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Anna Paquin

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The story of Australian teenager, Jessica Watson, the youngest person ever to sail solo, non-stop around the world.
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True Spirit (2023)
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Anna Paquin is the first millennial to have received an Academy Award nomination for acting, and the first to win.

She was born on July 24, 1982 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, to Mary (Brophy), an English teacher from Wellington, New Zealand, and Brian Paquin, a Canadian phys-ed teacher. Anna moved to her mother's native country when she was four years old. Her first acting job ever was at age nine in the movie The Piano (1993), which she ended up being cast in because it was shot in New Zealand. At age 16, she relocated to Los Angeles where she completed her last two years of high school (graduating in 2000). She then moved to New York where she attended Columbia University for one year. Between 2001 and 2004, she worked almost exclusively on stage in both New York and London. In 2007, Anna was cast in HBO's True Blood (2008), which concluded shooting its seventh and final season in 2014.
BornJuly 24, 1982
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Before They Were Famous: Actors' Early Roles

Before They Were Famous: Actors' Early Roles

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Anna Paquin in A Friend of the Family (2022)
Anna Paquin in A Friend of the Family (2022)
Anna Paquin and Jake Lacy in A Friend of the Family (2022)
Anna Paquin and Zachary Levi in American Underdog (2021)
Anna Paquin, Ryan Kwanten, and Rutina Wesley in True Blood (2008)
Anna Paquin and Lola Ogunnaike in Couch Surfing (2018)
Anna Paquin, Lyriq Bent, Jaidyn Triplett, and Mykal-Michelle Harris in The Affair (2014)
Anna Paquin in Flack (2019)
Anna Paquin in The IMDb Show (2017)
Anna Paquin, Helen Sadler, Adrian Winther, and Giles Matthey in True Blood (2008)
Anna Paquin in Conan (2010)
Anna Paquin in Conan (2010)

Known for

Harvey Keitel and Holly Hunter in The Piano (1993)
The Piano
7.5
  • Flora McGrath
  • 1993
Patrick Stewart, James Marsden, and Hugh Jackman in X-Men (2000)
X-Men
7.3
  • Rogue
  • 2000
Famke Janssen, Halle Berry, Alan Cumming, Anna Paquin, Ian McKellen, Shawn Ashmore, Hugh Jackman, and Aaron Stanford in X2: X-Men United (2003)
X2: X-Men United
7.4
  • Rogue
  • 2003
Jeff Daniels, Laura Linney, Jesse Eisenberg, and Owen Kline in The Squid and the Whale (2005)
The Squid and the Whale
7.3
  • Lili
  • 2005

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Actress

  • True Spirit (2023)
    True Spirit
  • Anna Paquin, Colin Hanks, Jake Lacy, and Mckenna Grace in A Friend of the Family (2022)
    A Friend of the Family
  • Anna Paquin and Ray Winstone in A Bit of Light (2022)
    A Bit of Light
  • Minnie Driver, Anna Paquin, Sophie Okonedo, Kit Harington, and Dominique Fishback in Modern Love (2019)
    Modern Love
  • American Underdog (2021)
    American Underdog
  • Anna Paquin in Flack (2019)
    Flack
  • Maura Tierney and Dominic West in The Affair (2014)
    The Affair
  • Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, and Joe Pesci in The Irishman (2019)
    The Irishman
  • Anna Paquin and Holliday Grainger in Tell It to the Bees (2018)
    Tell It to the Bees
  • The Parting Glass (2018)
    The Parting Glass
  • Furlough (2018)
    Furlough
  • Sarah Gadon in Alias Grace (2017)
    Alias Grace
  • Electric Dreams (2017)
    Electric Dreams
  • Anna Paquin in Bellevue (2017)
    Bellevue
  • Broken (2016)
    Broken

Producer

  • Anna Paquin and Ray Winstone in A Bit of Light (2022)
    A Bit of Light
  • Anna Paquin in Flack (2019)
    Flack
  • The Parting Glass (2018)
    The Parting Glass
  • Anna Paquin in Bellevue (2017)
    Bellevue
  • Civilianaire Boys' Club
  • Anna Paquin in Free Ride (2013)
    Free Ride
  • Blue State (2007)
    Blue State
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Anna Paquin Thrives in Crisis on "Flack" and Is in Awe of Martin Scorsese
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Anna Paquin Thrives in Crisis on "Flack" and Is in Awe of Martin Scorsese
What We Know About 'The Irishman' ... So Far
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What We Know About 'The Irishman' ... So Far
True Blood Season 4: Your Blood Tastes Like Freedom
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True Blood Season 4: Your Blood Tastes Like Freedom
True Blood Season 4: He Pulls Good String
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True Blood Season 4: He Pulls Good String
True Blood Season 4: Sookie
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True Blood Season 4: Sookie
"He Has to Love You More" from The Romantics
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"He Has to Love You More" from The Romantics
25th Hour
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25th Hour
25th Hour
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25th Hour
Castle in the Sky
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Castle in the Sky
Castle in the Sky
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Castle in the Sky
Castle in the Sky
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Castle in the Sky
Castle in the Sky
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Castle in the Sky

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    • July 24, 1982
    • Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
    • Stephen MoyerAugust 21, 2010 - present (2 children)
    • Andrew Paquin(Sibling)
  • Other works
    TV commercial for Manitoba Telecom Services (1997).
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    • 3 Interviews
    • 4 Articles
    • 6 Pictorials
    • 20 Magazine Cover Photos

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    Gave birth to her twins (her first and second children) at age 30, a son Charlie Moyer and a daughter Poppy Moyer in September 2012. Children's father is her husband, Stephen Moyer.
  • Quotes
    There are very few films or plays or anything about really happy people with perfect lives. Everyone is usually screwed up in some way and that is usually where the work comes in - figuring out how to make it believable and make it real to present someone's problems that you don't necessarily actually know anything about. I mean it is not challenging to be happy all the time. I don't think I could do it!
    • Gap in teeth
    • True Blood
      (2008)
      $75,000 /episode

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