The US Trends | Anna Paquin | Anna Paquin is a Canadian-born New Zealand actress.Paquin's first critically successful film wasThe Piano,for which Anna won the Academy Award for BestSupporting Actress in1994 at the age of eleven–the 2nd youngest winner in history.Her acting career took off almost half a decade later when she appeared in a string of successful films includingShe's All That,Almost Famous and theX-Men franchise.
Anna Paquin
Anna Paquin was born in Winnipeg,Manitoba, Canada,the daughter of MaryPaquin,an English teacher and native ofWellington, New Zealand,and BrianPaquin,a high school physical education teacher. Anna Paquin is the youngest of 3 children; Paquin has 2 older siblings:a brother,Andrew,a director,born in1977,and a sister,Katya,born in1980,who is the partner of Green party co-leader RusselNorman. Paquin//'s family moved to New Zealand when she was 4. Paquin attended theRaphaelHouse RudolfSteiner School until she was 8 or 9.Her musical childhood hobbies in New Zealand included playing the viola,cello and piano. Paquin also participated in gymnastics, ballet,swimming and downhill skiing,though she did not have any hobbies related to acting.
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While in New Zealand, Anna Paquin attendedHuttIntermediate School from 1994 – 1995.Having begun her secondary education in Wellington at WellingtonGirls' College, Paquin completed her high school diploma atWindwardSchool in Los Angeles,where she moved with her mother following her parents' divorce in1995. Paquin graduated from Windward School inJune 2000and completed the school's community service requirement by working in an LA soup kitchen and at a special education center. Paquin studied at Columbia University for 1 year,but has since been on a leave of absence to continue her acting career.
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Anna Paquin has received critical acclaim for her role as SookieStackhouse in the HBO seriesTrue Blood,for which she won the2008 Golden Globe Award forBest Actress – Television SeriesDrama.
Anna Paquin
Anna Paquin, born AnnaHelene Paquin onJuly 24,1982,in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, the youngest of three children.The daughter of educators,Paquin was studious and academically minded,showing an early interest in sports and music.In1986, Paquin relocated to her parents' native country of New Zealand with her family,and led a typical middle-class childhood.But life changed for Anna at the age of 11,when she attended a movie audition with her older sister,Kate.Anna,whose only acting experience came from a performance as a skunk in a school play,went with her sister to the audition on a whim.The director was immediately taken with Anna,and selected her for a costarring role in the art house filmThe Piano,also starring HollyHunter and HarveyKeitel.
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In1993, Anna Paquin made her film debut inThe Piano,which told the story of a mute mail-order bride,played by Holly Hunter,and her young daughter (Anna Paquin).Rated R for certain mature sexual scenes,the eleven year old Paquin was unable to see the film in its entirety at the time of its release.But critics raved about the art-film turned box-office-hit.They were especially awed by Paquin's subtle and moving performance as her mother's interpreter in the film,and her portrayal earned her an Academy Award for BestSupporting Actress.With the win,Paquin became the 2nd youngest winner of an Oscar;Tatum O'Neal remains the youngest with her win for 1973's PaperMoon.
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After her Hollywood success,however,Anna Paquin had little to no interest in pursuing a film career.She returned to her studies and refused offers for more film opportunities.Following her parents' divorce in1995,Paquin and her mother relocated toLos Angeles,where she attendedWindward School.The next year,she accepted roles in two new films:as a young girl who rescued homeless goslings in the true story,Fly Away Home(1996),and as the younger version ofJane in the FrancoZeffirelli-directed JaneEyre(1996).While still in high school, Paquin also made an impressive appearance inStephen Spielberg's slave drama,Amistad(1997),playing the role oIsabellaII,theQueen of Spain.Versitile Paquin next played the role ofRogue in the blockbuster X-Men trilogy(2000,2003,2006).In2005, Anna Paquin appeared in the dramaThe Squid and theWhale as JeffDaniels' precocious teenage love interest.
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Since2008, Anna Paquin has starred as the vampire-loving,telepathic SookieStackhouse in the popular HBO series TrueBlood,for which Paquin earned aGoldenGlobe award forBest Actress.
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InHer personal life,Anna Paquin is engaged to TrueBlood costar StephenMoyer.In2010, Paquin announced in aPSA she was bi-sexual in2010.
Anna Paquin
Anna Paquin
Anna Paquin
