From http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001593/bio
Date of birth (location)
24 July 1982
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Anna Paquin

Birth name
Anna Helene Paquin
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Height
5' 5" (1.65 m)
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Mini biography
Anna Paquin is the star of several major motion pictures, including her first Oscar winning performance in The Piano (1993), the role of the young Jane in the 1996 film Jane Eyre (1996), and the role of Amy Alden in the charming family film, Fly Away Home (1996). With a well-developed vocabulary and gentle sense of humor, Paquin proves herself to be the most enchanting young talent working today. Paquin's rising stardom has often been a cause of charming media shyness, where it is obvious that she is an ordinary girl who happens to posses an extraordinary talent. She has two agents, Gail Cowan in New Zealand, and the William Morris agency in L.A., but neither these nor her parents have much influence in deciding what she films. "In the end", she says, "it's my decision". Paquin's parents separated while she was filming Fly Away Home (1996) in Canada. On Oscar night, 1993, Anna Paquin was the surprise (and surprised) winner of the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She stood, wide-eyed and gulping for breath at the microphone for a full twenty some odd seconds before delivering a gracious, though rather breathless thank-you speech.


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IMDb mini-biography by
Serg Pageen <akakii@chat.ru>
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Mini biography
Anna Paquin, the young Canadian who grew up in New Zealand and whose only acting experience was as a skunk at a school play, stunned movie-goers from all over the world with her performance as Holly Hunter's angry young daughter in the acclaimed film The Piano (1993). Anna, who received an Oscar for her performance (the second youngest Oscar winner ever), has proven that The Piano (1993) was only the beginning of a fabulous career. She starred in Carroll Ballard's Fly Away Home (1996) and in Franco Zeffirelli's Jane Eyre (1996). After her parents' divorce, she moved to Los Angeles with her mother and sister in order to pursue more actively a career in acting. Soon enough, she made the transition from child-actress, to teenage actress with her performance in Hurlyburly (1998) alongside Sean Penn, Kevin Spacey and Meg Ryan and in A Walk on the Moon (1999) alongside Diane Lane, Viggo Mortensen and Liev Schreiber. Paquin, who has become an expert at portraying troubled teenagers, then starred in the popular science fiction film, the X-Men (2000). The same year (2000), she also appeared in films such as Cameron Crowe's Almost Famous (2000) and Gus Van Sant's Finding Forrester (2000). Anna who is now a student at Columbia University, has moved to New York City and has begun a new career as a stage actress appearing both in New York and London.


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IMDb mini-biography by
anonymous
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Trivia
She is a vegetarian.

While filming the movie Amistad in Montreal during the summer, she made a sidetrip to Toronto to film 5 TV commercials for the telephone company of her old hometown in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. She delivers the commercials in a variety of costumes in her Canadian accent rather than her New Zealand one. [1997]

She keeps her Oscar in her bedroom closet so her friends won't see it and feel the need to comment on it.

She enjoys photography.

Family moved to New Zealand when Anna was 4.

Brother, Andrew Sister, Katya

She plays the cello.

Father, Brian, is a physical education teacher. Mother, Mary, is an English teacher.

Her parents are divorced.

Hobbies: rugby, running, playing the piano, singing, gymnastics, swimming, downhill skiing, reading, and knitting

Enjoys listening to alternative music

When she was younger, she wanted to be the Prime Minister of New Zealand, or a lawyer

Is the first New Zealander to receive an Oscar for best supporting actress, and is the second-youngest Oscar winner ever

She still hasn't seen all of The Piano (1993).

Is a fan of the Beatles

She has 2 cats and 1 dog

Speaks French

Graduated from Windward School in West Los Angeles, California in June 2000; she completed the school's community service requirement by working in an LA soup kitchen and at a special education center.

Favorite color is green.

One of Teen People Magazine's "25 Hottest Stars under 25" [2002]

college classmate of Julia Stiles.

Is a fan of the alternative rock band Nine Inch Nails

She was the original choice to play the character of 'Enola' in 'Kevin Costner's "Water World [1995]." But, eventually, the role fell to Tina Majorino.

Attending Columbia University [2005]

In 1996, when she went on the "Late Show with David Letterman" (1993) to promote her upcoming movie Jane Eyre (1996), David Letterman had a surprise for her. He told Paquin to climb into a magician's box, claiming he was going to show her a magic trick, but once she was restrained in the box, with only her head and feet exposed, he slipped off her shoes and tickled her feet.

When on a talk show, the host told her he would give her $10,000 if she could shoot a basketball into a hoop. She did, but he refused to pay. After bad press he gave her the money which she donated to charity.




Actress - filmography
(In Production) (2000s) (1990s) (1980s)

X-Men 3 (2006) (post-production) .... Rogue
Margaret (2006) (post-production) .... Lisa Cohen


Joan of Arc (2005) (TV) (voice) .... Joan
The Squid and the Whale (2005) .... Lili
Suchîmubôi (2004) (voice: English version) .... James Ray Steam
... aka Steamboy (International: English title)
X2 (2003) .... Rogue
... aka X-Men 2 (Singapore: English title) (USA: working title)
... aka X-2 (USA: poster title)
... aka X-Men 2: X-Men United (USA: promotional title)
... aka X2: X-Men United (USA: promotional title)
25th Hour (2002) .... Mary D'Annunzio
Darkness (2002/I) .... Regina
... aka Darkness (Spain)
... aka The Dark (USA)
Buffalo Soldiers (2001) .... Robyn Lee
... aka Army Go Home (Germany)
... aka Buffalo Soldiers - Army Go Home! (Germany: DVD title)
Finding Forrester (2000) .... Claire Spence
Almost Famous (2000) .... Polexia Aphrodisia
... aka Untitled: Almost Famous the Bootleg Cut (USA: director's cut (DVD title))
X-Men (2000) .... Rogue
... aka X-Men 1.5 (USA: DVD title)


