Anna Paquin

Anna Paquin was born in Winnipeg but was raised in Wellington. She was the first actress to make her acting debut in Flora McGrath in romantic drama film, The Piano. Paquin was born in Winnipeg was raised in Wellington and first made her acting debut 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 is full Anna Helene Paquin born on July 24, 1982 Winnipeg Manitoba Canada. Canadian actress and New Zealander who was just a little girl won an Academy Award in 1993 for the best actor supporting. She was the fiery daughter of Holly Hunter's The Piano character. The Piano. Anna Paquin with Holly Hunter, The Piano Holly Hunter (left) and Anna Paquin. Paquin was born in Winnipeg Manitoba Canada and relocated to New Zealand as a young toddler. In response to an open casting call and was selected for the part, she performed as Flora McGrath, the daughter of a mute Scottish piano player who moved to New Zealand in mid-19th-century to get married. It was her first role at the age of nine years old and did not have any previous experience as an actor. In her teens she emigrated from New Zealand to United States. Paquin had a small part as the title character when she was in the midst of her childhood on Franco Zeffirelli's Jane Eyre (1996) and played the lead role in the movie Fly Away Home (1996). Paquin was Frankie Addams in a 1997 TV movie adaptation of the novel by Carson McCullers The Member of the Wedding and had a minor role in the role of Queen Spain in Steven Spielberg's Amistad (1997). She played teenagers on the screen in Hurlyburly (1998) She's All That (1999) as well as A Walk on the Moon (1999) as well as the groupie Polexia Aphrodisa in Almost Famous (2000).