Anna Paquin

Anna Paquin was born in the city of Winnipeg, but was raised in Wellington. She began her acting career as Flora McGrath, the romantic drama film Piano. Paquin is a Canadian and actress from New Zealand. Born in Winnipeg but raised in Wellington She was the first actress to appear as a character in The Piano. In this romantic drama, she was the age of 11, Paquin won her second Oscar for Best Actress. Anna Paquin full name Anna Helene Paquin was born on July 24 the 24th of July, 1982 in Winnipeg Manitoba Canada. Canadian-born New Zealand actor who won the Academy Award as a youngster for Best Supporting Actress for acting as the bright and interesting daughter of Holly Hunter's main part in The Piano. Anna Paquin with Holly Hunter, The Piano Holly Hunter (left) and Anna Paquin. Paquin was born in Winnipeg, Canada and moved into New Zealand as a young teenager. She won the role of Flora McGrath the daughter of the mute Scottish pianist who in the late 19th century relocates into New Zealand for an arranged wedding when she answered an audition open to all; she was nine years old, and had no previous acting experience. When she was in her teens, the actress relocated to America. Paquin was Jane Eyre's main character when she was a teen in Franco Zeffirelli's Jane Eyre (2000) and her main character in Fly Away Home (2000). Paquin portrayed Frankie Addams as a child in the television film adaptation Carson McCullers novel The Member of the Wedding. Paquin was also in the role of Queen of Spain in Steven Spielberg's 1997 movie Amistad. She played teenagers as part of Hurlyburly (1998), She's All That (2000), A Walk on the Moon (2000) as well as the character of the polexia Aphrodisa character in Almost Famous (2000).