Anna Paquin

She married actor and director, Stephen Moyer in 2010. They have twin kids. Moyer also has two children from previous relationships.

She has publicly come out as bisexual and an advocate for LGBT equality. She also supports charities like the Children’s Hospital, Los Angeles and the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Anna Paquin was born in Canada as the daughter of Mary and Brian Paquin. Both her parents were teachers and she has two elder siblings. Her family moved to New Zealand when she was four.

She was a talented child and could play the piano and cello. She took part in a variety of activities like ballet, gymnastics, swimming, etc. She began her secondary education in New Zealand, but completed her high school diploma at Windward School in Los Angeles, U.S.

Her career as an actress began in 1991 when nine year old Anna auditioned for a role in Jane Campion’s movie ‘The Piano.’ Campion was very impressed by Anna even though the little girl had no prior experience in acting. Anna was selected and the movie was released in 1993.

In 1996, she acted in two movies; first as the young Jane in ‘Jane Eyre’ and the second as Amy Alden in the family drama and comedy ‘Fly Away Home.’

She starred in many other films as a teenager: ‘Hurlyburly’ (1998), ‘A Walk on the Moon’ (1999), ‘She’s All that’ (1999), and ‘Almost Famous’ (2000).

She bagged the role of Rogue, a powerful mutant, in ‘X-Men’ (2000), the first movie of the series, and following its success, played the same role in its sequels ‘X2’(2003) and ‘X-Men: The Last Stand’ (2006).

She formed a production company ‘Paquin Films’ in collaboration with her brother Andrew, and co-produced and starred in the romantic comedy ‘Blue State’ in 2007.

Paquin’s biggest success came as a child artist when she was cast as Flora McGrath, the daughter of a mute pianist, in Jane Campion’s ‘The Piano’ (1993). The film was a commercial as well as a critical success.

Her comedy drama film ‘Almost Famous’ (2000), which covered the story of a teenage journalist received positive reviews from critics and bagged several Oscar nominations.

Her portrayal of Sookie Stackhouse, a telepathic waitress, in the T.V drama series ‘True Blood’ (2008) was greatly appreciated by industry experts and she received many awards and nominations for this role.

In ‘Margaret’ (2009), she played the role of Lisa Cohen, a teenage student who gets involved in a lengthy lawsuit to avenge for the wrongful death of a woman. Paquin bagged several awards and nominations for the film.