Anna Hélène Paquin is a Canadian-born New Zealand actress. She made her acting debut portraying Flora McGrath in the romantic drama film
The Piano (1993), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress at age 11, making her the second-youngest winner in Oscar history. She was a successful child actress, receiving multiple Young Artist Award nominations for her roles in
Fly Away Home (1996),
The Member of the Wedding (1997), and
A Walk on the Moon (1999), and a nomination for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for appearing in Cameron Crowe's comedy-drama film
Almost Famous (2000). She also appeared in the films
Jane Eyre (1996) and
Amistad (1997).