Anna Paquin

Anna Paquin was born in Winnipeg but was raised in the city of Wellington. She began her acting career as Flora McGrath, a character in the romantic drama film called The Piano. Paquin is a native of Winnipeg was raised in Wellington she made her first appearance as Flora McGrath when she played the character in The Piano. She won an Academy Award at the age of 11 to be the Best supporting Actress. Anna Paquin in full Anna Helene Paquin (born July 24 1982 Winnipeg Manitoba Canada) Canadian-born New Zealand actress who as when she was young received an Academy Award for best supporting actress for her portrayal of the loquacious and inquisitive daughter of the character played by Holly Hunter in the atmospheric romantic movie The Piano (1993). Anna Paquin with Holly Hunter, The Piano Holly Hunter (left) and Anna Paquin. Paquin was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and relocated into New Zealand as a young toddler. In response to an open casting call, she won the role in the role of Flora McGrath, the daughter of a muted Scottish piano player who moved from Scotland to New Zealand in mid-19th-century to be married. At the time, she was nine, and she had no previous experience as an actor. As a teenager, she was able to move to the United States. Paquin was in a brief role in the movie's title character, when she was just a young girl in Franco Zeffirelli's Jane Eyre (1996) as well as an important role in the film Fly Away Home (1996). Paquin appeared as Frankie Addams in a 1997 TV movie adaptation of Carson McCullers' novel The Member of the Wedding and had a minor role as Queen of Spain in Steven Spielberg's Amistad (1997). Also, she played teenagers as teens in Hurlyburly (1998), She's All That (1998), A Walk on the Moon(1999) as well as Almost Famous (2000). The actress also played the role of groupie Polexia Aphrodisa.