Short Biography | |
Full Name | Anna Helene Paquin |
Nickname | Anna Moyer & Sookie |
Profession | Actress |
Date of Birth | 7/24/1982 |
Age (as in 2020) | 38 years |
Physical Measurement | |
Height (approx.) | 5’5” |
Weight (approx.) | 54kg |
Body Figure (approx.) | 34-25-35 |
Eye Colour | Hazel |
Personal Life | |
Family | Father: Brian Paquin ; Mother: Mary Paquin |
Hometown | Winnipeg, Canada |
Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Leo |
Religion | Aethism |
Nationality | Canadian |
Education Qualification | |
Schooling | Raphael House Rudolf Steiner School, Hutt Intermediate School |
College/University | Columbia University |
Debut | The Piano |
Hobbies | Playing piano, swimming & downhill skiing |
Favourite Things | |
Favourite Food | Fruits |
Favourite Actor | Philip Seymour Hoffman |
Favourite Actress | Kate Winslet |
Favourite Color | Green |
Favourite Destination | New Zealand |
Favourite Sports | Boxing |
Husband, Affairs and More | |
Marital Status | Married |
Husband/Spouse | Stephen Moyer |
Affairs/Boyfriends | Stephen Moyer |
Income | |
Movie Fees | |
Net Worth | $14 million dollars approx. |
Anna Paquin: A Famous New Zealand-Canadian Actress
Anna Paquin is famous is well-known around the world for her romantic drama film The Piano.
Biography
Born on 24 July 1982, Anna received Academy Award for Best Actress in a supporting role for her film The Piano at the age of 11.
She is seen in a number of hit movies like Fly Away Home, A Walk on the Moon, and Almost Famous.
In the HBO vampire drama television series True Blood, Anna is seen playing the lead role of Sookie Stackhouse.
For giving her incredible performance in a number of movies & series, she got nominated for Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild Award.
However, actress Anna Paquin till now has received a lot of awards for her performance.
Family & personal details
Anna is born in Winnipeg, Canada and belongs to Dutch, French as well as Irish descent.
Her father Brian Paquin is an English teacher while her mother Mary Paquin is a physical education teacher in High school.
Paquin has two elder siblings named Andrew who is a director and Katya is associated with the Green Party of New Zealand.
She is a multi-talented actress and took part in a number of activities during her childhood days like swimming, ballet, and gymnastics.
In the year 2010, she married Stephen Moyer who is a co-star of True Blood.
She gave birth to twins in the year 2012, while Anna also has a stepson named Billy and also a stepdaughter Lilac Moyer.
Education & qualification
She has done her schooling from Raphael House Rudolf Steiner School and Hutt Intermediate School.
Anna successfully completed her high school diploma from Windward School in Los Angeles.
In the year 2010, Paquin completed her graduation from Windward School.
She also took admission to Columbia University but dropped her studies after one year in order to pursue her dream of acting.
Physical appearance
She is a beautiful actress with 5’5” height and weighs almost 54kg.
Anna has a beautiful hazel eye color and blonde hair color.
Paquin has got a perfect figure with 34-25-35 measurements.
Career
As an actress, her career in acting started in the year 1991 when she got the opportunity to act in Jane Campion’s film “The Piano”.
However, the movie released in the year 1993 but before acting in The Piano 1993, Anna did not have any acting experience.
She also received the award for this movie in a number of film festivals and turned out to be the second-youngest girl as an Oscar winner.
In the year 1994, Anna appeared in three commercials of the MCI phone company.
Later in Winnipeg, she made a series of television commercials for Manitoba Telecom Systems.
She is also seen in two movies in the year 1996 named Jane Eyre and Fly Away Home.
However, Anna has given her incredible performance in 25th Hour (2002).
Actress Anna has also given incredible performance in different movies like A Walk on The Moon, Hurlyburly, Almost Famous and Castle in the Sky.
Being a multi-talented actress, she is seen in executive-produced Blue State.
In film Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, she is seen playing the role of Elaine Goodale.
She is also seen in some hit movies like Alias Grace, X-Men, and X-Men; The Last Stand.
You can see her next in The Parting Glass movie which is Stephen Moyer’s directorial debut.
Interesting facts about Anna Paquin
When Anna appeared in the audition for The Piano movie she was just 9 years old and got selected among 5000 candidates.
She is very much involved in charity work and supports Children’s Hospitals Los Angeles and Elton John AIDS Foundation.
During her childhood days, she always wanted to be the Prime Minister of New Zealand or a lawyer.
Anna has donated $10,000 to a charity in a bet with one of the television show hosts.