Anna Paquin

Anna Paquin is a Canadian as well as a New Zealand actress. Paquin was born in Winnipeg, raised in Wellington and made her debut as Flora McGrath when she played the character of Flora McGrath in The Piano. She won an Academy Award at the age of 11 years old for Best Actress Supporting Actress. Anna Paquin full name Anna Helene Paquin, born July 24, 1982 Winnipeg Manitoba Canada. Canadian-born New Zealand actor who won the Academy Award as a youngster as Best Supporting Actress acting as the bright and interesting girl who played Holly Hunter's lead role The Piano. The Piano. Anna Paquin and Holly Hunter in The Piano Anna Paquin and Holly Hunter in The Piano Paquin relocated with their families in New Zealand when she was as a young child, and was raised in New Zealand. In response to 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 to New Zealand in mid-19th-century to be married. She was only nine years old and did not have any prior experience in acting. As a teenager, her family moved from Canada and eventually to United States. Paquin was cast as the child title in Franco Zeffirelli's Jane Eyre in 1996. She also played a leading part in Fly Away Home, a film from that same year. Paquin played a minor role in the television movie of 1997 adaption to Carson McCullers' novel The Member of the Wedding. She also played the queen of Spain in Steven Spielberg's Amistad (2007). 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 portrayed the role of a groupie Polexia Aphrodisa on Almost Famous (2000).