Anna Paquin

Anna Paquin was born in the city of Winnipeg, but was raised in Wellington. She made her acting debut as Flora McGrath, The romantic-drama 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 role, she won an Academy Award of Best Supporting Actress for the romantic comedy The Piano at the young age of 11. The actress is second youngest winner in Oscar History. 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 acting as the bright and interesting girl who played Holly Hunter's lead character The Piano. The Piano. Anna Paquin (left) with Holly Hunter. Holly Hunter (right) in The Piano. Paquin moved to New Zealand from Canada as an infant and was raised in the country. She won the role of Flora McGrath the daughter of an muffled Scottish pianist who in the late 19th century relocates back to New Zealand for an arranged wedding when she answered an audition open to all at the age of nine. She was old and had almost no prior experience in acting. She moved to the United States as a teen. Paquin was Jane Eyre's protagonist as a teenager in Franco Zeffirelli's Jane Eyre (2000) and her main character in Fly Away Home (2000). Paquin was a part-time actress in the television movie of 1997 version to Carson McCullers' novel The Member of the Wedding. The actress also played the queen of Spain in Steven Spielberg's Amistad (2007). She played teenagers on Hurlyburly (1998), She's All That (2000) as well as A Walk on the Moon (2000). She played the role of a groupie Polexia Aphrodisa in Almost Famous (2000).