All the Rage (1999) .... Annabel Lee
... aka It's the Rage (USA: cable TV title)
She's All That (1999) .... Mackenzie Siler
A Walk on the Moon (1999) .... Alison Kantrowitz
... aka Tentación, La (USA: Spanish title)
Hurlyburly (1998) .... Donna
Amistad (1997) .... Queen Isabella II
The Member of the Wedding (1997) (TV) .... Frankie Addams
Fly Away Home (1996) .... Amy Alden
... aka Father Goose
... aka Flying Wild
Jane Eyre (1996) .... Young Jane Eyre
... aka Jane Eyre (France)
The Piano (1993) .... Flora McGrath
... aka Leçon de piano, La (France)


Tenkû no shiro Rapyuta (1986) (voice: English version) .... Sheeta (2003)
... aka Castle in the Sky (USA)
... aka Laputa: Castle in the Sky (USA)



Filmography as: Actress, Herself, Archive Footage

Herself - filmography
(2000s) (1990s)

"Live with Regis and Kathie Lee"
... aka Live with Regis (USA: new title)
... aka Live with Regis & Kelly (USA: new title)
- Episode dated 8 December 2004 (2004) TV Episode .... Herself
The 58th Annual Tony Awards (2004) (TV) .... Presenter for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play
... aka The 2004 Tony Awards (USA)
"Last Call with Carson Daly"
- Episode dated 4 March 2004 (2004) TV Episode .... Herself
- Episode dated 20 December 2002 (2002) TV Episode .... Herself
The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men! Making 'X2' (2003) (V) .... Herself
... aka The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men (USA)
Spike Lee's '25th Hour': The Evolution of an American Filmmaker (2003) (V) .... Herself
"The View"
- Episode dated 2 May 2003 (2003) TV Episode .... Herself
- Episode dated 2 March 2003 (2003) TV Episode .... Herself
X-Men Production Scrapbook (2003) (V) .... Herself
The Uncanny Suspects (2003) (V) .... Herself
X-Factor: The Look of 'X-Men' (2003) (V) .... Herself
The Visual Effects of X-Men (2003) (V) .... Herself
"The Daily Show"
... aka The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (USA: new title)
... aka The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Global Edition (International: English title: cut version)
- Episode dated 12 December 2002 (2002) TV Episode .... Herself
- Episode dated 10 July 2000 (2000) TV Episode .... Herself
"Liquid News"
- Episode dated 25 March 2002 (2002) TV Episode .... Herself
Breaking the Silence: The Making of 'Hannibal' (2001) (V) .... Herself (N.Y. Premiere)
Behind the Scenes: 'Almost Famous' - Postcards from the Edge (2001) (V) .... Herself
Behind the Scenes: Finding Forrester (2001) (V) .... Herself
2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards (2000) (TV) .... Herself
"HBO First Look"
- Finding Forrester (2000) TV Episode .... Herself
- Fly Away Home (1996) TV Episode .... Herself


"The Rosie O'Donnell Show"
- Episode dated 31 March 1999 (1999) TV Episode .... Herself
5th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (1999) (TV)
The 70th Annual Academy Awards (1998) (TV) (uncredited) .... Herself - Past Winner
"Late Show with David Letterman"
... aka Late Show Backstage (USA: title for episodes with guest hosts)
... aka The Late Show (USA: informal short title)
- Episode dated 1 April 1996 (1996) TV Episode .... Herself
The 67th Annual Academy Awards (1995) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
The 66th Annual Academy Awards (1994) (TV) .... Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Supporting Role



Filmography as: Actress, Herself, Archive Footage

Archive Footage


"Cinema mil: (#1.10)" (2005) (uncredited) .... Regina
8th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2002) (TV) .... Herself She was in X-Men movies 1,2 and now the third one. I heard "The Darkness" movie was really scary. She looks like Rogue from X-Men a lot better in X-Men 2 with the white and red hair. I think they should make her fly like the anime and game for it.

I've only seen her in the X-Men movies so I can't say much but I was looking at her bio and sae a picture of her without the white streaks and I dunno but it felt weird to me..lol. I like this picture of her so I'm going to post it up here:


Credits: http://www.moono.com


By the way...just a thought..she doesn't really have a thick accent righ? In her role as Rogue it didn't seem similar to the 90's animated cartoon version of Rogue so I dunno. =P

She played in a lot od movies... saw her in "The Piano" and other movies, there she was a little girl...
Now she played Rogue in X-Men... not bad, but she was too young....
Because in the comics Rogue was a little bit older...

My mum loved the movie 'The Piano' but i haven't seen that movie yet. I LOVED Fly Away Home as a kid and always watched it, and when i found out she used to go to my school when she was in intermediate, that was pretty cool finding it out.

She's seems to be humble and a laid back person to me. She seems to be a genuine person.

After her X-Men gig, there hasn't been much news on her, and so out of the blue today I decided to look her up and wanted to keep her information here as current as possible, so this is what she's been up to after X-Men:

2007:
Blue State playing Chloe Hamon
Mosaic playing Maggie Nelson
Bury my heart at Wounded Knee playing Elaine Goodale

2008:
True Blood playing Sookie Stackhouse (this was a tv series)
Margaret playing Lisa Cohen
Trick or Treat playing Laurie

And it is rumored that she will take part in the movies:
Metamorphosis (2009)
Flrying into Love (2009): May be playing sister Agnes


Credit & Source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001593/