Anna Paquin

Anna Paquin was born in Winnipeg but was raised in the city of Wellington. She became an actor in the role of Flora McGrath, a character in the romantic drama film, The Piano. Paquin is a native of New Zealand, born in Wellington but was born and bred in Winnipeg was first seen in the acting world in The Piano. At age 11 she was one of the youngest Academy Award winner ever for Best 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 for Best Supporting Actress for playing the edgy and open daughter of Holly Hunter's leading character in The Piano. Anna Paquin in The Piano Holly Hunter and Anna Paquin in The Piano Paquin grew up in New Zealand after moving with her parents when she was a young child. Her role was Flora McGrath the daughter of Mute Scottish pianist, who in the late 19th century relocates into New Zealand for an arranged wedding after she accepted an open audition when she was just nine years older and had no previous acting experience. The actress moved to the United States as a teen. Paquin had a small part in the role of Jane Eyre's title character while she was just a young girl with Franco Zeffirelli's Jane Eyre (1996) as well as she was a leading character in the movie Fly Away Home (1996). Paquin portrayed Frankie Addams, a character in Carson McCullers' novel The Member of the Wedding in 1997. She also played the Queen of Spain in Steven Spielberg's Amistad (2007). She portrayed teenagers as teenagers in Hurlyburly (1998) She's All That (1999) as well as A Walk on the Moon (1999) as well as the groupie Polexia Aphrodisa on the screen in Almost Famous (2000).