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Anna Paquin

Anna Hélène Paquin (/ˈpækwɪn/ PAK-win; born 24 July 1982) is a New Zealand actress.[3][4] Born in Winnipeg and raised in Wellington, Paquin made her acting debut portraying Flora McGrath in the romantic drama film The Piano (1993), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress at age 11, making her the second-youngest winner in Oscar history.[5][6] As a child actress, she received multiple Young Artist Award nominations for her roles in Fly Away Home (1996), The Member of the Wedding (1997), and A Walk on the Moon (1999), and a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for appearing in Cameron Crowe's comedy-drama film Almost Famous (2000). She also appeared in the films Jane Eyre (1996) and Amistad (1997).

Anna Paquin
Born
Anna Hélène Paquin

(1982-07-24) 24 July 1982 (age 40)
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Other namesAnna Emery[1][2]
Citizenship
  • New Zealand
  • Canada
EducationColumbia University
Occupation
  • Actress
Years active1993–present
Spouse
(m. 2010)
Children2

Paquin continued to perform prominent roles into adulthood, portraying mutant superheroine Rogue in the 20th Century Fox X-Men franchise (2000–2014), for which she was nominated for a Saturn Award for her performance in the first installment. Her other film credits include 25th Hour (2002), Trick 'r Treat (2007), Margaret (2011), The Good Dinosaur (2015), and The Irishman (2019). She played the lead role of Sookie Stackhouse in the HBO vampire drama television series True Blood (2008–2014). For her performance in the series, Paquin won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in 2009, and was nominated for an additional Golden Globe Award,[7] as well as three Saturn Awards and a Screen Actors Guild Award, in 2010. Among other accolades, Paquin was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award for her work on the television film Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (2007). She received an additional Golden Globe Award nomination for her work on the television film The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler (2009).

Early life

Anna Hélène Paquin[8] was born on 24 July 1982[9] in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.[10][11][12] Her mother, Mary (née Brophy),[13] a New Zealander from Wellington, worked as an English teacher, and her Canadian father,[11] Brian Paquin,[14] worked as a physical education teacher.[10][15] She is the youngest of three children, with a brother, Andrew, who is a filmmaker,[16] and a sister, Katya,[10][14] whose partner is the Green Party of New Zealand's former co-leader Russel Norman.[12][17][18] All her maternal great-grandparents emigrated from Ireland because of the Great Famine.[19] Her father is of Dutch Mennonite and French descent.[20][21] The family moved to Wellington[14] when she was four.[11][12][22]

While in New Zealand, Paquin attended Raphael House Rudolf Steiner School[23] and Hutt Intermediate School, both in Lower Hutt.[12] Her parents divorced when she was 12.[14] She received her secondary education at Wellington Girls' College.[24] After moving to the U.S. when she was 16,[11] she attended Windward School in Los Angeles, from which she graduated in 2000.[25][26] She studied at Columbia College[27] for one year, where she lived in Carman Hall,[28] but dropped out to continue her acting career.[29]

Career

 
Paquin at 25th Annual Paley Television Festival, April 2009

Director Jane Campion was looking for a little girl to play a main role in The Piano, set to film in New Zealand, and a newspaper advertisement was run announcing an open audition. Paquin's sister read the ad and went to try out with a friend; this inspired Paquin to audition. When Campion met Paquin—whose only acting experience had been as a skunk in a school play—she was very impressed with the nine-year-old's performance of the monologue about Flora's father, and she was chosen from among the 5000 candidates.[15] When The Piano was released in 1993 it was lauded by critics, won prizes at a number of film festivals, and eventually became a popular film among a wide audience. Paquin's debut performance in the film earned her the 1993 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress at the age of 11, making her the second-youngest Oscar winner in history, behind Tatum O'Neal.[15]

The Piano was made as a small independent film and wasn't expected to be widely known, and Paquin and her family did not plan to continue to pursue acting.[22] However, she was invited to the William Morris Agency, and she kept receiving offers for new roles. She systematically rejected them, but she did appear in three commercials for the phone company MCI in 1994.[30] She later made a series of television commercials for Manitoba Telecom Systems in her birth city of Winnipeg.[31] She also appeared as a voice in an audiobook entitled The Magnificent Nose in 1994. In 1996, she appeared in two films. The first role was as young Jane in Jane Eyre. The other was a lead part in Fly Away Home playing a young girl who, after her mother dies, moves in with her father and finds solace in taking care of orphaned goslings.[32] As a teenager, she had roles in other films, including A Walk on the Moon, Finding Forrester, Amistad, Hurlyburly, She's All That and Almost Famous as well as the English dub of Castle in the Sky.

