Anna Paquin
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Born | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | 24 July 1982
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Other names | Anna Emery[1][2] |
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Years active | 1993–present |
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Children | 2 |
Awards | Full list |
Anna Paquin (/ˈpækwɪn/ PAK-win; born 24 July 1982) is a New Zealand actress.[3][4] Born in Winnipeg and raised in Wellington, she made her acting debut in the romantic drama film The Piano (1993), for which she received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress at age 11, becoming the second-youngest winner in Oscar history.[5][6] As a child actress, she received multiple Young Artist Award nominations for her roles in Fly Away Home (1996), The Member of the Wedding (1997), and A Walk on the Moon (1999), and a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for appearing in Cameron Crowe's comedy drama film Almost Famous (2000). She also appeared in the films Jane Eyre (1996) and Amistad (1997).
Paquin continued to perform prominent roles into adulthood, portraying
Early life
Paquin was born on 24 July 1982[8] in Winnipeg, Manitoba.[9][10][11] Her mother, Mary (née Brophy),[12] is a New Zealand English teacher from Wellington; and her Canadian father,[10] Brian Paquin,[13] was then a physical education teacher.[9][14][15] She is the youngest of three children, with a brother, Andrew, who is a filmmaker,[16] and a sister, Katya.[9][11][13][17][18] All her maternal great-grandparents emigrated from Ireland due to the Great Famine.[19] Her father is of Dutch and French descent.[20][21] The family moved to Wellington[13] when she was four.[10][11][22]
While in New Zealand, Paquin attended
Career
Director Jane Campion was looking for a little girl to play a main role in The Piano, set to film in New Zealand, and a newspaper advertisement was run announcing an open audition. Paquin's sister read the ad and went to try out with a friend; this inspired Paquin to audition. When Campion met Paquin—whose only acting experience had been as a skunk in a school play—she was very impressed with the nine-year-old's performance of the monologue about Flora's father, and she was chosen from among the 5000 candidates.[14] When The Piano was released in 1993 it was lauded by critics, won prizes at a number of film festivals, and eventually became a popular film among a wide audience. Paquin's debut performance in the film earned her the 1994 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress at the age of 11, making her the second-youngest Oscar winner in history, behind Tatum O'Neal.[14]
The Piano was made as a small
Paquin played the
Paquin was cast as waitress Sookie Stackhouse in the HBO series True Blood in 2008, her first role in a TV series. The show is based on The Southern Vampire Mysteries series of novels by Charlaine Harris, set in the fictional town of Bon Temps, Louisiana. The series saw Paquin doing nude scenes for the first time. While working on True Blood, she started dating co-star Stephen Moyer and later married him in 2010. In 2009, Paquin played Irena Sendler, a Polish woman hailed as a heroine of the Holocaust, in The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler, a CBS TV film biographical film based on the book Mother of the Children of the Holocaust: The Irena Sendler Story, by Anna Mieszkowska. The film was made in Latvia, and was a Hallmark Hall of Fame presentation for the network.[33]
In 2010, Paquin's film The Romantics, a romantic comedy with Josh Duhamel and Katie Holmes, was released in the US at selected cinemas in September. She played a cameo role in Scream 4, alongside Kristen Bell in 2011.[34] She also played the voice of Kristin on an episode of Phineas and Ferb. Paquin reprised her role as Rogue in the 2014 film X-Men: Days of Future Past, but most of her scenes were cut out for the theatrical release.[35][36] An alternative version of the film with all of Paquin's scenes reinstated was released as The Rogue Cut on 14 July 2015.[37] Paquin voiced Ramsey in Disney•Pixar's film The Good Dinosaur.[38] She also played Nancy Holt, the wife of a Confederate soldier, in the 2016 miniseries Roots.[39]
In June 2016, the
In 2019, Paquin appeared in Martin Scorsese's critically acclaimed drama, The Irishman.[46] That year, she also produced and starred as Robyn in television series Flack[47] and appeared in the television series The Affair.[48] In 2021, she portrayed the wife of Kurt Warner in the biographical Christian sports film, American Underdog.[49]
In 2022, Paquin starred in
Paquin will star in True Spirit alongside Teagan Croft and Cliff Curtis. It will be aired on Netflix in February 2023. The movie is based on the journey of Jessica Watson, an Australian sailor who attempted solo global circumnavigation at 16 years old.
