Anna Paquin

Anna Paquin, a Canadian-New Zealander actress. Paquin is a native of New Zealand, born in Wellington but born and raised in Winnipeg began her acting career on screen in The Piano. At age 11, she became the youngest Academy Award winner ever for Best Actress. Anna Paquin in full Anna Helene Paquin (born on July 24, 1982 in Winnipeg Manitoba Canada) Canadian-born New Zealand actress who as youngster was awarded her an Academy Award for best supporting actress in her performance as the spirited and curious daughter of the main character played by Holly Hunter in the atmospheric romantic film The Piano (1993). Anna Paquin, Holly Hunter and The Piano Holly Hunter as The Piano Paquin lived in New Zealand with her family while she was a young girl. In response to an audition, Flora McGrath was cast as the daughter of a Scottish musician. Flora McGrath is the daughter of a muted Scottish musician, who emigrated to New Zealand to marry in the 19th century. In her teens she emigrated into the United States. Paquin appeared as Jane Eyre's protagonist as an teen in Franco Zeffirelli's Jane Eyre (2000) as well as her main character in Fly Away Home (2000). Paquin played Frankie Addams as a child in the television adaptation of Carson McCullers novel The Member of the Wedding. Paquin also had a role of the queen of Spain in Steven Spielberg's 1997 feature film Amistad. She played teenagers as part of Hurlyburly (1998), She's All That (2000), A Walk on the Moon (2000) and played the character of the polexia Aphrodisa character in Almost Famous (2000).