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Anna Hélène Paquin is a New Zealand-Canadian actress. She was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba and brought up in Wellington, New Zealand, before moving to Los Angeles during her youth. She completed a year at Columbia University, before leaving to focus on her acting career. As a child, she played the role of Flora McGrath in Jane Campion's romantic drama film The Piano (1993), despite having had little acting experience. For her performance, she garnered critical acclaim and received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress at the age of 11, making her the second-youngest winner in Oscar history.
Birth Name
Anna Helene Paquin
Born
Saturday, 24 July 1982
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Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| A Bit of Light | Ella | 2024 |
| True Spirit | Julie Watson | 2023 |
| A Friend of the Family | Mary Ann Broberg | 2022 |
| American Underdog | Brenda Meoni / Brenda Meoni/Brenda Warner | 2021 |
| The Irishman | Older Peggy Sheeran | 2019 |
| Modern Love | Isabelle | 2019 |
| Tell It to the Bees | Dr. Jean Markham / Jean Markham | 2019 |
| The Parting Glass | Colleen | 2019 |
| Flack | Robyn | 2019 |
| Hollywood Insider | Self | 2018 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| A Bit of Light | Ella | 2024 |
| True Spirit | Julie Watson | 2023 |
| A Friend of the Family | Mary Ann Broberg | 2022 |
| American Underdog | Brenda Meoni / Brenda Meoni/Brenda Warner | 2021 |
| The Irishman | Older Peggy Sheeran | 2019 |
| Modern Love | Isabelle | 2019 |
| Tell It to the Bees | Dr. Jean Markham / Jean Markham | 2019 |
| The Parting Glass | Colleen | 2019 |
| Flack | Robyn | 2019 |
| Hollywood Insider | Self | 2018 |
| Furlough | Lily Benson | 2018 |
| The IMDb Show | Self - Guest | 2017 |
| Electric Dreams | Sarah | 2017 |
| Alias Grace | Nancy Montgomery | 2017 |
| The Oscars | Self | 2017 |
| Bellevue | Annie Ryder | 2017 |
| Roots: A New Vision | Nancy Holt | 2016 |
| Roots: A History Revealed | Nancy Holt | 2016 |
| Roots | Nancy Holt | 2016 |
| The Good Dinosaur | Ramsey / Ramsey (voice) | 2015 |
| The Late Late Show with James Corden | Self | 2015 |
| The Affair | Joanie Lockhart | 2014 |
| HuffPost Live Conversations | Self - Guest | 2014 |
| X-Men: Days of Future Past | Rogue / Marie D'Ancanto | 2014 |
| Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self - Guest | 2014 |
| Free Ride | Christina | 2014 |
| The Drunken Peasants | Self | 2014 |
| Celebrity Page | Self | 2013 |
| Susanna | Katie | 2013 |
| Straight A's | Katherine | 2013 |
| Larry King Now | Self - Guest | 2012 |
| Margaret | Lisa Cohen | 2011 |
| Scream 4 | Rachel | 2011 |
| Conan | Herself - Guest | 2010 |
| Open House | Jennie | 2010 |
| The Romantics | Lila Hayes | 2010 |
| True Blood: Webisodes | Sookie Stackhouse | 2010 |
| The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee | 2010 |
| Red Carpet Report | Self | 2009 |
| The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler | Irena Sendler | 2009 |
| Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | Herself - Guest | 2009 |
| True Blood | Sookie Stackhouse | 2008 |
| Blue State | Chloe Hamon | 2008 |
| Trick 'r Treat | Laurie | 2007 |
| Phineas and Ferb | Kristen | 2007 |
| Chelsea Lately | Sookie Stackhouse / Self - Guest | 2007 |
| Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee | Elaine Goodale | 2007 |
| The Graham Norton Show | Self - Guest / Self | 2007 |
| Mosaic | Maggie Nelson / Maggie | 2007 |
| The 60th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Presenter | 2006 |
| X-Men: The Last Stand | Rogue / Marie / Marie D'Ancanto | 2006 |
| The Squid and the Whale | Lili | 2005 |
| Made in Hollywood | Self | 2005 |
| Joan of Arc | Joan | 2005 |
| The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | Self - Guest | 2005 |
| Steamboy | James Ray Steam | 2004 |
| The 58th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Presenter | 2004 |
| X2: X-Men United | Rogue / Anna Marie | 2003 |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Herself - Guest | 2003 |
| 25th Hour | Mary D'Annunzio / Mary D'Annuzio | 2002 |
| Buffalo Soldiers | Robyn Lee | 2002 |
| Darkness | Regina | 2002 |
| HypaSpace | Self | 2002 |
| Finding Forrester | Claire Spence / Claire | 2000 |
| Almost Famous | Polexia Aphrodisia | 2000 |
| X-Men | Rogue / Marie D'Ancanto | 2000 |
| All the Rage | Annabel Lee | 1999 |
| A Walk on the Moon | Alison Kantrowitz | 1999 |
| She's All That | Mackenzie Siler | 1999 |
| Hurlyburly | Donna | 1998 |
| The 70th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Past Winner | 1998 |
| Amistad | Queen Isabella | 1997 |
| The Member of the Wedding | Frankie Addams | 1997 |
| Fly Away Home | Amy Alden | 1996 |
| The Daily Show | Self - Guest | 1996 |
| Jane Eyre | Young Jane Eyre | 1996 |
| The 67th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Presenter | 1995 |
| Extra | Self | 1994 |
| The 66th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Winner | 1994 |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest / Herself - Guest | 1993 |
| Late Show with David Letterman | Herself - Guest | 1993 |
| The Piano | Flora McGrath | 1993 |
| HBO First Look | Self | 1992 |
| Sidewalks Entertainment | Self | 1988 |
| Castle in the Sky | Sheeta (Disney dub) | 1986 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| A Bit of Light | 2024 |
| The Parting Glass | 2019 |
| Flack | 2019 |
| Bellevue | 2017 |
| Free Ride | 2014 |
| Blue State | 2008 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2010 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama | Nominated |
| 2010 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominated |
| 2009 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama | Won |
| 2008 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominated |
| 2007 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie | Nominated |
| 1994 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Won |
| 1994 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | Nominated |
