Anna Paquin

Anna Paquin was born in the city of Winnipeg, but was raised in Wellington. She made her acting debut as Flora McGrath, The romantic-drama film The Piano. Paquin is a Canadian and New Zealand actress. Born in Winnipeg but raised in Wellington She was the first actress to appear in The Piano. In this romance film, at the age of 11 years old, Paquin won her second Oscar for Best Actress. Anna Paquin is full Anna Helene Paquin born on July 24, 1982 Winnipeg Manitoba Canada. Canadian actress and New Zealander who, at the age of a youngster, was awarded the Academy Award in 1993 for the top support actress. The actress played the fierce girl who played Holly Hunter's role on the film The Piano. Anna Paquin, Holly Hunter and The Piano Holly Hunter as The Piano Paquin lived in New Zealand with her family when she was young. She won the role of Flora McGrath the daughter of a mute Scottish pianist who, in the middle of 19th century, moves to New Zealand for an arranged wedding after she accepted an audition open to all; she was nine years old, and had no prior experience in acting. When she was in her teens, the actress made the move to America. Paquin was Jane Eyre's protagonist as an teen in Franco Zeffirelli's Jane Eyre (2000) as well as her main character of Jane Eyre in Fly Away Home (2000). Paquin played Frankie Addams as a child in the television film adaptation Carson McCullers novel The Member of the Wedding. Paquin was also in the role of the queen of Spain in Steven Spielberg's 1997 film Amistad. She played teenage girls in of Hurlyburly (1998), She's All That (2000), A Walk on the Moon (2000) as well as in the role of Polexia Aphrodisa character in Almost Famous (2000).