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Anna Paquin sprang to international fame at 11 when she became the second youngest academy award winner in history for her supporting actress role in The Piano. (Tatum O'Neal was 10 when she won the same award for Paper Moon.)

The young Anna's breathless acceptance speech when she hyperventilated for several seconds before managing to recite her speech and then left the stage the wrong way has became an Oscars' highlight.

She has since gone on to make over 20 films including the blockbuster X-Men series, starred in stage productions in New York and London, and has a lead role in the TV series "True Blood".


Famous Paquin Films

The Piano The Piano
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X-Men Trilogy (X-Men/ X2 - X-Men United/ X-Men - The Last Stand) X-Men Trilogy (X-Men/ X2 - X-Men United/ X-Men - The Last Stand)
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Latest Films and Projects

Whistle Down the Wind

A recently announced remake of the 1961 film of the same name, the cast is reported to include Johnny Depp, Kirsten Dunst, Natalie Portman, and Paquin.

Trick 'r Treat

Anna has a part in the new Trick 'r Treat Horror/Thriller film written and directed by Brian Docherty.


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  • Full Name: Anna Helene Paquin
  • Birth Date: July 24, 1982
  • Birth Place: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (Moved to Lower Hutt, New Zealand with her family when 4 years old)
  • Height 5'5"

    Awards:

  • 1994 -- Oscar: Best Actress in a Supporting Role for The Piano
  • 1993 -- LAFCA Award: Best Supporting Actress for The Piano


  • Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Anna is the child of two teachers who moved to Lower Hutt, New Zealand, when she was four. At the age of eleven she received critical acclaim and an Oscar for her performance as Holly Hunter's daughter in The Piano (1993). Her next films were not until 1996 when she starred in Fly Away Home, and Franco Zeffirelli's Jane Eyre, in which she portrayed the young Jane.

    Her parents separated while she was filming Fly Away Home, and Anna, her mother, and her sister shifted to Los Angeles so Anna could better pursue her acting career. She successfully made the transition from child-actress to teenager in films such as Hurlyburly (1998) and A Walk on the Moon (1999).

    Anna also studied for a year at Columbia University, but has taken leave of absence to continue acting. In 2000 she had roles in Almost Famous and Finding Forrester, and also that year featured as Rogue in the popular science fiction film X-Men.

    Since then Anna's career has continued to flourish, and she has completed several other films including the two X-Men sequels. A move to New York City has also seen her begin a new career as a stage actress, making appearances in both New York and London. In 2006 she appeared in and was executive producer of Blue State.

    "I was the right hight". (On why she was seleted to play Flora in The Piano.)

    "I don't know what it is that I'm doing, but I'm really enjoying myself. And I'm free to do it as much as I want."

    "The most rebellious thing I've ever done is not going to be written about in an article that my mother's going to read, so we can forget about that. I'm going to leave that up your imagination."

    "The only thing I can definitely say is that you cease to be self-conscious after you've had to kiss somebody on-camera with 30 people watching."

    "None of the characters I've played are really like me. That would be boring. It wouldn't be acting."

    News

    Anna Gets Bloody - "X-Men actress Anna Paquin has scooped one of the hottest jobs on television, taking the lead role in the new show from Six Feet Under creator Alan Ball."

    Ball is and Oscar-winning screenwriter and his new project, adapted from the novel by Charlaine Harris, is an HBO series called True Blood. The series is about vampires in Lousiana, and Anna is thought to have been cast as a telepathic waitress and love interest of the chief vampire.

    More News:

    See main headlines at bottom of page.


    Buffalo Soldiers, 2001 Darkness, 2002 25th Hour, 2002 X2, 2003 Castle in the Sky (voice), 2003 Steamboy, 2004 The Squid and the Whale, 2005 X-Men: The Last Stand, 2006 Margaret, 2006 The New Girl, 2007 Ratatouille, 2007 Blue State, 2007

     


    Interviews and Miscellaneous Links

    'X' Marks the Spot: A Touch of Anna Paquin - "By Hollywood standards, Anna Paquin has one of the rarest mutant powers of all: having a career that survives beyond childhood (and an Oscar win) and growing up into one of the most accomplished young actresses in the industry." A Hollywood.com interview with Paquin.

    Guardian Interview with Paquin - "The angry little girl in The Piano has come of age. Now Anna Paquin is starring in X-Men, America's big summer blockbuster, as a cartoon vamp with a kiss that kills."

