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My Take
What fascinates me about Anna Paquin is not the famous statistic of an Oscar at eleven for The Piano, but everything she did afterward. Child prodigies in Hollywood tend to flame out; she instead enrolled at Columbia, earned a Theatre World Award on stage, and picked up a Golden Globe for television. That is three different disciplines, three different sets of muscles, all mastered quietly. To me she represents the rarest kind of career, one built on craft rather than momentum. The early Oscar could have been a ceiling; she treated it as a floor, and I find that discipline more impressive than the trophy itself.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Anna Paquin
- Name (Japanese)
- アンナ・パキン
- Reading
- あんな・ぱきん
- Born
- July 24, 1982 (age 44)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Dog
- Origin
- Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- Occupation
- stage actor / film actor / television actor
2. Background
- University
- Columbia University
Awards & achievements
- 1994 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
- 2002 Theatre World Award
- 2017 Canada's Walk of Fame
- 2009 Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Anna Paquin born?
Born July 24, 1982 (age 44).
Where is Anna Paquin from?
Anna Paquin is from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
What does Anna Paquin do?
Anna Paquin works as stage actor, film actor, television actor.
Stage actor — see all → · Film actor — see all → · More people from Canada →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.