Anna Paquin

Anna Paquin was born in Winnipeg and raised in Wellington. She began her acting career as Flora McGrath in her character in the romance film Piano. Paquin was born in Winnipeg and was raised by Wellington Paquin's acting debut was as Flora McGrath. For this role she received the Academy Award of Best Supporting Actress in The romantic drama The Piano at the young age of eleven. She is the second youngest winner in Oscar History. Anna Paquin's full name is Anna Helene Paquin. Born on the 24th of July, 1982 on the 24th of July 1982 in Winnipeg Manitoba Canada, she was the first Canadian birthed New Zealand actress. As as a young girl, she was awarded her the Academy Award for best support actress. Her role as the enthusiastic and lively girl of Holly Hunter played in The Piano (1993) brought her the award. Anna Paquin (left) with Holly Hunter. Holly Hunter (right) in The Piano. Paquin moved to New Zealand from Canada as a little girl and grew there. When she answered an open call for auditions and was selected for the part, she was cast in the role of Flora McGrath, the daughter of a mute Scottish piano player who moves from Scotland to New Zealand in mid-19th-century to be married. She was only nine, and she had no prior experience in acting. Following her move in the United States, she became an adolescent. Paquin played the lead role in Fly Away Home in 1996 and had a minor part in the film as Jane Eyre in the film when she was only a child. Paquin played Frankie Addams in a 1997 film adaptation for television of the novel by Carson McCullers The Member of the Wedding as well as a small role as the queen of Spain in Steven Spielberg's Amistad (1997). She played teenagers on Hurlyburly (1998), She's All That (2000), A Walk on the Moon (2000). In addition, she portrayed the teen groupie Polexia Aphrodisa in Almost Famous (2000).