Paquin played the mutant superhero Rogue in the Marvel Comics movie X-Men in 2000,[5] its sequel X2 in 2003, and its third installment, X-Men: The Last Stand, in 2006. Between 2006 and 2007, she starred in, as well as executive-produced Blue State. The film is made by Paquin Films, a production company formed by her and her brother, Andrew.[33] In November 2006, she completed the film Margaret, which was released in 2011. She played Elaine Goodale in HBO's made-for-TV film Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, based on Dee Brown's best-seller, garnering a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. In 2007, she played the role of Laurie in the horror film Trick 'r Treat, which was released in 2009.

 
Paquin at the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con

Paquin was cast as waitress Sookie Stackhouse in the HBO series True Blood in 2008, her first role in a TV series. The show is based on The Southern Vampire Mysteries series of novels by Charlaine Harris, set in the fictional town of Bon Temps, Louisiana. The series saw Paquin doing nude scenes for the first time. While working on True Blood, she started dating co-star Stephen Moyer and later married him in 2010. In 2009, Paquin played Irena Sendler, a Polish woman hailed as a heroine of the Holocaust, in The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler, a CBS TV film biographical film based on the book Mother of the Children of the Holocaust: The Irena Sendler Story, by Anna Mieszkowska. The film was made in Latvia, and was a Hallmark Hall of Fame presentation for the network.[34]

In 2010, Paquin's film The Romantics, a romantic comedy with Josh Duhamel and Katie Holmes, was released in the US at selected cinemas in September. She played a cameo role in Scream 4, alongside Kristen Bell in 2011.[35] She also played the voice of Kristin on an episode of Phineas and Ferb. Paquin reprised her role as Rogue in the 2014 film X-Men: Days of Future Past, but most of her scenes were cut out for the theatrical release.[36][37] An alternative version of the film with all of Paquin's scenes reinstated was released as The Rogue Cut on 14 July 2015.[38] Paquin voiced Ramsey in Disney•Pixar's film The Good Dinosaur.[39] She also played Nancy Holt, the wife of a Confederate soldier, in the 2016 miniseries Roots.[40]

In June 2016, the Human Rights Campaign released a video in tribute to the victims of the Orlando nightclub shooting; in the video, Paquin and others told the stories of the people killed there.[41][42] Later in 2017 Paquin starred in television series Bellevue, also being the executive producer,[43] and acted as Nancy Montgomery in the television miniseries Alias Grace.[44] In 2018, she acted in husband Stephen Moyer's directorial debut, The Parting Glass,[45] and in Laurie Collyer's comedy-drama film Furlough.[46]

In 2019, Paquin appeared in Martin Scorsese's critically acclaimed drama, The Irishman.[47] That year, she also produced and starred as Robyn in television series Flack[48] and appeared in the television series The Affair.[49] In 2021, she portrayed the wife of Kurt Warner in the biographical Christian sports film, American Underdog.[50]

Paquin will star in A Friend of the Family for Peacock.[51]

Paquin will star in True Spirit alongside Teagan Croft and Cliff Curtis. It will be aired on Netflix in February 2023. The movie is based on the journey of Jessica Watson, an Australian sailor attempting solo global circumnavigation at 16 years-old.

Personal life

 
Paquin with husband and True Blood costar Stephen Moyer, 2009

Paquin holds dual New Zealand[52] and Canadian citizenship.[53][54] On 5 August 2009, she announced her engagement to her True Blood co-star Stephen Moyer,[12] whom she had been dating since filming the series pilot in 2007.[55][56] They married on 21 August 2010 at a private residence in Malibu, California.[12][57][58] Paquin gave birth to fraternal twins, Charlie and Poppy, on 12 September 2012.[59][60][61] She has a stepson, Billy, and a stepdaughter, Lilac, through her marriage to Moyer.[14]

Philanthropy and advocacy

On 1 April 2010, Paquin came out as bisexual in a public service announcement for the Give a Damn campaign as part of the True Colors Fund, an advocacy group organised by Cyndi Lauper dedicated to LGBT equality.[62] The True Colors Fund was created to "inspire and engage everyone, especially straight people, to become active participants in the advancement of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender equality".[63] The video features Anna Paquin stating, "I'm Anna Paquin. I'm bisexual, and I give a damn."[64] When asked about her participation in the video, Paquin responded by saying, "It wasn't like it was a big secret, it was just a cause I cared about and privately supported, but not one that I had ever had an opportunity to speak out about in a way that would be useful. Obviously I know that one person's voice doesn't necessarily do that much, but I just wanted to do my bit."[65] In May 2012, in an Us Weekly interview Paquin rejected the notion that bisexuality is a choice. "My sexuality is not made up, for a bisexual, it's not about gender. That's not the deciding factor to who they're attracted to," stated Paquin.[66] In 2014, she described herself on Twitter as "Proud to be a happily married bisexual mother".[67]

