Anna Paquin

Anna Paquin was born in the city of Winnipeg, but was raised in Wellington. She was the first actress to make her acting debut in Flora McGrath in the romantic drama film The Piano. Paquin is a native of Winnipeg was raised in Wellington and made her debut as Flora McGrath when she played her role as Flora in The Piano. She won an Academy Award at the age of 11 years old for Best Supporting 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 won an Academy Award at age 11 for playing the inquisitive and talking child of Holly Hunter who played the leading character. Anna Paquin in The Piano Holly Hunter and Anna Paquin in The Piano Paquin grew up in New Zealand after moving with her parents as a child. After she responded to an open call for auditions, she won the role as Flora McGrath, the daughter of a mute Scottish pianist who relocates to New Zealand in mid-19th-century to marry. She was only nine, and she had no previous experience as an actor. Following her move to the United States, she became a teenager. Paquin began her career as a child with a character in the Jane Eyre title character in Franco Zeffirelli's Jane Eyre followed by a major part of Fly Away Home. Paquin appeared as Frankie Addams in a 1997 film adaptation for television of Carson McCullers' novel The Member of the Wedding as well as a small role as Queen of 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 character of the polexia Aphrodisa character on the screen in Almost Famous (2000).