Personal life
Paquin holds dual New Zealand
In 2010, Paquin
Paquin also supports other charities and foundations such as the Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Make-A-Wish Foundation, Elton John AIDS Foundation, and The Art of Elysium.[68]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
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1993 | The Piano | Flora McGrath | ||
1996 | Jane Eyre | Young Jane Eyre | ||
Fly Away Home | Amy Alden | |||
1997 | Amistad | Queen Isabella II of Spain
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1998 | Hurlyburly | Donna | ||
Castle in the Sky | Sheeta (voice) | 2003 English dub | ||
1999 | A Walk on the Moon | Alison Kantrowitz | ||
She's All That | Mackenzie Siler | |||
It's the Rage | Annabel Lee | |||
2000 | X-Men | Marie / Rogue | ||
Almost Famous | Polexia Aphrodisia | |||
Finding Forrester | Claire Spence | |||
2001 | Buffalo Soldiers | Robyn Lee | ||
2002 | Darkness | Regina | ||
25th Hour | Mary D'Annunzio | |||
2003 | X2 | Marie / Rogue | ||
2005 | Steamboy | James Ray Steam (voice) | English dub | |
The Squid and the Whale | Lili | |||
2006 | X-Men: The Last Stand | Marie / Rogue | ||
2007 | Blue State | Chloe Hamon | Also executive producer | [69][70] |
Mosaic | Maggie (voice) | |||
Trick 'r Treat | Laurie | |||
2010 | The Romantics | Lila Hayes | ||
Open House | Jennie | |||
2011 | Scream 4 | Rachel | Cameo | |
Margaret | Lisa Cohen | |||
The Carrier | Kim | Short film | ||
2013 | Straight A's | Katherine | ||
Free Ride | Christina | Also producer | ||
2014 | X-Men: Days of Future Past | Marie / Rogue | Cameo; expanded role in The Rogue Cut | |
2015 | The Good Dinosaur | Ramsey (voice) | ||
2018 | Furlough | Lily Benson | ||
The Parting Glass | Colleen | Also producer | ||
Tell It to the Bees | Dr. Jean Markham | |||
2019 | The Irishman | Peggy Sheeran | ||
2021 | American Underdog | Brenda Warner | ||
2023 | True Spirit | Julie Watson | ||
2024 | Deadpool & Wolverine | Marie / Rogue | ||
A Bit of Light | Ella | Completed; also producer | [71] |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
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1997 | The Member of the Wedding | Frankie Adams | Television film | |
2007 | Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee | Elaine Goodale
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Television film | |
2008–2014 | True Blood | Sookie Stackhouse | 80 episodes | [72] |
2009 | The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler | Irena Sendler | Television film | |
2011 | Phineas and Ferb | Kristen (voice) | Episode: "The Curse of Candace" | |
2013 | Susanna | Katie | 6 episodes | |
2016 | Roots | Nancy Holt | Episode: "Part 4" | |
2017 | Bellevue | Annie Ryder | 8 episodes; also executive producer | [73] |
Alias Grace | Nancy Montgomery | 5 episodes | ||
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams | Sarah | Episode: "Real Life" | ||
2019–2020 | Flack | Robyn | 12 episodes; also executive producer | |
2019 | The Affair | Joanie Lockhart | 8 episodes | |
2021 | Modern Love | Isabelle | Episode: "In the Waiting Room of Estranged Spouses" | |
2022 | A Friend of the Family | Mary Ann Broberg | Miniseries |
Theatre
Year | Title | Role | Venue | Ref(s) |
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2001 | The Glory of Living | Lisa | MCC Theater | [74] |
2002 | This Is Our Youth | Jessica Goldman | Garrick Theatre | |
2003 | Manuscript | Elizabeth Hawkins | Falmouth Academy | |
Drug Buddy | Wendy | Manhattan Theatre Club | ||
2004 | Roulette | Jenny | Ensemble Studio Theatre | |
The Distance From Here | Shari | MCC Theater | ||
The 24 Hour Plays, South Of The Border | Maylene | MCC Theater | ||
2005 | After Ashley | Julie Bell | Vineyard Theatre | |
Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead | Marcy | Westside Theatre | ||
2006 | The 24 Hour Plays, The Blizzard | Jenny | MCC Theater |
Accolades
See also
- List of actors with Academy Award nominations
- List of oldest and youngest Academy Award winners and nominees
- List of New Zealand Academy Award winners and nominees
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External links
- Anna Paquin at IMDb