- Anna Paquin ~ Sookie Stackhouse
Anna Paquin, the young Canadian who grew up in New Zealand and whose only acting experience was as a skunk at a school play, stunned movie-goers from all over the world with her performance as Holly Hunter’s angry young daughter in the acclaimed film The Piano (1993). Anna, who received an Oscar for her performance (the second youngest Oscar winner ever), has proven that The Piano (1993) was only the beginning of a fabulous career.
She starred in Carroll Ballard’s Fly Away Home (1996) and in Franco Zeffirelli’s Jane Eyre (1996). After her parents’ divorce, she moved to Los Angeles with her mother and sister in order to pursue more actively a career in acting. Soon enough, she made the transition from child-actress to teenage actress with her performance in Hurlyburly (1998) alongside Sean Penn, Kevin Spacey and Meg Ryan and in A Walk on the Moon (1999) alongside Diane Lane, Viggo Mortensen and Liev Schreiber. Paquin, who has become an expert at portraying troubled teenagers, then starred in the popular science fiction film, the X-Men (2000). The same year, 2000, she also appeared in films such as Cameron Crowe’s Almost Famous (2000) and Gus Van Sant’s Finding Forrester (2000). Anna, who is now a student at Columbia University, has moved to New York City and has begun a new career as a stage actress appearing both in New York and London.
1. Metamorphosis
2. Flying Into Love (2009) (in production) (rumored) …. Sister Agnes
3. Margaret (2009) (completed) …. Lisa Cohen
4. “True Blood” …. Sookie Stackhouse (24 episodes, 2008-2009)
5. The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler (2009) (TV) …. Irena Sendler
6. Trick ‘r Treat (2008) …. Laurie
7. Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (2007) (TV) …. Elaine Goodale
8. Blue State (2007) …. Chloe Hamon
9. Mosaic (2007) (V) …. Maggie Nelson
10. X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) …. Marie / Rogue
11. Joan of Arc (2005) (TV) (voice) …. Joan
12. The Squid and the Whale (2005) …. Lili
13. Suchîmubôi (2004) (voice: English version) …. James Ray Steam
14. X2 (2003) …. Rogue / Marie D’Ancanto
15. 25th Hour (2002) …. Mary D’Annunzio
16. Darkness (2002) …. Regina
17. Buffalo Soldiers (2001) …. Robyn Lee
18. Finding Forrester (2000) …. Claire Spence
19. Almost Famous (2000) …. Polexia Aphrodisia
20. X-Men (2000) …. Rogue / Marie D’Ancanto
21. All the Rage (1999) …. Annabel Lee
22. She’s All That (1999) …. Mackenzie Siler
23. A Walk on the Moon (1999) …. Alison Kantrowitz
24. Hurlyburly (1998) …. Donna
25. Amistad (1997) …. Queen Isabella II
26. The Member of the Wedding (1997) (TV) …. Frankie Addams
27. Fly Away Home (1996) …. Amy Alden
28. Jane Eyre (1996) …. Young Jane Eyre
29. The Piano (1993) …. Flora McGrath
30. Tenkû no shiro Rapyuta (1986) (voice: English version) …. Sheeta (2003)
I have watch her my whole life I love all the stuff she does she is on my hope to meet one day! much love for you, anna!
I also watched her though out my child hood, my mom told me “fly away home” was my all time fav movie and i would cry if she tried to turn it off wile i was watching it haha! “Castle in the Sky” is still one of my favorite movies of all time and just recently i found out Anna is the voice of Sheeta. No wonder everyone can so easily fall for her wit and charm! Anna keep up the great job you do in alllllll your work!