Anna Paquin

Anna Paquin, a Canadian-New Zealander actor. Paquin was born in Winnipeg she grew up in Wellington and first made her acting debut as Flora McGrath when she played the role of Flora McGrath in The Piano. She won an Academy Award at the age of 11 for Best Actress Supporting Actress. Anna Paquin is full Anna Helene Paquin born on the 24th July 1982 Winnipeg Manitoba Canada. Canadian actress, and New Zealander who, as a kid was awarded the Academy Award in 1993 for being the most effective supporting actress. She played the rebellious daughter of Holly Hunter's The Piano character. 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 while she was young. She was cast as Flora McGrath the daughter of the mute Scottish piano player who in late 19th century relocates back to New Zealand for an arranged marriage when she responded to an audition open to all; she was nine years old and had almost no previous acting experience. She moved into the United States as a teen. Paquin was the child character in Franco Zeffirelli's Jane Eyre in 1996. The actress also had a leading part on the screen in Fly Away Home, a film from the year. Paquin was Frankie Addams in a 1997 television movie adaptation of Carson McCullers's 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 on the screen in Hurlyburly (1998) She's All That (1999) as well as A Walk on the Moon (1999) and played the character of a groupie Polexia Aphrodisa In Almost Famous (2000).