Anna Paquin

Anna Paquin has been an actress in Canada as well as New Zealand for over a decade. Paquin is a Canadian as well as a actress from New Zealand. Born in Winnipeg however, she was raised in Wellington She was the first actress to appear as a character 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 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 main part 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 when she was a young child. In response to an audition call, she won the role in the role of Flora McGrath, the daughter of a deaf 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 acting experience. After moving to the United States, she became an adolescent. Paquin had the role of lead in Fly Away Home in 1996 and also had a small part as Jane Eyre as only a child. Paquin played Frankie Addams, a character in Carson McCullers' novel The Member of the Wedding in 1997. In Steven Spielberg's Amistad in 1997 her character was the Spanish queen in a smaller character. She portrayed teenagers in Hurlyburly (1998), She's All That (2000) as well as A Walk on the Moon (2000). The actress played groupie Polexia Aphrodisa on Almost Famous (2000).