Anna Paquin

Anna Paquin was born in Winnipeg and raised in Wellington. She made her acting debut as Flora McGrath, the romantic drama film"The Piano. Paquin was born in Winnipeg was raised in Wellington and first made her acting debut as Flora McGrath when she played her role in The Piano. She won an Academy Award at the age of 11 for Best supporting Actress. Anna Paquin full name Anna Helene Paquin, born July 24 on the 24th of July in 1982 in Winnipeg Manitoba Canada. Canadian-born New Zealand actor who won the Academy Award as a youngster for Best Supporting Actress for portraying the inquisitive and talkative child of Holly Hunter's principal character 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. Her role was Flora McGrath the daughter of a mute Scottish pianist, who in the late 19th century relocates into New Zealand for an arranged wedding when she answered an open audition when she was just nine years aged and had little prior experience in acting. At the age of 16 her family relocated to the United States. Paquin was the main character in the film Fly Away Home in 1996 and was also in a smaller role in Jane Eyre at the time she was just a young child. Paquin was the character Frankie Addams, a character in Carson McCullers' novel The Member of the Wedding in 1997. Also, she played the queen of Spain in Steven Spielberg's Amistad (2007). In addition, she was a teenager on the screen in Hurlyburly (1998), She's All That (1998), A Walk on the Moon(1999) and Almost Famous (2000). The actress also played the role of groupie Polexia Aphrodisa.