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Actor Born: July 24, 1982 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Biography:An Oscar winner at the age of eleven for her performance in "The Piano", "Anna Paquin" was the first New Zealander to receive the Best Supporting Actress honor and one of the youngest Oscar winners ever. Born July 24, 1982 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Paquin was raised in Lower Hutt, New Zealand. After making her stage bow at the age of seven as a skunk in a school production, she decided to audition for the part of "Holly Hunter"'s precocious daughter in "Jane Campion"'s "The Piano". One of 5000 applicants, Paquin--whose previous work was limited to TV commercials--won the role, and with both the success of the 1993 film and her Oscar win, entered the realm of international fame. Aside from a series of TV ads for a computer company, Paquin retreated from the limelight until 1996, when she emerged, now a teenager, in the acclaimed family drama "Fly Away Home". That same year, she could be seen... Full Biography
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