Anna Paquin

Anna Paquin is a Canadian as well as a New Zealand actress. Paquin is a native of Winnipeg and grew up in Wellington and made her debut in the role of Flora McGrath when she played the character as Flora in The Piano. She won an Academy Award at the age of 11 years old for Best Actress Supporting Actress. Anna Paquin spelled out Anna Helene Paquin was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada on the 24th of July, 1982. She is a Canadian-born New Zealander actress. In 1993, she received her first Academy Award at age 11 as the curious and talking daughter that was Holly Hunter who played the main character. Anna Paquin and Holly Hunter in The Piano Anna Paquin and Holly Hunter in The Piano Paquin relocated with their families into New Zealand when she was an infant and grew up there. After responding to a call for auditions, she was able to audition at the age of nine years old, with no previous experience in acting when she was selected for the role of Flora McGrath role. Flora is the daughter of an Scottish musician who was blind. The couple relocated into New Zealand during the middle of the 19th century in order to arrange a marriage. When she was a teenager she emigrated into the United States. Paquin was Jane Eyre's main character when she was an teen in Franco Zeffirelli's Jane Eyre (2000) as well as the lead role in Fly Away Home (2000). Paquin was Frankie Addams in a 1997 TV movie adaptation of the novel by Carson McCullers The Member of the Wedding as well as a small role in the role of Queen Spain in Steven Spielberg's Amistad (1997). She played teenagers as part of Hurlyburly (1998), She's All That (2000), A Walk on the Moon (2000) as well as in the role of polexia Aphrodisa girl in Almost Famous (2000).