Anna Paquin

Anna Paquin was born in the city of Winnipeg, but was raised in Wellington. She was the first actress to make her acting debut in Flora McGrath in The romantic-drama film Piano. Born in Winnipeg and born in Wellington Paquin began her acting debut portraying Flora McGrath in the romantic drama film The Piano for which she was awarded an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress aged 11 years old, which makes her the second youngest winner of the award 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 won an Academy Award for best supporting actress in her performance as the loquacious and inquisitive daughter of the lead character, played by Holly Hunter in the atmospheric romantic drama The Piano (1993). Anna Paquin and Holly Hunter in The Piano Anna Paquin and Holly Hunter in The Piano Paquin moved with her family in New Zealand when she was as a young child, and lived there for the rest of her life. As a result of an audition Flora McGrath was cast as the daughter of a Scottish musician. Flora McGrath is the child of a mute Scottish musician who moved from Scotland to New Zealand to marry in the 19th century. As a teenager, her family moved from Canada and eventually to United States. Paquin was played as the title child in Franco Zeffirelli's Jane Eyre in 1996. She also played an important part on the screen in Fly Away Home, a film from that same year. Paquin played Frankie Addams from a television film version of Carson McCullers' novels The Member of the Wedding (1997). She had a supporting role as The Queen of Spain Steven Spielberg's Amistad (1997. She portrayed teenagers on Hurlyburly (1998), She's All That (2000), A Walk on the Moon (2000). Also, she was the character of the teenage groupie Polexia Aphrodisa in Almost Famous (2000).