Anna Paquin Biography (2)
Anna Paquin most recently starred in 20th Century Fox's X-Men, based on the best-selling Marvel Comics franchise and directed by Bryan Singer; and Cameron Crowe's Almost Famous, about a '70s rock band, co-starring Billy Crudup and Kate Hudson.
Paquin stunned the world in 1993 with her film debut as the daughter of a woman (Holly Hunter) who enters into an arranged marriage in Jane Campion's The Piano. Hunter won the Best Actress Oscar for the film and Paquin won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her performance.
Paquin was also recently seen in Miramax's A Walk on the Moon, All the Rage and She's All That. Other credits include Steven Spielberg's Amistad, Fly Away Home and Jane Eyre. On television, Paquin starred opposite Alfre Woodard in Frankie Adams, an adaptation of Carson McCullers' The Member of the Wedding.
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