Anna Paquin

Anna Paquin, a Canadian-New Zealander actress. Paquin who was born in Wellington but born and raised in Winnipeg was first seen in the acting world as a character in The Piano. At age 11 she was the tiniest Academy Award winner ever for Best Actress. Anna Paquin full name Anna Helene Paquin, born July 24, 1982 in Winnipeg Manitoba Canada. Canadian-born New Zealand actor who won the Academy Award as a youngster as Best Supporting Actress playing the edgy and open child of Holly Hunter's principal 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 when she was a young child. She won the role of Flora McGrath the daughter of an mute Scottish piano player who in late 19th century, moves from Scotland to New Zealand for an arranged wedding after she accepted an audition open to all; she was nine years older and had no previous experience as an actor. She emigrated in the 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 Jane Eyre in the film when she was still a toddler. Paquin performed the role of Frankie Addams in a 1997 film adaptation for television of Carson McCullers's novel The Member of the Wedding and also played a part as Queen of Spain in Steven Spielberg's Amistad (1997). She portrayed teenagers on the screen in Hurlyburly (1998) She's All That (1999) and A Walk on the Moon (1999) and portrayed the character of a groupie Polexia Aphrodisa on the screen in Almost Famous (2000).