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Anna Helene PaquinΒ (/ΛpΓ¦kwΙͺn/Β PAK-win; born 24 July 1982) is a New Zealand actress.Β Born inΒ Winnipeg, Canada, and raised inΒ Wellington, she made her acting debut in the romantic drama filmΒ The PianoΒ (1993), for which she won theΒ Academy Award for Best Supporting ActressΒ at age 11, becoming theΒ second-youngest winner in Oscar history.Β As a child actress, she had roles inΒ Fly Away HomeΒ (1996),Β Jane EyreΒ (1996),Β AmistadΒ (1997),Β The Member of the Wedding (1997), andΒ A Walk on the MoonΒ (1999), as well as inΒ Cameron Crowe's comedy-drama filmΒ Almost FamousΒ (2000).
Paquin continued to perform prominent roles into adulthood, portrayingΒ RogueΒ in theΒ X-Men franchiseΒ (2000β2006; 2014). Her other film credits includeΒ 25th HourΒ (2002),Β Trick 'r Treat (2007),Β MargaretΒ (2011),Β The Good Dinosaur (2015), andΒ The IrishmanΒ (2019). She played the lead role ofΒ Sookie StackhouseΒ in theΒ HBO vampire drama television seriesΒ True Blood (2008β2014), for which she won aΒ Golden Globe Award for Best ActressΒ in 2009.Β Among other accolades, Paquin was nominated for aΒ Primetime Emmy AwardΒ and aΒ Golden Globe AwardΒ for her work in the television filmΒ Bury My Heart at Wounded KneeΒ (2007), in addition to a further Golden Globe nomination for her work in the television filmΒ The Courageous Heart of Irena SendlerΒ (2009).
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