Anna Paquin

Anna Paquin is a Canadian as well as a New Zealand 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 an Academy Award of Best Supporting Actress in the romantic comedy The Piano at the young age of 11. The actress is second-youngest winner in Oscar the history of Oscars. Anna Paquin in full Anna Helene Paquin (born July 24 1982 in Winnipeg Manitoba Canada) Canadian-born New Zealand actress who as youngster received her an Academy Award for best supporting actress in her performance as the loquacious and inquisitive daughter of the role played by Holly Hunter in the atmospheric romantic film The Piano (1993). Anna Paquin, Holly Hunter and The Piano Holly Hunter as The Piano Paquin lived in New Zealand with her family when she was young. When she answered an open call for auditions and was selected for the part, she was cast in the role of Flora McGrath, the daughter of a mute Scottish piano player who moved into New Zealand in mid-19th-century to marry. She was only nine years old and did not have any prior experience in acting. Her move to the United States as a teen. Paquin had the role of lead in the film Fly Away Home in 1996 and also had a small part in the film as Jane Eyre when she was still a toddler. Paquin played Frankie Addams from a television film version of Carson McCullers' novels The Member of the Wedding (1997). She played a minor role in The Queen of Spain Steven Spielberg's Amistad (1997. She portrayed teenagers in Hurlyburly (1998), She's All That (2000) as well as A Walk on the Moon (2000). She portrayed the role of a groupie Polexia Aphrodisa on Almost Famous (2000).