Paquin also supports other charities and foundations such as the Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Make-A-Wish Foundation, Elton John AIDS Foundation, and The Art of Elysium.[68]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
1993 The Piano Flora McGrath
1996 Jane Eyre Young Jane Eyre
Fly Away Home Amy Alden
1997 Amistad Queen Isabella II of Spain
1998 Hurlyburly Donna
Castle in the Sky Sheeta (voice) English dub
1999 A Walk on the Moon Alison Kantrowitz
She's All That Mackenzie Siler
It's the Rage Annabel Lee
2000 X-Men Marie / Rogue
Almost Famous Polexia Aphrodisia
Finding Forrester Claire Spence
2001 Buffalo Soldiers Robyn Lee
2002 Darkness Regina
25th Hour Mary D'Annunzio
2003 X2 Marie / Rogue
2005 Steamboy James Ray Steam (voice) English dub
The Squid and the Whale Lili
2006 X-Men: The Last Stand Marie / Rogue
2007 Blue State Chloe Hamon Also executive producer [69][70]
Mosaic Maggie (voice)
Trick 'r Treat Laurie
2010 The Romantics Lila Hayes
Open House Jennie
2011 Scream 4 Rachel Cameo
Margaret Lisa Cohen
The Carrier Kim Short film
2013 Straight A's Katherine
Free Ride Christina Also producer
2014 X-Men: Days of Future Past Marie / Rogue Cameo; expanded role in The Rogue Cut
2015 The Good Dinosaur Ramsey (voice)
2018 Furlough Lily Benson
The Parting Glass Colleen Also producer
Tell It to the Bees Dr. Jean Markham
2019 The Irishman Peggy Sheeran
2021 American Underdog Brenda Warner
2023 True Spirit Julie Watson
TBA A Bit of Light   Completed [71]
Key
  Denotes films that have not yet been released

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
1997 The Member of the Wedding Frankie Adams Television film
2007 Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee Elaine Goodale Television film
2008–2014 True Blood Sookie Stackhouse 80 episodes [72]
2009 The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler Irena Sendler Television film
2011 Phineas and Ferb Kristen (voice) Episode: "The Curse of Candace"
2013 Susanna Katie 6 episodes
2016 Roots Nancy Holt Episode: "Part 4"
2017 Bellevue Annie Ryder 8 episodes; also executive producer [73]
Alias Grace Nancy Montgomery 5 episodes
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams Sarah Episode: "Real Life"
2019–present Flack Robyn 12 episodes; also executive producer
2019 The Affair Joanie Lockhart 8 episodes
2021 Modern Love Isabelle Episode: "In the Waiting Room of Estranged Spouses"
2022 A Friend of the Family Mary Ann Broberg Miniseries

Theatre

Year Title Role Venue Ref(s)
2001 The Glory of Living Lisa MCC Theater [74]
2002 This Is Our Youth Jessica Goldman Garrick Theatre
2003 Manuscript Elizabeth Hawkins Falmouth Academy
Drug Buddy Wendy Manhattan Theatre Club
2004 Roulette Jenny Ensemble Studio Theatre
The Distance From Here Shari MCC Theater
The 24 Hour Plays, South Of The Border Maylene MCC Theater
2005 After Ashley Julie Bell Vineyard Theatre
Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead Marcy Westside Theatre
2006 The 24 Hour Plays, The Blizzard Jenny MCC Theater