    Actress Archives - Basic details and several pages of photos.


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    Anna Paquin Photo Galleries and Images

    Interview with Graig Ferguson Part I

    Interview with Craig Ferguson Part 2


    Other Anna Paquin Films

    Fly Away Home (Special Edition) Fly Away Home (Special Edition)
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    A Walk on the Moon A Walk on the Moon
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    Buffalo Soldiers Buffalo Soldiers
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    Almost Famous - The Director's Cut (Two-Disc Special Edition) Almost Famous - The Director's Cut (Two-Disc Special Edition)
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    Jane Eyre Jane Eyre
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    Finding Forrester Finding Forrester
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    The Squid and the Whale (Special Edition) The Squid and the Whale (Special Edition)
    Price: $2.99
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    She's All That She's All That
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    X-Men Films with Anna Paquin

    X-Men Trilogy (X-Men/ X2 - X-Men United/ X-Men - The Last Stand) X-Men Trilogy (X-Men/ X2 - X-Men United/ X-Men - The Last Stand)
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    X-Men - The Last Stand (Widescreen Edition) X-Men - The Last Stand (Widescreen Edition)
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    X-Men - The Last Stand (Collector's Edition) X-Men - The Last Stand (Collector's Edition)
    Price: $9.98
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    X-Men (Widescreen Edition) X-Men (Widescreen Edition)
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    X-Men 1.5 X-Men 1.5
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    X-Men - The Last Stand (Full Screen Edition) X-Men - The Last Stand (Full Screen Edition)
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    X2 - X-Men United (Widescreen Edition) X2 - X-Men United (Widescreen Edition)
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    X2 - X-Men United (Full Screen Edition) X2 - X-Men United (Full Screen Edition)
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    25th Hour [VHS] 25th Hour [VHS]
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    Hurlyburly [VHS] Hurlyburly [VHS]
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    Anna Paquin in Topix News Headines

    • Comic-Con releases Thursday schedule

      Comic-Con 2009 kicks off with a bang July 23, by which we mean Summit Entertainment will host a session featuring a preview of "The Twilight Saga: New Moon." There's plenty of other fun to be had that day if you don't want to stand in line for "New Moon," from the fun folks at "Burn Notice" and "Psych" to a look at Heath Ledger's last film. - 3 hours ago

    • 'True Blood' gets truly great with new episode

      Now True Blood 's season has truly begun. Not that the first three episodes haven't been great, gory, sexy fantasy fun, or that it hasn't been a pleasure to see new characters arrive and new stories begin. - 6 hours ago

    • poorly played bill

      True Blood's Secret Love Triangle It was love at first, um, bite for Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer after the British hunk aced his True Blood audition opposite the Oscar winner in early 2007, but they kept their instant attraction a secret from everyone, including his girlfriend of seven years - the mother of his young daughter, Lilac. - 9 hours ago

    • Moyer sinks teeth into 'True Blood' role

      Viewers have been thirsty for the second season of HBO's "True Blood." The premiere attracted 3.7 million viewers, making it the cable channel's most-watched program since the finale of "The Sopranos." Stephen Moyer, the British actor who plays handsome vamp Bill Compton, chatted with USA Today Pop Candy blogger Whitney Matheson. - 36 hours ago

    • 'True Blood' Comic-Con: Details on the vampire invasion

      The "True Blood" panel at San Diego Comic-Con is likely to be one of the hottest tickets of the convention, which takes place July 23-26. And we've finally got the details on who'll be there. - 13 hours ago

    • Anna Paquin found love scenes with real life lover Stephen Moyer easier

      New Zealand actress Anna Paquin has revealed that doing love scenes with her real life lover, Brit actor Stephen Moyer, in True Blood came easy. - 22 hours ago

    • Vampires: 'The new James Dean' has a bite

      The symptoms are unnerving: a taste for fresh meat - rare, if you please; an aversion to sunlight; and a passion for spectral-looking, fine-boned rakes. - 32 hours ago

    • Infinite Lives: Asteroids? Really?

