Anna Paquin

Anna Paquin was born in Winnipeg but was raised in Wellington. She made her acting debut as Flora McGrath, a character in the romantic drama film"The Piano. Paquin, who was raised in Wellington however was born and raised in Winnipeg made her acting d but with The Piano. At age 11 years old, she became the youngest Academy Award winner ever for Best Actress. Anna Paquin full name Anna Helene Paquin born July 24 the 24th of July, 1982 Winnipeg Manitoba Canada. Canadian-born New Zealand actor who won the Academy Award as a youngster for the Best Supporting Actress award for acting as the talkative and inquisitive daughter of Holly Hunter's lead 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 as a child. In response to an open request for auditions her name was picked in the role of Flora McGrath, the daughter of a muted Scottish piano player who moves in New Zealand in mid-19th-century to be married. The actress was just nine, and she had no prior experience in acting. The actress moved from New Zealand to United States as a teen. Paquin performed the leading role in Fly Away Home in 1996 and also had a small part in Jane Eyre at the time she was just a young child. Paquin performed the role of Frankie Addams in a 1997 television movie adaptation of the novel by Carson McCullers The Member of the Wedding and played the role as the queen of Spain in Steven Spielberg's Amistad (1997). The actress played teens in Hurlyburly (1998) She's All That (1999) and A Walk on the Moon (1999) as well as the character of a groupie Polexia Aphrodisa In Almost Famous (2000).