Anna Paquin

Anna Paquin was born in Winnipeg but was raised in Wellington. She became an actor in the role of Flora McGrath in romantic drama film, The Piano. Born in Winnipeg and brought up in Wellington Paquin made her acting debut playing Flora McGrath in the romantic drama film The Piano for which she was awarded an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress at the age of 11 which made the actress second of the award in Oscar history. Anna Paquin is full Anna Helene Paquin born on July 24, 1982 Winnipeg Manitoba Canada. Canadian actress, and New Zealander who, as a kid earned her first Academy Award in 1993 for being the most effective support actress. She played the rebellious child of Holly Hunter's role 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. When she answered an open invitation to auditions her name was picked in the role of Flora McGrath, the daughter of an mute Scottish piano player who moves to New Zealand in mid-19th-century to marry. At the time, she was nineteen and did not have any prior experience in acting. She moved in the United States as a teen. Paquin had the role of lead in Fly Away Home in 1996 as well as a brief appearance in Jane Eyre in the film when she was still a toddler. Paquin did a brief appearance in the television movie of 1997 adapting Carson McCullers novel The Member of the Wedding. In Steven Spielberg's Amistad in the film, she portrayed the queen of Spain as a minor character. She portrayed teens for the roles of Hurlyburly (1998) She's All That (1999) as well as A Walk on the Moon (1999) and played the groupie Polexia Aphrodisa In Almost Famous (2000).