Anna Paquin
Known For
Acting
Born
1982-07-24 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Biography
Anna Helene Paquin (/ˈpækwɪn/ PAK-win; born 24 July 1982) is a New Zealand actress. Born in Winnipeg, Canada, and raised in Wellington, 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. 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. 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Anna Paquin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Most Known For
The Daily Show
as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
Phineas and Ferb
as Kristen (voice)
The View
as Self
True Blood
as Sookie Stackhouse
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
The Oscars
as Self
The Affair
as Joanie Lockhart
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
as Sarah
X-Men: Days of Future Past
as Rogue
The Irishman
as Older Peggy Sheeran
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
as Self
Scream 4
as Rachel
Modern Love
as Isabelle
The Good Dinosaur
as Ramsey (voice)
The Piano
as Flora McGrath
Alias Grace
as Nancy Montgomery
Almost Famous
as Polexia Aphrodisia
Buffalo Soldiers
as Robyn Lee