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, born in Winnipeg and raised by Wellington Paquin's acting debut was as Flora McGrath. For this part, she was awarded the Academy Award of Best Supporting Actress in The romantic drama The Piano at the young age of eleven. The actress is second-youngest winner in Oscar history. Anna Paquin in full Anna Helene Paquin (born July 24 1982 Winnipeg Manitoba Canada) Canadian-born New Zealand actress who as was a young girl received the Academy Award for best supporting actress for her portrayal of the loquacious and inquisitive daughter of the main character played by Holly Hunter in the atmospheric romantic film The Piano (1993). Anna Paquin, Holly Hunter and The Piano Holly Hunter as The Piano Paquin lived in New Zealand with her family when she was young. She was cast as Flora McGrath the daughter of a muffled Scottish pianist who in the middle of 19th century, moves into New Zealand for an arranged marriage when she responded to an audition for open casting when she was just nine years old and had almost no previous experience as an actor. Her move to the United States as a teen. Paquin was played as the title child in Franco Zeffirelli's Jane Eyre in 1996. In addition, she played a leading part in Fly Away Home, a film from the same year. Paquin was Frankie Addams in a 1997 TV movie adaptation of Carson McCullers' novel The Member of the Wedding as well as a small role as the queen of Spain in Steven Spielberg's Amistad (1997). The role she played was for teenagers on Hurlyburly (1998), She's All That (2000) as well as A Walk on the Moon (2000). She played her character groupie Polexia Aphrodisa on Almost Famous (2000).