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| === ''X-Men'' and beyond === | === ''X-Men'' and beyond === | ||
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| Paquin returned to worldwide prominence with her role as the ] ] ] in the ] movie '']'' in ],<ref name="Paquinny07" /> its ] '']'' in ], and its third installment, '']'', in ]. | Paquin returned to worldwide prominence with her role as the ] ] ] in the ] movie '']'' in ],<ref name="Paquinny07" /> its ] '']'' in ], and its third installment, '']'', in ]. | ||
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| In the fall of 2006, she completed filming '']''. She was the ] of the film, the film having been made by ''Paquin Films'', a production company formed by both her and her brother, Andrew Paquin.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ifilmalliance.com/newsevents/newsletter/newsletter26.php |title=ifilmalliance.com |publisher=ifilmalliance.com |date=August 25, 2006 |accessdate=April 23, 2010}}</ref> In November 2006, she completed the film '']''. | In the fall of 2006, she completed filming '']''. She was the ] of the film, the film having been made by ''Paquin Films'', a production company formed by both her and her brother, Andrew Paquin.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ifilmalliance.com/newsevents/newsletter/newsletter26.php |title=ifilmalliance.com |publisher=ifilmalliance.com |date=August 25, 2006 |accessdate=April 23, 2010}}</ref> In November 2006, she completed the film '']''. | ||
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| In 2009, Paquin played ], a ] woman hailed as a heroine of the ], in '']'', a ] TV film ] based on the book ''Mother of the Children of the Holocaust: The Irena Sendler Story'', by Anna Mieszkowska. The film was made in ], and was a ] presentation for the network.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20090211cbs02 |title=Academy Award And Recent Golden Globe Award Winner Anna Paquin Stars in 'The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler,' A New "Hallmark Hall Of Fame" Presentation to Be Broadcast Sunday, April 19 on the CBS Television Network |publisher=] ] via TheFutonCritic.com |date=May 12, 2008 |accessdate=April 23, 2010}}</ref> Paquin's performance earned her a 2010 nomination for the ]. | In 2009, Paquin played ], a ] woman hailed as a heroine of the ], in '']'', a ] TV film ] based on the book ''Mother of the Children of the Holocaust: The Irena Sendler Story'', by Anna Mieszkowska. The film was made in ], and was a ] presentation for the network.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20090211cbs02 |title=Academy Award And Recent Golden Globe Award Winner Anna Paquin Stars in 'The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler,' A New "Hallmark Hall Of Fame" Presentation to Be Broadcast Sunday, April 19 on the CBS Television Network |publisher=] ] via TheFutonCritic.com |date=May 12, 2008 |accessdate=April 23, 2010}}</ref> Paquin's performance earned her a 2010 nomination for the ]. | ||
| Paquin's film '']'', a romantic comedy with ] and ], was released in the US at selected theaters in September 2010. |
Paquin's film '']'', a romantic comedy with ] and ], was released in the US at selected theaters in September 2010. | ||
| In 2010, Paquin was cast in a cameo role in '']'', which was released in 2011.<ref name="content.usatoday.com">{{cite news| url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2010/08/anna-paquin-and-kristen-bell-to-appear-in-scream-4/1 | work=USA Today | title=Anna Paquin and Kristen Bell to appear in 'Scream 4' | date=August 25, 2010}}</ref> | In 2010, Paquin was cast in a cameo role in '']'', which was released in 2011.<ref name="content.usatoday.com">{{cite news| url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2010/08/anna-paquin-and-kristen-bell-to-appear-in-scream-4/1 | work=USA Today | title=Anna Paquin and Kristen Bell to appear in 'Scream 4' | date=August 25, 2010}}</ref> | ||
| Paquin will also make a guest appearance as the voice of her ''True Blood'' character Sookie Stackhouse in an upcoming episode of Disney's '']''. | |||
| === Theatrical career === | === Theatrical career === | ||
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| Paquin made her stage debut in 2001 in a production of ''The Glory of Living'' at the ]. She won a 2001–2002 ] for her performance.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theatreworldawards.org/award.html |title=Winners list at |publisher=Theatreworldawards.org |date= |accessdate=April 23, 2010}}</ref> She has since appeared in a number of other plays, but only once outside the USA, when she appeared on the West End stage in London in a production of '']'' in 2002. | Paquin made her stage debut in 2001 in a production of ''The Glory of Living'' at the ]. She won a 2001–2002 ] for her performance.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theatreworldawards.org/award.html |title=Winners list at |publisher=Theatreworldawards.org |date= |accessdate=April 23, 2010}}</ref> She has since appeared in a number of other plays, but only once outside the USA, when she appeared on the West End stage in London in a production of '']'' in 2002. | ||