Accolades

See also

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Anna Helene Paquin ˈ p ae k w ɪ n PAK win born 24 July 1982 is a New Zealand actress 3 4 Born in Winnipeg and raised in Wellington Paquin made her acting debut portraying Flora McGrath in the romantic drama film The Piano 1993 for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress at age 11 making her the second youngest winner in Oscar history 5 6 As a child actress she received multiple Young Artist Award nominations for her roles in Fly Away Home 1996 The Member of the Wedding 1997 and A Walk on the Moon 1999 and a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for appearing in Cameron Crowe s comedy drama film Almost Famous 2000 She also appeared in the films Jane Eyre 1996 and Amistad 1997 Anna PaquinPaquin at the 2018 Toronto Film FestivalBornAnna Helene Paquin 1982 07 24 24 July 1982 age 40 Winnipeg Manitoba CanadaOther namesAnna Emery 1 2 CitizenshipNew ZealandCanadaEducationColumbia UniversityOccupationActressYears active1993 presentSpouseStephen Moyer m 2010 wbr Children2Paquin continued to perform prominent roles into adulthood portraying mutant superheroine Rogue in the 20th Century Fox X Men franchise 2000 2014 for which she was nominated for a Saturn Award for her performance in the first installment Her other film credits include 25th Hour 2002 Trick r Treat 2007 Margaret 2011 The Good Dinosaur 2015 and The Irishman 2019 She played the lead role of Sookie Stackhouse in the HBO vampire drama television series True Blood 2008 2014 For her performance in the series Paquin won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in 2009 and was nominated for an additional Golden Globe Award 7 as well as three Saturn Awards and a Screen Actors Guild Award in 2010 Among other accolades Paquin was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award for her work on the television film Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee 2007 She received an additional Golden Globe Award nomination for her work on the television film The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler 2009 Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Philanthropy and advocacy 5 Filmography 5 1 Film 5 2 Television 6 Theatre 7 Accolades 8 See also 9 References 10 External linksEarly life EditAnna Helene Paquin 8 was born on 24 July 1982 9 in Winnipeg Manitoba Canada 10 11 12 Her mother Mary nee Brophy 13 a New Zealander from Wellington worked as an English teacher and her Canadian father 11 Brian Paquin 14 worked as a physical education teacher 10 15 She is the youngest of three children with a brother Andrew who is a filmmaker 16 and a sister Katya 10 14 whose partner is the Green Party of New Zealand s former co leader Russel Norman 12 17 18 All her maternal great grandparents emigrated from Ireland because of the Great Famine 19 Her father is of Dutch Mennonite and French descent 20 21 The family moved to Wellington 14 when she was four 11 12 22 While in New Zealand Paquin attended Raphael House Rudolf Steiner School 23 and Hutt Intermediate School both in Lower Hutt 12 Her parents divorced when she was 12 14 She received her secondary education at Wellington Girls College 24 After moving to the U S when she was 16 11 she attended Windward School in Los Angeles from which she graduated in 2000 25 26 She studied at Columbia College 27 for one year where she lived in Carman Hall 28 but dropped out to continue her acting career 29 Career Edit Paquin at 25th Annual Paley Television Festival April 2009 Director Jane Campion was looking for a little girl to play a main role in The Piano set to film in New Zealand and a newspaper advertisement was run announcing an open audition Paquin s sister read the ad and went to try out with a friend this inspired Paquin to audition When Campion met Paquin whose only acting experience had been as a skunk in a school play she was very impressed with the nine year old s performance of the monologue about Flora s father and she was chosen from among the 5000 candidates 15 When The Piano was released in 1993 it was lauded by critics won prizes at a number of film festivals and eventually became a popular film among a wide audience Paquin s debut performance in the film earned her the 1993 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress at the age of 11 making her the second youngest Oscar winner in history behind Tatum O Neal 15 The Piano was made as a small independent film and wasn t expected to be widely known and Paquin and her family did not plan to continue to pursue acting 22 However she was invited to the William Morris Agency and she kept receiving