Anna Paquin

Anna Paquin was born in Winnipeg and raised in the city of Wellington. She made her acting debut as Flora McGrath, the romantic drama film"The Piano. Paquin who was born in Wellington however was born and raised in Winnipeg made her acting d but in The Piano. At age 11 years old, she became one of the youngest Academy Award winner ever for Best Actress. Anna Paquin full name Anna Helene Paquin born July 24, 1982 Winnipeg Manitoba Canada. Canadian-born New Zealand actor who won the Academy Award as a youngster for Best Supporting Actress for portraying the inquisitive and talkative daughter of Holly Hunter's main part The Piano. The Piano. Anna Paquin with Holly Hunter, The Piano Holly Hunter (left) and Anna Paquin. Paquin was born in Winnipeg Manitoba Canada and moved from the city to New Zealand as a young kid. After she responded to an open request for auditions and was selected for the part, she performed as Flora McGrath, the daughter of an mute Scottish pianist who moves in New Zealand in mid-19th-century to marry. It was her first role at the age of nineteen and did not have any previous experience as an actor. When she was a teen she emigrated from New Zealand to United States. Paquin had a small part in the film's title role when she was a child in Franco Zeffirelli's Jane Eyre (1996) and she was a leading character in the film Fly Away Home (1996). Paquin portrayed Frankie Addams, a character from Carson McCullers' novel The Member of the Wedding in 1997. In addition, she played Princess of Spain in Steven Spielberg's Amistad (2007). She portrayed teens on the screen 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 as a character in Almost Famous (2000).