| == Personal life == | == Personal life == | ||
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| On August 5, 2009, it was announced that Paquin was engaged to her ''True Blood'' co-star ], whom she had been dating since filming the series pilot in 2007.<ref>, ''TV Guide'', February 24, 2009</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Silverman|first=Stephen M.|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20296172,00.html|title=Anna Paquin & Stephen Moyer Are Engaged! – Engagements, Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer|publisher=People.com|date=August 5, 2009|accessdate=April 23, 2010}}</ref><ref name="cnn1">{{cite news|last=Silverman|first=Stephen|title='True Blood' stars get engaged|url=http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/08/05/true.blood.engagement/index.html|publisher=CNN/People Magazine|date=August 5, 2009|accessdate=August 5, 2009}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> On August 21, 2010, Paquin and Moyer married at a private residence in ], California.<ref>, ] New York. Retrieved August 22, 2010.</ref> Through her marriage to Moyer, Paquin has a step-son, Billy, born in 2000, and a step-daughter, Lilac, born in 2002.<ref> Retrieved on July 20, 2009.</ref> Paquin and Moyer reside in ].<ref> Retrieved August 22, 2010.</ref> | On August 5, 2009, it was announced that Paquin was engaged to her ''True Blood'' co-star ], whom she had been dating since filming the series pilot in 2007.<ref>, ''TV Guide'', February 24, 2009</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Silverman|first=Stephen M.|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20296172,00.html|title=Anna Paquin & Stephen Moyer Are Engaged! – Engagements, Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer|publisher=People.com|date=August 5, 2009|accessdate=April 23, 2010}}</ref><ref name="cnn1">{{cite news|last=Silverman|first=Stephen|title='True Blood' stars get engaged|url=http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/08/05/true.blood.engagement/index.html|publisher=CNN/People Magazine|date=August 5, 2009|accessdate=August 5, 2009}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> On August 21, 2010, Paquin and Moyer married at a private residence in ], California.<ref>, ] New York. Retrieved August 22, 2010.</ref> Through her marriage to Moyer, Paquin has a step-son, Billy, born in 2000, and a step-daughter, Lilac, born in 2002.<ref> Retrieved on July 20, 2009.</ref> Paquin and Moyer reside in ].<ref> Retrieved August 22, 2010.</ref> | ||
| On April 1, 2010, Paquin ] as ] in a ] for the Give a Damn campaign as part of the True Colors Fund, an ] organized by ] dedicated to ].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Singh|first=Anita|title=True Blood star Anna Paquin comes out as bisexual|date=1 April 2010|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/7546031/True-Blood-star-Anna-Paquin-comes-out-as-bisexual.html|periodical=]|accessdate=1 April 2010|postscript=<!--None-->}}</ref> | On April 1, 2010, Paquin ] as ] in a ] for the Give a Damn campaign as part of the True Colors Fund, an ] organized by ] dedicated to ].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Singh|first=Anita|title=True Blood star Anna Paquin comes out as bisexual|date=1 April 2010|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/7546031/True-Blood-star-Anna-Paquin-comes-out-as-bisexual.html|periodical=]|accessdate=1 April 2010|postscript=<!--None-->}}</ref>{{-}} | ||
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| == Filmography == | == Filmography == | ||
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| Anna Paquin | |
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 Paquin at the 25th Annual Paley Television Festival, ArcLight Cinemas, Los Angeles, April 13, 2009 | |
| Born | Anna Helene Paquin (1982-07-24) July 24, 1982 (age 42) Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Spouse | Stephen Moyer (2010–present) |
Anna Helene Paquin (pronounced /ˈpækwɪn/; born July 24, 1982) is a Canadian-born New Zealand actress. 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.
Early life
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. Paquin is the youngest of three children; she has two older siblings: a brother, Andrew, a director, born in 1977, and a sister, Katya, born in 1980. Paquin's family moved to New Zealand when she was four. She attended the Raphael House Rudolf Steiner School until she was eight or nine. Her musical childhood hobbies in New Zealand included playing the viola, cello and piano. She also participated in gymnastics, ballet, swimming and downhill skiing, though she did not have any hobbies related to acting.
