Anna Paquin

Anna Paquin was born in Wellington, Manitoba. She grew up there. She made her acting debut as Flora McGrath in the romantic drama film The Piano. Born in Winnipeg and born in Wellington Paquin began her acting debut as Flora McGrath in the romantic drama film The Piano for which she received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress aged 11 years old, and was the 2nd youngest recipient in Oscar history. Anna Paquin is full Anna Helene Paquin born on July 24, 1982 Winnipeg Manitoba Canada. Canadian actor and New Zealander who, as a kid won the Academy Award in 1993 for the top support actress. She was the fiery girl who played Holly Hunter's character The Piano. The Piano. Anna Paquin and Holly Hunter in The Piano Anna Paquin and Holly Hunter in The Piano Paquin The Piano Paquin. Her family moved to New Zealand when she was an infant and lived there for the rest of her life. When she responded to a request to auditions open when she was nine years old, with no previous experience in acting, she won Flora McGrath's role. Flora is the daughter of a Scottish pianist, who was deaf. They relocated from Scotland to New Zealand during the middle of the 19th century in order to arrange a marriage. She moved from New Zealand to United States as a teen. Paquin had the role of lead in the film Fly Away Home in 1996 and had a minor part in the film as Jane Eyre as only a child. Paquin was the character Frankie Addams as a child in the TV film adaptation Carson McCullers novel The Member of the Wedding. Paquin was also in the role of Queen of Spain in Steven Spielberg's 1997 film Amistad. She played teenagers on Hurlyburly (1998), She's All That (2000), A Walk on the Moon (2000). In addition, she portrayed the teen groupie Polexia Aphrodisa in Almost Famous (2000).