Anna Paquin

Anna Paquin was born in Winnipeg and raised in Wellington. She made her acting debut as Flora McGrath in the romantic drama film The 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 at the age of 11, which makes her the second youngest winner of the award in Oscar history. Anna Paquin spelled out Anna Helene Paquin was born in Winnipeg, Canada on the 24th of July, 1982. She is a Canadian-born actress from New Zealand. In 1993, she was awarded her first Academy Award at age 11 as the curious and chatty daughter of Holly Hunter who played the principal role. Anna Paquin with Holly Hunter, The Piano Holly Hunter (left) and Anna Paquin. Paquin was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada and moved into New Zealand as a young kid. When she responded to a request to auditions open at age nine, and with little previous experience in acting when she was selected for the role of Flora McGrath role. Flora was the daughter of an Scottish pianist, who was deaf. The couple moved from Scotland to New Zealand during the middle of the nineteenth century in an effort to get married. As a teenager, she relocated to America. Paquin began her career in the midst of her childhood with a part as the Jane Eyre title character in the Franco Zeffirelli novel Jane Eyre, and then an important role on the film Fly Away Home. Paquin had a small role in the television movie of 1997 adaptation of Carson McCullers' novel The Member of the Wedding. The actress also played the Queen of Spain in Steven Spielberg's Amistad (2007). She played teenagers as part of Hurlyburly (1998), She's All That (2000), A Walk on the Moon (2000) and played the character of the polexia Aphrodisa character in Almost Famous (2000).