While in New Zealand, Paquin attended Hutt Intermediate School from 1994–95. Having begun her secondary education in Wellington at Wellington Girls' College, she completed her high school diploma at Windward School in Los Angeles, where she moved with her mother following her parents' divorce in 1995. She graduated from Windward School in June 2000 and completed the school's community service requirement by working in an LA soup kitchen and at a special education center. She studied at Columbia University for one year, but has since been on a leave of absence to continue her acting career.
Career
Child actress
It was in New Zealand in 1991 that Paquin became an actress by chance. Director Jane Campion was looking for a little girl to play a key role in The Piano, set to film in New Zealand, and a newspaper advertisement was run announcing an open audition. Paquin's sister read the ad and went to try out with a friend; Paquin herself tagged along because she had nothing better to do. When Campion met Paquin—whose only acting experience had been as a skunk in a school play—she was very impressed with the nine-year-old's performance of the monologue about Flora's father, and she was chosen from among the 5000 candidates.
When The Piano was released in 1993 it was lauded by critics, won prizes at a number of film festivals, and eventually became a popular movie among a wide audience. Paquin's debut performance in the film earned her an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress at the age of eleven, making her the second-youngest Oscar winner in history after Tatum O'Neal. The Piano was made as a small independent movie and wasn't expected to be widely known, and Paquin and her family did not plan to continue in the acting circles. However, she was invited to the William Morris Agency, and she kept receiving offers for new roles. She systematically refused them, but she did appear in three commercials for the phone company MCI (now Verizon) in 1994. She also appeared as a voice in an audio book entitled The Magnificent Nose in 1994.
In 1996, she appeared in two movies. The first role was as young Jane in Jane Eyre. The other was a lead part in Fly Away Home playing a young girl who, after her mother dies, moves in with her father and finds solace in taking care of orphaned goslings.
As a teenager, she had roles in films including A Walk on the Moon, Amistad, Hurlyburly, She's All That and Almost Famous.
X-Men and beyond
Paquin returned to worldwide prominence with her role as the mutant superheroine Rogue in the Marvel Comics movie X-Men in 2000, its sequel X2 in 2003, and its third installment, X-Men: The Last Stand, in 2006.
In the fall of 2006, she completed filming Blue State. She was the executive-producer of the film, the film having been made by Paquin Films, a production company formed by both her and her brother, Andrew Paquin. In November 2006, she completed the film Margaret.
In 2007, Paquin received an Emmy Award nomination for Supporting Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie for her role as Elaine Goodale in HBO's made-for-TV movie Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, based on Dee Brown's bestseller. She also received Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations in similar categories.
In 2008, Paquin appeared as waitress Sookie Stackhouse in the HBO series True Blood, her first role in a TV series. The show is based on The Southern Vampire Mysteries series of novels by Charlaine Harris, set in the fictional town of Bon Temps, LA. Paquin won a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Television Drama Series for her role in the show, and also won a Satellite Award in a similar category. She was also nominated for the same category in the 2009 Golden Globe Awards. The second season of True Blood premiered in the US in June 2009. Season three premiered in June 2010, with a fourth season due in 2011.
In 2009, Paquin played Irena Sendler, a Polish woman hailed as a heroine of the Holocaust, in The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler, a CBS TV film biopic based on the book Mother of the Children of the Holocaust: The Irena Sendler Story, by Anna Mieszkowska. The film was made in Latvia, and was a Hallmark Hall of Fame presentation for the network. Paquin's performance earned her a 2010 nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Television Film.
Paquin's film The Romantics, a romantic comedy with Josh Duhamel and Katie Holmes, was released in the US at selected theaters in September 2010.
In 2010, Paquin was cast in a cameo role in Scream 4, which was released in 2011.
Theatrical career
Paquin made her stage debut in 2001 in a production of The Glory of Living at the MCC Theater. She won a 2001–2002 Theatre World Award for her performance. She has since appeared in a number of other plays, but only once outside the USA, when she appeared on the West End stage in London in a production of This is Our Youth in 2002.
Personal life
On August 5, 2009, it was announced that Paquin was engaged to her True Blood co-star Stephen Moyer, whom she had been dating since filming the series pilot in 2007. On August 21, 2010, Paquin and Moyer married at a private residence in Malibu, California. Through her marriage to Moyer, Paquin has a step-son, Billy, born in 2000, and a step-daughter, Lilac, born in 2002. Paquin and Moyer reside in Venice, Los Angeles.
