Anna Paquin

Anna Paquin
Paquin in 2018
Born (1982-07-24) 24 July 1982 (age 42)
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Other namesAnna Emery[1][2]
Citizenship
  • New Zealand
  • Canada
Occupation
  • Actress
Years active1993–present
Spouse
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(m. 2010)​
Children2
AwardsFull list

Anna Paquin (/ˈpækwɪn/ PAK-win; born 24 July 1982) is a New Zealand actress.[3][4] She made her acting debut in the romantic drama film The Piano (1993), for which she won 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 had roles in Fly Away Home (1996), Jane Eyre (1996), Amistad (1997), The Member of the Wedding (1997), and A Walk on the Moon (1999), as well as in Cameron Crowe's comedy drama film Almost Famous (2000).

Paquin continued to perform prominent roles into adulthood, portraying Rogue in the X-Men franchise (2000–2006; 2014). Her other film credits include 25th Hour (2002), Trick 'r Treat (2007), Margaret (2011), The Good Dinosaur (2015), and The Irishman (2019). She played the lead role of Sookie Stackhouse in the HBO vampire drama television series True Blood (2008–2014), for which she won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in 2009.[7] Among other accolades, Paquin was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award for her work in the television film Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (2007), in addition to a further Golden Globe nomination for her work in the television film The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler (2009).

  1. ^ @_annapaquin (23 September 2019). "#intheopen2020 Are you signed up yet? #crossfit #strongisbeautiful #chickswholift". Archived from the original on 21 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022 – via Instagram.
  2. ^ @_annapaquin (12 October 2019). "And my score card..." Archived from the original on 21 July 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022 – via Instagram.
  3. ^ "Anna Paquin discusses returning to Canada for 'Bellevue' and 'Alias Grace'". 16 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Anna Paquin is Canadian Enough to Star in Netflix and CBC's Adaptation of Margaret Atwood's Alias Grace". 16 August 2016.
  5. ^ Crisell, Luke (21 May 2007). "Rogue Star". New York. Archived from the original on 23 May 2007. Retrieved 21 May 2007.
  6. ^ "Anna Paquin. Biography, news, photos and videos". Hello!. 8 October 2009. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  7. ^ "Biography – Anna Paquin". Golden Globe Awards. Retrieved 4 July 2018.