Anna Paquin

Anna Paquin, a Canadian-New Zealander actor. Paquin is a Canadian as well as a New Zealand actress. She was born in Winnipeg but brought up in Wellington She made her first acting appearance in The Piano. In this romance film, at the age of 11 years old, Paquin won her second Oscar for Best Actress. Anna Paquin full name Anna Helene Paquin, born July 24, 1982 in Winnipeg Manitoba Canada. Canadian-born New Zealand actor who won the Academy Award as a youngster for Best Supporting Actress for playing the enthusiastic and curious child of Holly Hunter's main character in The Piano. Anna Paquin with Holly Hunter, The Piano Holly Hunter (left) and Anna Paquin. Paquin was born in Winnipeg Manitoba Canada, and immigrated from the city to New Zealand as a young kid. When she answered an open call for auditions, she won the role in the role of Flora McGrath, the daughter of a mute Scottish piano player who moved into New Zealand in mid-19th-century to marry. It was her first role at the age of nine years old and did not have any previous experience as an actor. Her move to the United States as a teen. Paquin was cast as the child title in Franco Zeffirelli's Jane Eyre in the year 1996. Also, she was the lead part on the screen in Fly Away Home, a film from the year. Paquin was the character Frankie Addams as a child in the TV film adaptation Carson McCullers novel The Member of the Wedding. Paquin was also in the role of Queen of Spain, in Steven Spielbergs 1997 movie Amistad. The actress played teens on the screen in Hurlyburly (1998) She's All That (1999) as well as A Walk on the Moon (1999) and portrayed the groupie Polexia Aphrodisa on the screen in Almost Famous (2000).