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Anna Helene Paquin (/ˈpækwɪn/; born 24 July 1982) is a Canadian-born New Zealand actress. Paquin's first critically successful film was The Piano, for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1993 at the age of 11 – the second youngest winner in history. Her acting career took off almost half a decade later when she appeared in a string of successful films including She's All That, Almost Famous and the X-Men franchise.
Paquin has received critical acclaim for her role as Sookie Stackhouse in the HBO series True Blood, for which she won the 2008 Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama.
Paquin was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, the daughter of Mary Paquin (née Brophy), an English teacher and native of Wellington, New Zealand, and Brian Paquin, a high school physical education teacher, native Canadian. Paquin is the youngest of three children; she has two older siblings: a brother, Andrew, a director, born in 1977, and a sister, Katya, born in 1980, who is the partner of Green Party co-leader Russel Norman. Paquin's family moved to New Zealand when she was four. She attended the Raphael House Rudolf Steiner School until she was eight or nine. Her musical childhood hobbies in New Zealand included playing the viola, cello, and piano. She also participated in gymnastics, ballet, swimming and downhill skiing, though she did not have any hobbies related to acting.
Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer Interview on True Blood and their Marriage
True Blood 2013 - Anna Paquin Reveals Season Finale - Sookie Stackhouse
Anna Paquin winning Best Supporting Actress for "The Piano"
Anna Paquin's Face Scrunching Song - The Graham Norton Show Preview - BBC One
Stephen Moyer Relives The "True Blood" Photo Shoot
Anna Paquin in the Piano
The Graham Norton Show 2009 S6x02 Anna Paquin, Mitchell & Webb Part 1 YouTube
10 Questions for Anna Paquin
Anna Paquin, co-stars discuss what life will be like post-'True Blood'
Roots (2016) Official Trailer - Premieres Memorial Day 2016 - Anna Paquin
Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer on Life After 'True Blood'
Anna Paquin Talks Bisexuality
Anna Paquin on Larry King Now
EW interview with Anna Paquin, Alexander Skarsgård and Stephen Moyer at Comic Con
Actors: Timothy A. Bennett (actor), Timothy A. Bennett (producer), Timothy A. Bennett (writer), Graham Elwood (producer), Paul Goebel (producer), Jim Bruce (producer), Michael Hartigan (producer), Michael Hartigan (director), Vito Brancato (editor),
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