Name: Anna Paquin
Birthday: 24 July, 1982
Birth Place: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Height: 5'5"
Occupation: Actress
Born July 24, 1982
in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, and raised in Lower Hutt, New
Zealand, Anna Paquin, at age eleven, was the first New Zealander
to receive the Best Supporting Actress Oscar, for her performance
in The Piano, and the second youngest Oscar winner ever. After
making her stage bow at the age of seven as a skunk in a school
production, she auditioned for the part of Flora in Jane Campion's
The Piano. Hand picked from 5000 girls.
With the success
of the 1993 film and an Oscar, she won international fame. But
Paquin retreated from the limelight until 1996, when she emerged,
in the acclaimed family drama Fly Away Home. That same year,
she could be seen playing a younger version of the title character
in Jane Eyre. After playing Queen Isapaquina in Steven Spielberg's
Amistad, Paquin assumed her first adult role in 1998, in the
film Hurlyburly. The following year she appeared in the critically
acclaimed A Walk on the Moon and followed up with a small role
in a high school comedy, She's All That. She also appeared in
the star-studded ensemble drama All the Rage, which premiered
at the Toronto Film Festival.
Since, Anna has established
herself as a true talent starring as the mutant Rogue in the
huge blockbuster hit X-Men. With sequels expected and small
roles in the critically acclaimed Almost Famous and Finding
Forrester, Anna Paquin continues to find diverse roles that
allow her to grow as an actress. I have no doubt that the best
of Anna is still to come.