Anna Paquin

Anna Paquin was born in Winnipeg and raised in Wellington. She made her acting debut as Flora McGrath, the romantic drama film The Piano. Born in Winnipeg and born in Wellington Paquin was able to make her acting debut portraying Flora McGrath in the romantic drama film The Piano for which she was awarded an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress at age 11 which makes her the second youngest winner in Oscar history. Anna Paquin spelled out Anna Helene Paquin was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada on July 24,1982. Her birthplace is Canada. actress from New Zealand. In 1993, she received an Academy Award at age 11 as the curious and chatty daughter that was Holly Hunter who played the leading role. Anna Paquin and Holly Hunter in The Piano Anna Paquin and Holly Hunter in The Piano Paquin The Piano Paquin. Her family moved in New Zealand when she was as a young child, and was raised in New Zealand. After she responded to an open audition call, she won the role in the role of Flora McGrath, the daughter of a deaf Scottish piano player who moved into New Zealand in mid-19th-century to marry. The actress was just nine, and she had no prior experience in acting. As a teenager her family relocated from New Zealand to United States. Paquin had the role of lead in Fly Away Home in 1996 and also had a small part as Jane Eyre in the film when she was still a toddler. Paquin appeared as Frankie Addams in a 1997 film adaptation for television of the novel by Carson McCullers The Member of the Wedding and also played a part in the role of Queen Spain in Steven Spielberg's Amistad (1997). She played teenagers as part of Hurlyburly (1998), She's All That (2000), A Walk on the Moon (2000) and portrayed in the role of Polexia Aphrodisa girl on the screen in Almost Famous (2000).