Anna Paquin

Anna Paquin (born Winnipeg, was raised in Wellington) is an Canadian actress from Canada. She was born in Winnipeg and born in Wellington Paquin began her acting debut in the role of Flora McGrath in the romantic drama film The Piano for which she won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress aged 11 years old, making her the second-youngest winner in Oscar history. Anna Paquin is full Anna Helene Paquin born on the 24th of July, 1982 in Winnipeg Manitoba Canada. Canadian actress, and New Zealander, who, when she was a child, won her first Academy Award in 1993 for the best support actress. She played the feisty girl who played Holly Hunter's role on the film The Piano. Anna Paquin (left) with Holly Hunter. Holly Hunter (right) in The Piano. Paquin moved to New Zealand from Canada as a little girl and grew in the country. The character of Flora McGrath - the daughter of an Scottish muffle pianist in New Zealand at mid-19th Century was hers when she attended an audition for the role. When she was nine years old the actress had none experience with acting. As a teenager the family relocated from Canada to the United States. Paquin was cast as the child title in Franco Zeffirelli's Jane Eyre in 1996. In addition, she played the lead part as a lead character in Fly Away Home, a film that was released in that same year. Paquin was Frankie Addams from a television film adaptation of Carson McCullers's novel The Member of the Wedding (1997). She had a supporting role as Princess of Spain Steven Spielberg's Amistad (1997. She portrayed teenagers on Hurlyburly (1998), She's All That (2000), A Walk on the Moon (2000). In addition, she portrayed the teen groupie Polexia Aphrodisa on Almost Famous (2000).