offers for new roles She systematically rejected them but she did appear in three commercials for the phone company MCI in 1994 30 She later made a series of television commercials for Manitoba Telecom Systems in her birth city of Winnipeg 31 She also appeared as a voice in an audiobook entitled The Magnificent Nose in 1994 In 1996 she appeared in two films The first role was as young Jane in Jane Eyre The other was a lead part in Fly Away Home playing a young girl who after her mother dies moves in with her father and finds solace in taking care of orphaned goslings 32 As a teenager she had roles in other films including A Walk on the Moon Finding Forrester Amistad Hurlyburly She s All That and Almost Famous as well as the English dub of Castle in the Sky Paquin played the mutant superhero Rogue in the Marvel Comics movie X Men in 2000 5 its sequel X2 in 2003 and its third installment X Men The Last Stand in 2006 Between 2006 and 2007 she starred in as well as executive produced Blue State The film is made by Paquin Films a production company formed by her and her brother Andrew 33 In November 2006 she completed the film Margaret which was released in 2011 She played Elaine Goodale in HBO s made for TV film Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee based on Dee Brown s best seller garnering a Primetime Emmy Award nomination In 2007 she played the role of Laurie in the horror film Trick r Treat which was released in 2009 Paquin at the 2012 San Diego Comic Con Paquin was cast as waitress Sookie Stackhouse in the HBO series True Blood in 2008 her first role in a TV series The show is based on The Southern Vampire Mysteries series of novels by Charlaine Harris set in the fictional town of Bon Temps Louisiana The series saw Paquin doing nude scenes for the first time While working on True Blood she started dating co star Stephen Moyer and later married him in 2010 In 2009 Paquin played Irena Sendler a Polish woman hailed as a heroine of the Holocaust in The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler a CBS TV film biographical film based on the book Mother of the Children of the Holocaust The Irena Sendler Story by Anna Mieszkowska The film was made in Latvia and was a Hallmark Hall of Fame presentation for the network 34 In 2010 Paquin s film The Romantics a romantic comedy with Josh Duhamel and Katie Holmes was released in the US at selected cinemas in September She played a cameo role in Scream 4 alongside Kristen Bell in 2011 35 She also played the voice of Kristin on an episode of Phineas and Ferb Paquin reprised her role as Rogue in the 2014 film X Men Days of Future Past but most of her scenes were cut out for the theatrical release 36 37 An alternative version of the film with all of Paquin s scenes reinstated was released as The Rogue Cut on 14 July 2015 38 Paquin voiced Ramsey in Disney Pixar s film The Good Dinosaur 39 She also played Nancy Holt the wife of a Confederate soldier in the 2016 miniseries Roots 40 In June 2016 the Human Rights Campaign released a video in tribute to the victims of the Orlando nightclub shooting in the video Paquin and others told the stories of the people killed there 41 42 Later in 2017 Paquin starred in television series Bellevue also being the executive producer 43 and acted as Nancy Montgomery in the television miniseries Alias Grace 44 In 2018 she acted in husband Stephen Moyer s directorial debut The Parting Glass 45 and in Laurie Collyer s comedy drama film Furlough 46 In 2019 Paquin appeared in Martin Scorsese s critically acclaimed drama The Irishman 47 That year she also produced and starred as Robyn in television series Flack 48 and appeared in the television series The Affair 49 In 2021 she portrayed the wife of Kurt Warner in the biographical Christian sports film American Underdog 50 Paquin will star in A Friend of the Family for Peacock 51 Paquin will star in True Spirit alongside Teagan Croft and Cliff Curtis It will be aired on Netflix in February 2023 The movie is based on the journey of Jessica Watson an Australian sailor attempting solo global circumnavigation at 16 years old Personal life Edit Paquin with husband and True Blood costar Stephen Moyer 2009 Paquin holds dual New Zealand 52 and Canadian citizenship 53 54 On 5 August 2009 she announced her engagement to her True Blood co star Stephen Moyer 12 whom she had been dating since filming the series pilot in 2007 55 56 They married on 21 August 2010 at a private residence in Malibu California 12 57 58 Paquin gave birth to fraternal twins Charlie and Poppy on 12 September 2012 59 60 61 She has a stepson Billy and a stepdaughter Lilac through her marriage to