Anna Paquin Paquin as Rogue in X3 (2006) Born: July 24, 1982 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Occupation: Actress Anna Helene Paquin (born July 24, 1982) is an Academy Award-winning Canadian-New Zealander actress. Contents 1 Biography 2 Filmography 3 Awards 3.1 Won 3.2 Nominations 4 External links Biography Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, and the child of two teachers, Paquin moved to New Zealand when she was four. Her debut performance, in the 1993 film The Piano, which was widely praised by critics, earned her an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress at the age of eleven, making her the second-youngest Oscar winner in history (the youngest is Tatum O'Neal). While in New Zealand she attended Hutt Intermediate School (an intermediate school in Lower Hutt) from 1994-1995, where she completed Form 1 and 2 (Year 7 and 8). Having begun her secondary education in Wellington, New Zealand, she completed her high school diploma in Los Angeles, where she moved with her mother following her parents' divorce, and took several well-regarded roles in various movies while doing so. She studied at Columbia University for one year, but has since been on a leave of absence in order to continue her acting career. She returned to worldwide prominence with her role as Rogue in the blockbuster X-Men movie in 2000, its sequel X2: X-Men United in 2003, and its third installment X-Men: The Last Stand in 2006. She lives in New York City. In 2002, she appeared on the West End stage in a production of This is Our Youth. In the summer of 2006, she completed filming Blue State. Anna also executively produced the film. Filmography Paquin in 1993's The Piano. The Piano, 1993 Jane Eyre, 1996 Fly Away Home, 1996 Amistad, 1997 Hurlyburly, 1998 A Walk On The Moon, 1999 She's All That, 1999 All The Rage, 1999 X-Men, 2000 Almost Famous, 2000 Finding Forrester, 2000 Buffalo Soldiers, 2001 Darkness, 2002 25th Hour, 2002 X2, 2003 Castle in the Sky (voice), 2003 Steamboy, 2004 The Squid and the Whale, 2005 X-Men: The Last Stand, 2006 Margaret, 2006 The New Girl, 2007 Ratatouille, 2007 Blue State, 2007 Awards Won 1994 - Academy Award (Oscar) - Best Actress in a Supporting Role for The Piano. 1993 - LAFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress for The Piano. Nominations 2001 - MTV Movie Award - Best On-Screen Team for X-Men, shared with Halle Berry, Hugh Jackman and James Marsden. 2001 - Saturn Award - Best Performance by a Younger Actor for X-Men. 2001 - Blockbuster Entertainment Award - Favorite Actress - Science Fiction for X-Men. 1994 - Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - for The Piano. Preceded by: Marisa Tomei for My Cousin Vinny Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress 1993 for The Piano Succeeded by: Dianne Wiest for Bullets Over Broadway External links Anna Paquin at the Internet Movie Database Search Term: "Anna_Paquin" Categories: 1982 births | Best Supporting Actress Oscar | Canadian actors | Canadian film actors | Canadian-New Zealanders | Child actors | Columbia University alumni | Franco-Manitobans | Living people | New Zealand actors | New Zealand people | Vegetarians | Wellingtonians | Winnipeggers | X-Men film actors