Anna Paquin

Anna Paquin has been an actress in Canada as well as New Zealand for over a decade. Paquin is a native of New Zealand, born in Wellington but born and raised in Winnipeg made her acting d but in The Piano. At age 11, she became the youngest Academy Award winner ever for Best Actress. Anna Paquin's full name is Anna Helene Paquin. Born on July 24, 1982, at Winnipeg Manitoba Canada, she was a Canadian native New Zealand actress. As an infant, she won the Academy Award for best support actress. The role she played as the enthusiastic and lively character Holly Hunter played in The Piano (1993) brought her the honor. Anna Paquin with Holly Hunter, The Piano Holly Hunter (left) and Anna Paquin. Paquin was born in Winnipeg Manitoba Canada. She moved from the city to New Zealand as a young teenager. The role of Flora McGrath - the daughter of an Scottish mute pianist in New Zealand at mid-19th Century was a part she won at an audition open to all. At nine the actress had no experience acting. Following her move to New Zealand, in the United States, she became a teenager. Paquin played Jane Eyre's title character as a teen in Franco Zeffirelli's Jane Eyre (2000) and the main role of Jane Eyre in Fly Away Home (2000). Paquin was a part-time actress in the TV film of 1997 version to 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 on Hurlyburly (1998), She's All That (2000), A Walk on the Moon (2000). Also, she portrayed the teen groupie Polexia Aphrodisa in Almost Famous (2000).