Moyer 14 Philanthropy and advocacy EditOn 1 April 2010 Paquin came out as bisexual in a public service announcement for the Give a Damn campaign as part of the True Colors Fund an advocacy group organised by Cyndi Lauper dedicated to LGBT equality 62 The True Colors Fund was created to inspire and engage everyone especially straight people to become active participants in the advancement of gay lesbian bisexual and transgender equality 63 The video features Anna Paquin stating I m Anna Paquin I m bisexual and I give a damn 64 When asked about her participation in the video Paquin responded by saying It wasn t like it was a big secret it was just a cause I cared about and privately supported but not one that I had ever had an opportunity to speak out about in a way that would be useful Obviously I know that one person s voice doesn t necessarily do that much but I just wanted to do my bit 65 In May 2012 in an Us Weekly interview Paquin rejected the notion that bisexuality is a choice My sexuality is not made up for a bisexual it s not about gender That s not the deciding factor to who they re attracted to stated Paquin 66 In 2014 she described herself on Twitter as Proud to be a happily married bisexual mother 67 Paquin also supports other charities and foundations such as the Children s Hospital Los Angeles Make A Wish Foundation Elton John AIDS Foundation and The Art of Elysium 68 Filmography EditFilm Edit Year Title Role Notes Ref s 1993 The Piano Flora McGrath1996 Jane Eyre Young Jane EyreFly Away Home Amy Alden1997 Amistad Queen Isabella II of Spain1998 Hurlyburly DonnaCastle in the Sky Sheeta voice English dub1999 A Walk on the Moon Alison KantrowitzShe s All That Mackenzie SilerIt s the Rage Annabel Lee2000 X Men Marie RogueAlmost Famous Polexia AphrodisiaFinding Forrester Claire Spence2001 Buffalo Soldiers Robyn Lee2002 Darkness Regina25th Hour Mary D Annunzio2003 X2 Marie Rogue2005 Steamboy James Ray Steam voice English dubThe Squid and the Whale Lili2006 X Men The Last Stand Marie Rogue2007 Blue State Chloe Hamon Also executive producer 69 70 Mosaic Maggie voice Trick r Treat Laurie2010 The Romantics Lila HayesOpen House Jennie2011 Scream 4 Rachel CameoMargaret Lisa CohenThe Carrier Kim Short film2013 Straight A s KatherineFree Ride Christina Also producer2014 X Men Days of Future Past Marie Rogue Cameo expanded role in The Rogue Cut2015 The Good Dinosaur Ramsey voice 2018 Furlough Lily BensonThe Parting Glass Colleen Also producerTell It to the Bees Dr Jean Markham2019 The Irishman Peggy Sheeran2021 American Underdog Brenda Warner2023 True Spirit Julie WatsonTBA A Bit of Light Completed 71 Key Denotes films that have not yet been releasedTelevision Edit Year Title Role Notes Ref s 1997 The Member of the Wedding Frankie Adams Television film2007 Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee Elaine Goodale Television film2008 2014 True Blood Sookie Stackhouse 80 episodes 72 2009 The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler Irena Sendler Television film2011 Phineas and Ferb Kristen voice Episode The Curse of Candace 2013 Susanna Katie 6 episodes2016 Roots Nancy Holt Episode Part 4 2017 Bellevue Annie Ryder 8 episodes also executive producer 73 Alias Grace Nancy Montgomery 5 episodesPhilip K Dick s Electric Dreams Sarah Episode Real Life 2019 present Flack Robyn 12 episodes also executive producer2019 The Affair Joanie Lockhart 8 episodes2021 Modern Love Isabelle Episode In the Waiting Room of Estranged Spouses 2022 A Friend of the Family Mary Ann Broberg MiniseriesTheatre EditYear Title Role Venue Ref s 2001 The Glory of Living Lisa MCC Theater 74 2002 This Is Our Youth Jessica Goldman Garrick Theatre2003 Manuscript Elizabeth Hawkins Falmouth AcademyDrug Buddy Wendy Manhattan Theatre Club2004 Roulette Jenny Ensemble Studio TheatreThe Distance From Here Shari MCC TheaterThe 24 Hour Plays South Of The Border Maylene MCC Theater2005 After Ashley Julie Bell Vineyard TheatreDog Sees God Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead Marcy Westside Theatre2006 The 24 Hour Plays The Blizzard Jenny MCC TheaterAccolades EditMain article List of awards and nominations received by Anna PaquinSee also EditList of actors with Academy Award nominations List of oldest and youngest Academy Award winners and nominees List of New Zealand Academy Award winners and nomineesReferences Edit annapaquin 23 September 2019 intheopen2020 Are you signed up yet crossfit strongisbeautiful chickswholift Archived from the original on 21 July 2022 Retrieved 15 July 2022 via Instagram annapaquin 12 October 2019 And my score card Archived from the original on 21 July 2022 Retrieved 