Anna Paquin

Anna Paquin was born in Winnipeg and raised in Wellington. She began her acting career as Flora McGrath in The romantic-drama film The Piano. Paquin who was born in Wellington but was born and raised 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 is full Anna Helene Paquin born on the 24th July 1982 Winnipeg Manitoba Canada. Canadian actress, and New Zealander who as a kid won the Academy Award in 1993 for the most outstanding supporting actress. She was the fiery girl who played Holly Hunter's role in 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 an mute Scottish pianist who in the mid-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 almost no prior experience in acting. In her teens, Paquin moved 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 followed by she played a significant role in Fly Away Home. Paquin played a minor role in the 1997 TV movie adaption of Carson McCullers' novel The Member of the Wedding. Also, she played Queen of Spain in Steven Spielberg's Amistad (2007). She played teenagers as teenagers in Hurlyburly (1998) She's All That (1999) as well as A Walk on the Moon (1999) and portrayed the groupie Polexia Aphrodisa on the screen in Almost Famous (2000).