Anna Paquin

Anna Paquin was born in the city of Winnipeg. She grew up in the city of Wellington. She made her acting debut as Flora McGrath in the romantic drama film"The Piano. She was born in Winnipeg and brought up in Wellington Paquin began her acting debut as Flora McGrath in the romantic drama film The Piano for which she was awarded the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress at age 11 making her the second youngest winner to win an award within Oscar history. Anna Paquin is full Anna Helene Paquin born on the 24th of July, 1982 in Winnipeg Manitoba Canada. Canadian actress from New Zealand who, as a kid was awarded the Academy Award in 1993 for the best actor supporting. She was the fiery daughter of Holly Hunter's The Piano character. The Piano. Anna Paquin and Holly Hunter in The Piano Anna Paquin and Holly Hunter in The Piano Paquin The Piano Paquin. Her family moved from Canada to New Zealand when she was just a baby and grew up there. The actress was chosen to play Flora McGrath the daughter of Mute Scottish pianist who in the mid-19th century moves back to New Zealand for an arranged wedding after she accepted an open audition when she was just nine years aged and had little prior experience in acting. At the age of 16 she emigrated in the United States. Paquin was the child character in Franco Zeffirelli's Jane Eyre in the year 1996. She also played the lead role as a lead character in Fly Away Home, a film from that same year. Paquin performed the role of Frankie Addams in a 1997 television movie adaptation of Carson McCullers's novel The Member of the Wedding and also played a part as the queen of Spain in Steven Spielberg's Amistad (1997). She played teenage girls in of Hurlyburly (1998), She's All That (2000), A Walk on the Moon (2000) and portrayed Polexia Aphrodisa character in Almost Famous (2000).