16 July 2022 via Instagram True Blood musical in the works says show composer CBC News 18 June 2014 Retrieved 3 February 2015 Starring Canadian born New Zealand actress Anna Paquin as Stackhouse Corry Dominic 15 February 2013 Dominic Corry New Zealand s Oscar heroes The New Zealand Herald Retrieved 3 February 2015 Canadian born Kiwi Anna Paquin a b Crisell Luke 21 May 2007 Rogue Star New York Archived from the original on 23 May 2007 Retrieved 21 May 2007 Anna Paquin Biography news photos and videos Hello Retrieved 24 July 2017 Biography Anna Paquin Golden Globe Awards Retrieved 4 July 2018 Paquin s bio Instagram Retrieved 22 October 2022 Celebrity birthdays for the week of July 19 25 Associated Press 13 July 2020 Retrieved 15 September 2022 a b c X Appeal The Observer 6 August 2000 Retrieved 15 September 2022 a b c d Taylor Kate 5 September 2008 Just a small town girl with a taste for the undead The Globe and Mail Retrieved 22 October 2022 a b c d e f Tapaleao Vaimoana Young Audrey 23 August 2010 Paquin marries true love The New Zealand Herald Retrieved 21 October 2022 AnnaPaquin 8 May 2016 fansashmore actually it s Mary Brophy but thanks for giving my amazing mum a shout out Tweet Retrieved 22 October 2022 via Twitter a b c d e MacDonald Marianne 4 October 2009 Anna Paquin interview for True Blood The Daily Telegraph Retrieved 22 October 2022 a b c Dutka Elaine 11 January 1994 A Young Star is Born in Piano Los Angeles Times Retrieved 15 September 2022 Fernandez Jay A 11 May 2010 Grindstone picks up Andrew Paquin s first film The Hollywood Reporter Cannes Retrieved 22 October 2022 Meng Yee Carolyne 4 October 2008 Paquin s big sister battles cancer The New Zealand Herald Retrieved 15 September 2022 Vance Andrea 2 November 2011 Hanging out with the political Wags Stuff Retrieved 2 November 2011 annapaquin 18 March 2019 My restingbitchface and I hope you are all enjoying stpatricksday responsibly Oh and though I m one of those who claims Irish having never set foot in the country yet my mum holds an Irish passport cos ALL her grandparents were born there and only left because due to potatofamine so I m not a total fraud oh and look I own an item of clothing that isn t black Retrieved 15 September 2022 via Instagram Agnes Tuckwell nee Janzen Winnipeg Free Press AnnaPaquin 18 November 2015 merriday brandy irish french dutch same deal for me Tweet via Twitter a b Verhaeghe Melanie Summer 1994 Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Homemakers Paquin Brian 9 April 2021 Spotlight on a Staff Member Retrieved 22 October 2022 Prospectus 2021 PDF Wellington Girls College April 2020 Retrieved 22 October 2022 Windward School Alumni Spotlight Anna Paquin 00 7 September 2016 Retrieved 22 October 2022 Hobson Louis B 2 September 1996 Real Life Acting Difficult for Paquin Calgary Sun X Patriate Anna Paquin The New Zealand Herald 18 April 2003 Retrieved 15 September 2022 Columbia Spectator 25 March 2005 Columbia Spectator Columbia University Retrieved 12 January 2022 Lorge Sarah September 2000 Young Lions of Stage and Screen Columbia College New York Retrieved 9 December 2020 Verizon and MCI Close Merger Creating a Stronger Competitor for Advanced Communications Services Verizon Communications New York 5 January 2006 permanent dead link Anna Paquin to be MTS s Celebrity Spokesperson Academy Award Winning Actor Stars in MTS Commercials Beginning Today CNW Group Winnipeg 6 October 1997 Archived from the original on 12 May 2008 Retrieved 29 August 2011 Lambert Pam 16 April 1996 Paquicking it in People Archived from the original on 12 May 2008 Retrieved 31 December 2007 Anna Paquin filmmaker and risk taker Independent Filmmakers Alliance Newsletter Interview Interviewed by Halle Karina 25 August 2006 Archived from the original on 29 July 2010 Retrieved 23 April 2010 Academy Award And Recent Golden Globe Award Winner Anna Paquin Stars in The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler A New Hallmark Hall Of Fame Presentation to Be Broadcast Sunday 19 April on the CBS Television Network thefutoncritic com CBS press release 12 May 2008 Retrieved 23 April 2010 Clark Cindy 25 August 2010 Anna Paquin and Kristen Bell to appear in Scream 4 USA Today Retrieved 2 May 2013 Chitwood Adam 26 January 2013 Anna Paquin Ellen Page and Shawn Ashmore Returning for X MEN DAYS OF FUTURE PAST Collider Retrieved 30 January 2014 Anna Paquin s Rogue Will be Present for X Men Days of Future Past comingsoon net 16 April 2014 Retrieved 11 May 2015 Evry Max 5 May 2015 Bryan Singer Reveals X Men Days of Future Past Rogue Cut Release Date superherohype com Periscope Retrieved 12 June 2015 Meet the New Cast of Disney Pixar