Anna Paquin

Anna Paquin was born in the city of Winnipeg, but was raised in Wellington. She was the first actress to make her acting debut in Flora McGrath in the romantic drama film The Piano. Paquin is a native of New Zealand, born in Wellington but born and raised in Winnipeg began her acting career with The Piano. At age 11 years old, she became 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 actor and New Zealander, who, as a kid won her first Academy Award in 1993 for the best support actress. The actress played the fierce daughter of Holly Hunter's role The Piano. The Piano. Anna Paquin (left) with Holly Hunter. Holly Hunter (right) in The Piano. Paquin moved to New Zealand from Canada as an infant and was raised there. In response to an audition Flora McGrath was cast as the daughter of a Scottish musician. Flora McGrath is the daughter of the mute Scottish musician who came from Scotland to New Zealand to marry in the 19th century. After moving into the United States, she became a teenager. Paquin was in a brief role as the title character when she was still a kid as part of Franco Zeffirelli's Jane Eyre (1996) and an important role in the film Fly Away Home (1996). Paquin was Frankie Addams from a television film version of Carson McCullers' novels The Member of the Wedding (1997). The actress had a supporting role as the Queen of Spain Steven Spielberg's Amistad (1997. She played teenagers on Hurlyburly (1998), She's All That (2000), A Walk on the Moon (2000). Also, she played the role of a teen girl named Polexia Aphrodisa in Almost Famous (2000).