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Anna Paquin

  • Birthplace: Winnipeg, Manitoba, CA
  • Birthday: July 24, 1982

It was unclear which fact was more extraordinary about Anna Paquin - that she won an Academy Award at age 11 for her performance in "The Piano" (1993), or after her win, that she had no plans to continue acting. Movieg rs were thankful for her later change of heart, as the Canadian actress continued to give thoughtful, complex and occasionally seductive turns as an adult in a wide variety of projects ranging from big-budget blockbusters like the "X-Men" franchise to independent fare like Noah Bambauch's "The Squid a…more

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Career Milestones

  • 2011

    Played a young woman who feels certain she caused a tragic car accident in New York City in the drama feature "Margaret"; filming began in 2005 and spent over five years in post-production

  • 2010

    Co-starred in the ensemble romantic comedy "The Romantics"

  • 2009

    Portrayed Irena Sendler, a Polish social worker who smuggled Jewish children to safety during World War II, in the CBS movie "The Courageous Heart Of Irena"; earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a TV movie

  • 2008

    Played telepathic waitress Sookie Stackhouse on the HBO series "True Blood"; earned a Golden Globe nomination in 2009 for Best Actress in a Drama Series

  • 2007

    Played an Army deserter in "Blue State," a romantic comedy she co-produced with her brother Andrew Paquin

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Awards

  • 2009

    Golden Globe Award: Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series - Drama

  • 1993

    Academy Award: Best Supporting Actress

  • 1993

    Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award: Best Supporting Actress

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