Anna Paquin

Anna Paquin, a Canadian-New Zealander actor. Paquin, who was raised in Wellington however was born and bred in Winnipeg began her acting career with The Piano. At age 11 years old, she became one of the youngest Academy Award winner ever for Best Actress. Anna Paquin spelled out Anna Helene Paquin was born in Winnipeg, Canada on the 24th of July, 1982. The Canadian born actress is also a actress from New Zealand. In 1993, she received her first Academy Award at age 11 to play the inquisitive, talkative girl who is the daughter of Holly Hunter who played the main role. Anna Paquin in The Piano Holly Hunter and Anna Paquin in The Piano Paquin grew up in New Zealand after moving with her parents while she was young. The character as Flora McGrath - the daughter of an Scottish muffled pianist from New Zealand at mid-19th Century was hers at an audition open to all. At nine, she had little or none experience with acting. As a teenager, she made the move to America. Paquin was chosen to play the role of the child in Franco Zeffirelli's Jane Eyre in 1996. In addition, she played the lead part on the screen in Fly Away Home, a movie from that same year. Paquin played Frankie Addams in a 1997 film adaptation for television of Carson McCullers' novel The Member of the Wedding and also played a part as the queen of Spain in Steven Spielberg's Amistad (1997). She played teenagers on Hurlyburly (1998), She's All That (2000) and A Walk on the Moon (2000). The actress played groupie Polexia Aphrodisa on Almost Famous (2000).