Anna Paquin

Anna Paquin is a Canadian and New Zealand actress. Paquin is a native of New Zealand, born in Wellington however was born and raised in Winnipeg began her acting career in The Piano. At age 11, she became an infant Academy Award winner ever for Best Actress. Anna Paquin is full Anna Helene Paquin born on the 24th July 1982 Winnipeg Manitoba Canada. Canadian actress and New Zealander who, when she was a young girl was awarded an Academy Award in 1993 for the top actor supporting. The actress played the fierce girl who played Holly Hunter's character in 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. Her role was Flora McGrath the daughter of an mute Scottish piano player who in middle of the 19th century makes her way into New Zealand for an arranged wedding after she accepted an open audition call when she was just nine years old and had almost no prior experience in acting. In her teens, Paquin moved to America. Paquin had the role of lead in the film Fly Away Home in 1996 and had a minor part in Jane Eyre at the time she was still a toddler. Paquin did a brief appearance in the TV film of 1997 remake of Carson McCullers novel The Member of the Wedding. In Steven Spielberg's Amistad her character was the Spanish queen in a minor role. She played teenage girls in of Hurlyburly (1998), She's All That (2000), A Walk on the Moon (2000) as well as Polexia Aphrodisa the groupie of Almost Famous (2000).