      The other day, I was feeling really positive about the world. Maybe it was because I'd had a nice meal and my blood-sugar had risen above its usual level of what you'd expect in a shipwreck victim stranded with nothing but a crate of saltines and a drum of instant coffee, but for a while there it seemed like everything was going to be OK. - 27 hours ago

    Anna Paquin in Google News Headlines

    • Anna Paquin: #39;True Blood#39; nude scenes easier when costar is also ... - New York Daily News

      Contactmusic.com Anna Paquin: #39;True Blood#39; nude scenes easier when costar is also ... New York Daily News Real-life and small-screen lovers Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer, stars of #39;True Blood.#39; She says their off camera relationship helps when ... Anna Paquin Okay with Nude ScenesExtra TV Anna Paquin Feels Fine of Doing Steamy Sex Scenes on #39;True Blood#39;eparsa Magazine Anna Paquin Reveals the True Blood of Twilight VampiresDeadbolt Digital Spynbsp;-Contactmusic.comnbsp;-Coventry Telegraph all 40 news articlesnbsp;raquo; - 2 days ago

    • Paquin comfortable with nudity - Stuff.co.nz

      E! Online Paquin comfortable with nudity Stuff.co.nz HAPPY TIMES: Anna Paquin says she has grown comfortable with the amount of nudity required for her role in True Blood. The Oscar-winning actress had to wear ... Anna Paquin#39;s All Grown Up in July Issue of #39;Self#39;FOXNews Anna Paquin beats the heat in styleNew York Daily News Anna Paquin #39;Comfortable Wearing Very Little#39;People Magazine National Ledgernbsp;-Bild.denbsp;-Canada.com all 118 news articlesnbsp;raquo; - 3 weeks ago

    • #39;True Blood#39; gets truly great with new episode - USA Today

      #39;True Blood#39; gets truly great with new episode USA Today For Sookie and her beloved blood-sucker, Bill (the perfectly teamed Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer), that means a trip to Dallas to hunt for a kidnapped ... and morenbsp;raquo; - 5 hours ago

    • #39;I get more naked this season than I did last season. It#39;s not an ... - Stuff.co.nz

      Stuff.co.nz #39;I get more naked this season than I did last season. It#39;s not an ... Stuff.co.nz DOUBLE TROUBLE: Anna Paquin says there is increased nudity in the second season of True Blood. Kiwi actress Anna Paquin has promised there will be more ... Anna Paquin Nude in HBO#39;s True Blood: Season Two Won#39;t be Twilight ...National Ledger Bloodlust continues in Season 2 of True BloodToronto Star Canadian beauty Anna Paquin gets #39;more naked#39; in new season of ...hellomagazine.ca Digital Spynbsp;-Post Chroniclenbsp;-Horror Yearkbook all 213 news articlesnbsp;raquo; - 4 weeks ago

    • Anna Paquin found love scenes with real life lover Stephen Moyer ... - Newstrack India

      Anna Paquin found love scenes with real life lover Stephen Moyer ... Newstrack India New York, Jul 8 (ANI): New Zealand actress Anna Paquin has revealed that doing love scenes with her real life lover, Brit actor Stephen Moyer, ... - 2 days ago

    • True Blood#39;s Secret Love Triangle - Star Magazine

      Star Magazine True Blood#39;s Secret Love Triangle Star Magazine It was love at first, um, bite for Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer after the British hunk aced his True Blood audition opposite the Oscar winner in early 2007 ... - 14 hours ago

    • Anna Paquin #39;not engaged#39; to True Blood co-star - 3 News NZ

      guardian.co.uk Anna Paquin #39;not engaged#39; to True Blood co-star 3 News NZ Anna Paquin has blasted reports she#39;s engaged to her True Blood co-star Stephen Moyer. The pair started dating after finding love shooting the first season ... Anna Paquin Talks #39;True Blood#39; Nudity: #39;I Feel Like Maybe I Should ...Access Hollywood Anna Paquin Poser Had Fans Worried With Hospital StoryActress Archives Sookie the vampire loverLivemint Doghouse Boxingnbsp;-InTheNews.co.uknbsp;-Beliefnet.comnbsp;-Boston Herald all 50 news articlesnbsp;raquo; - 7 days ago

    • Anna Paquin Talks True Blood Nude Scenes, Comparisons to Twilight - Celebuzz

      ABC News Anna Paquin Talks True Blood Nude Scenes, Comparisons to Twilight Celebuzz 4, 2009 03:30 PM / 6 Comments Everyone knows that HBO#39;s vampire drama True Blood is one sexy series, and Anna Paquin#39;s willingness to bare herself for the ... #39;True Blood#39; star Anna Paquin talks #39;Twilight,#39; says it#39;s a ...Examiner.com Five Weird Ways Celeb Couples Show Their LoveABC News all 5 news articlesnbsp;raquo; - 5 days ago

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