On April 1, 2010, Paquin came out as bisexual in a public service announcement for the Give a Damn campaign as part of the True Colors Fund, an advocacy group organized by Cyndi Lauper dedicated to LGBT equality.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008– present |
True Blood | Sookie Stackhouse | Series Lead Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama (2008) People's Choice Award for Favorite TV Drama Actress (2010) Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama (2008) Satellite Award for Best Cast – Television Series (2009) Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama (2009) Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama (2010) Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Actress on Television (2009) Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Actress on Television (2010) Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2009) |
Theatre credits
- The Glory of Living; MCC Theater, New York, 2001 – Lisa (Won Theatre World Award (Outstanding Actress) in 2002 for the role)
- This is Our Youth; Garrick Theatre, London, 2002 – Jessica Goldman (nominated for Drama Desk Award (Outstanding Actress) for the role)
- Manuscript (Reading); Falmouth Academy, New York, 2003 – Elizabeth Hawkins
- Drug Buddy (Reading); Manhattan Theater Club, 2003 – Wendy
- Roulette; Ensemble Studio Theatre, New York, 2004 – Jenny
- The Distance From Here; MCC Theater, New York, 2004 – Shari (Won Drama Desk Award (Outstanding Cast Ensemble) in 2004)
- The 24 Hour Plays, South Of The Border; MCC Theater, 2004 – Maylene
- After Ashley; Vineyard Theatre, New York, 2005 – Julie Bell
- Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead; (Reading); Westside Theatre, New York, 2005 – Marcy
- The 24 Hour Plays, The Blizzard; MCC Theater, 2006 – Jenny
References
- ^ Crisell, Luke (May 21, 2007). "Rogue Star". New York Magazine. Retrieved May 21, 2007.
- "X Appeal". London: Guardian Unlimited. August 6, 2000. Retrieved May 21, 2007.
- "Anna Paquin Biography (1982–)". filmreference.com. Retrieved December 31, 2007.
- "X Patriate Anna Paquin". NZHerald.co.nz. May 2003. Retrieved December 31, 2007.
- ^ Verhaeghe, Melanie (Summer 1994). "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star". Homemakers magazine.
- ^ Dutka, Elaine (January 11, 1994). "A Young Star is Born in the Piano". Los Angeles Times.
- Hobson, Louis B. (September 2, 1996). "Real-Life Acting Difficult for Paquin". Calgary Sun.
- "Verizon and MCI Close Merger, Creating a Stronger Competitor for Advanced Communications Services". New York. January 6, 2006.
- Lambert, Pam (April 16, 1996). "Paquicking it in". People.
- "ifilmalliance.com". ifilmalliance.com. August 25, 2006. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
- "Paquin Bites Into True Blood". scifi.com. 26 February 2007.
- "Academy Award And Recent Golden Globe Award Winner Anna Paquin Stars in 'The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler,' A New "Hallmark Hall Of Fame" Presentation to Be Broadcast Sunday, April 19 on the CBS Television Network". CBS press release via TheFutonCritic.com. May 12, 2008. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
- "Anna Paquin and Kristen Bell to appear in 'Scream 4'". USA Today. August 25, 2010.
- "Winners list at". Theatreworldawards.org. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
- "True Blood's True Romance", TV Guide, February 24, 2009
- Silverman, Stephen M. (August 5, 2009). "Anna Paquin & Stephen Moyer Are Engaged! – Engagements, Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer". People.com. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
- Silverman, Stephen (August 5, 2009). "'True Blood' stars get engaged". CNN/People Magazine. Retrieved August 5, 2009.
- "'True Blood' Co-Stars Get Hitched", NBC New York. Retrieved August 22, 2010.
- "Interview with a Vampire: Stephen Moyer is Feasting on 'True' Fame" Retrieved on July 20, 2009.
- "Exclusive: Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer Get Married!" Retrieved August 22, 2010.
- Singh, Anita (1 April 2010). "True Blood star Anna Paquin comes out as bisexual". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 1 April 2010.
External links
- Anna Paquin at IMDb
- 1982 births
- Living people
- Actors from Manitoba
- Best Drama Actress Golden Globe (television) winners
- Best Supporting Actress Academy Award winners
- Bisexual actors
- Canadian film actors
- Former students of Wellington Girls' College
- LGBT people from New Zealand
- New Zealand child actors
- New Zealand film actors
- New Zealand people of Canadian descent
- People from Winnipeg
- Waldorf school alumni
- LGBT people from Canada
- Canadian emigrants to New Zealand