Anna Paquin

Anna Paquin was born in Winnipeg and raised in the city of Wellington. She became an actor in the role of Flora McGrath in romantic drama film called The Piano. Born in Winnipeg and born in Wellington Paquin was able to make her acting debut playing Flora McGrath in the romantic drama film The Piano for which she won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress at the age of 11, making her the second-youngest winner to win an award within Oscar history. Anna Paquin full name Anna Helene Paquin born July 24 the 24th of July, 1982 in Winnipeg Manitoba Canada. Canadian-born New Zealand actor who won the Academy Award as a youngster for Best Supporting Actress for her role as the curious and sociable daughter of Holly Hunter's main role The Piano. The Piano. Anna Paquin in The Piano Holly Hunter and Anna Paquin in The Piano Paquin grew up in New Zealand after moving with her parents while she was young. When she answered an open casting call her name was picked as Flora McGrath, the daughter of a deaf Scottish piano player who moved to New Zealand in mid-19th-century to be married. She was only nine and had no acting experience. As a teenager, she moved into the United States. Paquin was cast as the child character in Franco Zeffirelli's Jane Eyre in the year 1996. She also played an important role for the role of the Queen in Fly Away Home, a film released the year. Paquin played Frankie Addams in a 1997 television film adaptation of Carson McCullers' novel The Member of the Wedding and had a minor role as the queen of Spain in Steven Spielberg's Amistad (1997). She was also a character for Hurlyburly (1998), She's All That (1998), A Walk on the Moon(1999) and Almost Famous (2000). Also, she played the character Polexia Aphrodisa.