Paquin’s first critically successful film was The Piano, for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1994 at the age of 11 - the second youngest winner in history. Her acting career took off almost half a decade later when she appeared in a string of successful films including She’s All That, Almost Famous and the X-Men franchise. Paquin has received critical acclaim for her role as Sookie Stackhouse in the HBO series True Blood, for which she won the 2008 Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama. Paquin was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, the daughter of Mary Paquin (née Brophy), an English teacher and native of Wellington, New Zealand, and Brian Paquin, a high school physical education teacher. She attended the Raphael House Rudolf Steiner School until she was eight or nine. She also participated in gymnastics, ballet, swimming and downhill skiing, though she did not have any hobbies related to acting.
Anna Paquin’s faces prejudice because of bisexuality ‘True Blood’ star Anna Paquin admits she faces a lot of ”prejudice” because she is bisexual but is hoping society will become less judgemental as mo… [link]
