Anna Paquin

Anna Paquin


  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 24-07-1982
  • Gender: Female
  • Place of Birth: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
  • Also Known As:

    Anna Helene Paquin
    Άννα Πάκουιν

  • Popularity: 19.97
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Anna Hélène Paquin (born 24 July 1982) is a New Zealand actress. Born in Winnipeg and raised in Wellington, Paquin made her acting debut portraying Flora McGrath in the romantic drama film The Piano (1993), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress at age 11, making her the second-youngest winner in Oscar history. 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 mutant superheroine Rogue in the 20th Century Fox X-Men franchise (2000–2014), for which she was nominated for a Saturn Award for her performance in the first installment. 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 her performance in the series, Paquin won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in 2009, and was nominated for an additional Golden Globe Award, as well as three Saturn Awards and a Screen Actors Guild Award, in 2010. Among other accolades, Paquin was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award for her work on the television film Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (2007). She received an additional Golden Globe Award nomination for her work on the television film The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler (2009).




Year Movie Character
2002 Darkness as Regina
2007 Mosaic as Maggie Nelson
2009 The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler as Irena Sendler
2007 Blue State as Chloe Hamon
2007 Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee as Elaine Goodale
2011 Margaret as Lisa Cohen
1996 Jane Eyre as Young Jane Eyre
2013 Free Ride as Christina
2019 Tell It to the Bees as Jean Markham
2014 True Blood. A Farewell to Bon Temps as Self
2022 A Bit of Light as Ella
1996 Fly Away Home as Amy Alden
2010 The romantics as Lila Hayes
2013 Straight A's as Katherine
2003 X-Men: Premieres Around the World as Herself
2018 The Parting Glass as Colleen
2012 The Carrier as Kim
2021 American Underdog as Brenda Meoni/Brenda Warner
2007 Trick 'r Treat as Laurie
2010 Open House as Jennie
2006 X-Men: The Last Stand as Marie / Rogue
1993 The Piano as Flora McGrath
2000 Finding Forrester as Claire Spence
2002 Buffalo Soldiers as Robyn Lee
1999 A Walk on the Moon as Alison Kantrowitz
2000 X-Men as Anna Marie / Rogue
2003 X2 as Anna Marie / Rogue
2018 Furlough as Lily Benson
2001 X-Men: The Mutant Watch as Herself
2002 25th Hour as Mary D'Annuzio
2023 True Spirit as Julie Watson
2000 Almost Famous as Polexia Aphrodisia
1999 She's All That as Mackenzie Siler
2005 The Squid and the Whale as Lili
1999 It's the Rage as Annabel Lee
1998 Hurlyburly as Donna
2015 The Good Dinosaur as Ramsey (voice)
2020 Making 'The Irishman' as Self
2019 The Irishman as Older Peggy Sheeran
2003 X2 Global Webcast Highlights as Herself
1997 The Member of the Wedding as Frankie Addams
1997 Amistad as Queen Isabella
2014 X-Men: Days of Future Past as Marie D'Ancanto / Rogue
2011 Scream 4 as Rachel
2007 Blue State
2018 The Parting Glass

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