Anna Paquin

Anna Paquin was born in Wellington, Manitoba. She grew up there. She was the first actress to make her acting debut in Flora McGrath in The romantic-drama film The Piano. Paquin was born in Winnipeg, raised in Wellington and first made her acting debut in the role of Flora McGrath when she played the role in The Piano. She won an Academy Award at the age of 11 for Best Supporting Actress. Anna Paquin full name Anna Helene Paquin was born on July 24 the 24th of July, 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 character The Piano. 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 as a child. After she responded to an open audition call to play the character, she got it in the role of Flora McGrath, the daughter of a mute Scottish pianist who relocates into New Zealand in mid-19th-century to be married. She was only nine and had no prior experience in acting. In her teens, Paquin relocated to America. Paquin started her acting career as a child with a character in the Jane Eyre protagonist in Franco Zeffirelli's Jane Eyre, and then a major part of Fly Away Home. Paquin appeared as Frankie Addams, a character in Carson McCullers' novel The Member of the Wedding in 1997. In Steven Spielberg's Amistad in 1997 her character was the queen of Spain in a less prominent character. The actress played teens as teenagers in Hurlyburly (1998) She's All That (1999) as well as A Walk on the Moon (1999) and played the character of a groupie Polexia Aphrodisa as a character in Almost Famous (2000).