Anna Paquin is a Canadian-born actress who made history in 1994 when she became the first millennial to be nominated for an Academy Award for her role in The Piano and the first to win. She was born in 1982 to Mary Brophy, an English teacher from New Zealand, and Brian Paquin, a Canadian physical education teacher. Her success has made her an inspiration to young actors everywhere.
Anna Paquin is a member of Actress
Age, Biography and Wiki
💰 Net worth
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True Blood (2008)
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$75,000 /episode |
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True Blood (2008)
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$275,000 per episode (2013-2014) |
Anna Paquin is the first millennial to have received an Academy Award nomination for acting, and the first to win.
She was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, in 1982, 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 film 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", which concluded shooting its 7th and final season in 2014.