s The Good Dinosaur The Walt Disney Company 12 June 2015 Retrieved 12 June 2015 Roots TV Movie Adds Forest Whitaker Anna Paquin More to Cast Variety 16 September 2015 Retrieved 10 October 2015 49 Celebrities Honor 49 Victims of Orlando Tragedy Human Rights Campaign Hrc org Archived from the original on 23 August 2016 Retrieved 30 June 2016 Rothaus Steve 12 June 2016 Pulse Orlando shooting scene a popular LGBT club where employees patrons like family Miami Herald Retrieved 15 June 2016 Saraiya Sonia 23 January 2018 TV Review Bellevue Starring Anna Paquin Variety Retrieved 30 January 2022 Kickham Dylan 1 November 2017 Anna Paquin signs on for Alias Grace miniseries on Netflix Entertainment Weekly Retrieved 30 January 2022 Stephen Moyer To Helm The Parting Glass Anna Paquin Stars Deadline Hollywood Retrieved 20 January 2017 Scheck Frank 15 March 2018 Furlough Film Review The Hollywood Reporter Retrieved 9 May 2018 Pedersen Erik 3 October 2017 Anna Paquin To Play De Niro s Daughter In Martin Scorsese s The Irishman For Netflix Deadline Hollywood Archived from the original on 3 October 2017 Retrieved 3 October 2017 Schaffstall Katherine 12 March 2018 Anna Paquin to Star in Pop TV s New Limited Series Flack The Hollywood Reporter Kinane Ruth 17 July 2019 Anna Paquin teases what s to come on the final season of The Affair Entertainment Weekly Retrieved 30 January 2022 N Duka Amanda D Alessandro Anthony 13 January 2021 Anna Paquin Set To Star In American Underdog The Kurt Warner Story Opposite Zachary Levi Deadline Hollywood Retrieved 26 December 2021 Otterson Joe 15 February 2022 Peacock Orders True Crime Series Friend of the Family With Anna Paquin Jake Lacy Colin Hanks Lio Tipton Variety Retrieved 6 April 2022 AnnaPaquin 25 June 2016 ExpertTerrorism Variety HillaryClinton I m not an american so I don t get to vote In New Zealand where I am a citizen I vote NZGreens Tweet Retrieved 29 June 2016 via Twitter Interview Anna Paquin USA Weekend Interview 16 September 2007 Archived from the original on 26 June 2015 Retrieved 4 July 2018 Douglas Ana 1 July 2012 HAPPY CANADA DAY These 10 Hollywood Actors All Hail From The North Business Insider Retrieved 22 October 2022 DiNunno Gina 5 August 2009 Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer Get Engaged TV Guide Retrieved 22 October 2022 Silverman Stephen M 5 August 2009 Anna Paquin amp Stephen Moyer Are Engaged Engagements Anna Paquin Stephen Moyer People Archived from the original on 29 July 2010 Retrieved 23 April 2010 Chiu David 22 August 2010 True Blood Co Stars Get Hitched WNBC Retrieved 22 August 2010 Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer Get Married Us Weekly 21 August 2010 Retrieved 22 August 2010 Michaud Sarah Jordan Julie 11 September 2012 Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer Welcome Twins People Retrieved 11 September 2012 It s a Baby Boy and a Girl for Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer Life amp Style 14 November 2012 Archived from the original on 17 November 2012 Retrieved 14 November 2012 Stephen Moyer Reveals Names of Twins with Anna Paquin People 12 June 2013 Retrieved 22 October 2022 Singh Anita 1 April 2010 True Blood star Anna Paquin comes out as bisexual The Daily Telegraph Retrieved 22 October 2022 Official True Colors Fund website Anna Paquin I m Bisexual VIDEO The Huffington Post 1 June 2010 Retrieved 11 May 2012 Anna Paquin Why I Came Out As Bisexual The Huffington Post 4 June 2010 Retrieved 11 May 2012 Macaluso Beth Anne 3 May 2012 Pregnant Anna Paquin My Bisexuality Is Not Made Up Us Weekly Nichols James 11 February 2014 Anna Paquin Declares She Is A Happily Married Bisexual Mother The Huffington Post Retrieved 22 October 2022 Anna Paquin s Charity Work bio Look To The Stars Anna Paquin Breckin Meyer Talk Blue State Why Garfield Saga Isn t Over MTV News Interview Interviewed by Horowitz Josh New York City 1 May 2007 Retrieved 28 October 2022 Anna Paquin Visits Blue State CBS News 4 May 2007 Retrieved 28 October 2022 Grater Tom 12 October 2021 Anna Paquin amp Ray Winstone Starring In Stephen Moyer Directed A Bit of Light Deadline Hollywood Retrieved 29 September 2022 Schneider Michael 9 August 2007 HBO rolls with Ball s True Blood Variety Retrieved 22 October 2022 Goldberg Lesley 31 July 2017 Anna Paquin Drama Bellevue Acquired by WGN America The Hollywood Reporter Retrieved 28 October 2022 Isherwood Charles 15 November 2001 The Glory of Living Variety Retrieved 22 October 2022 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Anna Paquin Anna Paquin at IMDb Wikiquote has quotations related to Anna Paquin 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