Anna Paquin

Anna Paquin was born in Winnipeg and raised in Wellington. She made her acting debut as Flora McGrath in her character in the romance film The Piano. 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 role, she won an Academy Award of Best Supporting Actress for The romantic drama The Piano at the young age of 11. She is the second youngest winner in Oscar the history of Oscars. Anna Paquin full name Anna Helene Paquin was born on July 24 in 1982 Winnipeg Manitoba Canada. Canadian-born New Zealand actor who won the Academy Award as a youngster in the category of Best Supporting actress for portraying the bright and curious girl who played Holly Hunter's main 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 there. In response to an open audition call and was selected for the part, she was cast in the role of Flora McGrath, the daughter of an mute Scottish pianist who relocates to New Zealand in mid-19th-century to be married. It was her first role at the age of nine and had no prior experience in acting. She moved into the United States as a teen. Paquin appeared as Jane Eyre's protagonist as a teen in Franco Zeffirelli's Jane Eyre (2000) and the lead role of Jane Eyre in Fly Away Home (2000). Paquin portrayed Frankie Addams as a child in the television version of Carson McCullers novel The Member of the Wedding. Paquin played the queen of Spain, in Steven Spielbergs 1997 feature film Amistad. The role she played was for teenagers in Hurlyburly (1998), She's All That (2000), A Walk on the Moon (2000). She also played the role of a teen girl named Polexia Aphrodisa on Almost Famous (2000).