Anna Paquin facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Anna Paquin
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Paquin in 2018
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Anna Helene Paquin
24 July 1982 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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| Other names | Anna Emery |
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| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1993–present |
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Stephen Moyer
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| Children | 2 |
| Awards | Full list |
Anna Helene Paquin (born July 24, 1982) is a famous actress from New Zealand and Canada. She was born in Winnipeg, Canada, and grew up in Wellington, New Zealand. She started acting when she was very young.
Her first big role was in the movie The Piano in 1993. For her performance, she won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She was only 11 years old, making her the second-youngest person ever to win an Oscar.
As a teenager, she acted in movies like Fly Away Home (1996) and Amistad (1997). She is also well-known for playing the superhero Rogue in the X-Men movies. From 2008 to 2014, she starred as Sookie Stackhouse in the popular TV show True Blood, which won her a Golden Globe Award.
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Early Life and Family
Anna Paquin was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, on July 24, 1982. Her father, Brian Paquin, was a physical education teacher from Canada. Her mother, Mary, was an English teacher from Wellington, New Zealand. Anna is the youngest of three children.
In 1986, when Anna was four, her family moved to New Zealand. She went to several schools there, including Raphael House Rudolf Steiner School and Wellington Girls' College. Her parents divorced when she was 12.
At age 16, she moved to the United States and graduated from Windward School in 2000. She later attended Columbia College for one year before deciding to focus on her acting career. She is a citizen of both New Zealand and Canada.
Acting Career
A Star is Born: The Piano
Anna's acting career began by chance. Director Jane Campion was looking for a young girl for her movie The Piano. An ad was placed in a newspaper for an open audition. Anna's sister saw the ad and decided to try out. This inspired nine-year-old Anna to audition as well.
Even though her only acting experience was playing a skunk in a school play, Anna impressed the director. She was chosen for the part from over 5,000 other children.
The movie The Piano was a huge success when it was released in 1993. For her amazing performance, Anna won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. At just 11 years old, she became one of the youngest Oscar winners in history.
From Child Actor to Superhero
After winning an Oscar, Anna received many offers for new roles. In 1996, she starred in Jane Eyre and Fly Away Home. In Fly Away Home, she played a young girl who takes care of orphaned geese.
As a teenager, she appeared in several other movies. These included A Walk on the Moon, She's All That, and Almost Famous.
In 2000, Anna took on the role of the mutant superhero Rogue in the movie X-Men. She played the character again in the sequels X2 (2003) and X-Men: The Last Stand (2006). She also returned for a cameo in X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014).
Success on Television
In 2008, Anna began starring in the HBO television series True Blood. She played the main character, Sookie Stackhouse, a waitress who can read minds. The show, which is about vampires living in a small town, was very popular and ran for seven seasons. For this role, Anna won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in 2009.
She also acted in several TV movies. She played Elaine Goodale in Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (2007). In 2009, she starred as Irena Sendler, a Polish hero from the Holocaust, in the movie The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler.
Recent Movie and TV Roles
Anna has continued to work in many interesting projects. She voiced the character Ramsey in the Pixar movie The Good Dinosaur (2015). In 2019, she appeared in the highly praised film The Irishman, directed by Martin Scorsese.
She also starred in and produced the TV series Flack and appeared in the show The Affair. In 2021, she played Brenda Warner, the wife of football player Kurt Warner, in the movie American Underdog.
In 2023, she starred in the Netflix movie True Spirit. The film tells the true story of Jessica Watson, a 16-year-old Australian sailor who tried to sail around the world by herself. Anna played Jessica's mother.
Personal Life
While filming True Blood, Anna began dating her co-star, Stephen Moyer. They announced their engagement in August 2009 and got married on August 21, 2010.
On September 12, 2012, Anna gave birth to fraternal twins. She is also a stepmother to her husband's son and daughter from a previous relationship. The family lives in Venice, California, but they visit New Zealand every year to see Anna's family.
Anna is also known for her charity work. She supports organizations like the Children's Hospital Los Angeles, the Make-A-Wish Foundation, and the Elton John AIDS Foundation.
See also
In Spanish: Anna Paquin para niños
