Anna Paquin

Anna Paquin was born in Winnipeg and raised in Wellington. She made her acting debut as Flora McGrath in the romantic drama film The Piano. She was born in Winnipeg and born in Wellington Paquin began her acting debut as Flora McGrath in the romantic drama film The Piano for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress at the age of 11, which makes her the second youngest winner of the award in Oscar history. 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 for Best Supporting Actress for acting as the bright and interesting daughter of Holly Hunter's leading character The Piano. The Piano. Anna Paquin with Holly Hunter, The Piano Holly Hunter (left) and Anna Paquin. Paquin was born in Winnipeg, Canada. She moved to New Zealand as a young kid. The actress was chosen to play Flora McGrath the daughter of an mute Scottish pianist who, in the middle of 19th century, moves to New Zealand for an arranged wedding after she accepted an open audition call at the age of nine. She was old and had almost no previous acting experience. In her teens she emigrated to the United States. Paquin played Jane Eyre's title character as a teenager in Franco Zeffirelli's Jane Eyre (2000) as well as the main role of Jane Eyre in Fly Away Home (2000). Paquin was the character Frankie Addams as a child in the 1996 television adaptation of Carson McCullers novel The Member of the Wedding. Paquin was also in the role of the queen of Spain in Steven Spielberg's 1997 feature film Amistad. She played teenagers as part of Hurlyburly (1998), She's All That (2000), A Walk on the Moon (2000) and played in the role of character of the polexia Aphrodisa groupie as part of Almost Famous (2000).