Anna Paquin

Anna Paquin, a Canadian-New Zealander actress. Paquin was born in Winnipeg and was raised by Wellington Paquin's mother, made her acting debut 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 eleven. She was the second-youngest winner in Oscar history. Anna Paquin spelled out Anna Helene Paquin was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada on the 24th July of 1982. She is a Canadian-born actress from New Zealand. In 1993, she was awarded an Academy Award at age 11 for playing the inquisitive and talking daughter that was Holly Hunter who played the leading role. Anna Paquin, Holly Hunter and The Piano Holly Hunter as The Piano Paquin lived in New Zealand with her family as a child. In response to an open call for auditions, she won the role in the role of Flora McGrath, the daughter of an mute Scottish piano player who moved into New Zealand in mid-19th-century to marry. The actress was just nine, and she had no previous experience as an actor. As a teenager, she relocated to America. Paquin was played as the title child in Franco Zeffirelli's Jane Eyre in the year 1996. In addition, she played a leading role in Fly Away Home, a film from the same year. Paquin was Frankie Addams in a 1997 TV movie adaptation of the novel by Carson McCullers The Member of the Wedding and had a minor role as the queen of Spain in Steven Spielberg's Amistad (1997). The role she played was for teenagers in Hurlyburly (1998), She's All That (2000), A Walk on the Moon (2000). Also, she portrayed the teen groupie Polexia Aphrodisa in Almost Famous (2000).