portrayed the groupie Polexia Aphrodisa.