Anna Paquin Highlights

  • 2008: Played telepathic waitress, Sookie Stackhouse in the HBO series, "True Blood"
  • 2007: Portrayed schoolteacher Elaine Goodale in the HBO Films original movie, "Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee"; earned Emmy, Golden Globe and SAG nominations for Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
  • 2007: Played an Army deserter in "Blue State," a romantic comedy, she co-produced with her brother, Andrew Paquin
  • 2006: Reprised the role of Rogue in the third installment of the "X-Men" series, "X-Men: The Last Stand"
  • 2005: Cast as a flirtatious female student in Noah Baumbach's "The Squid and the Whale" opposite Jeff Daniels and Laura Linney
  • 2003: Reprised role of Rogue in "X-Men 2"
  • 2003: Cast as the sergeant's daughter in "Buffalo Soldiers"
  • 2002: Cast in Spike Lee's drama feature "The 25th Hour"
  • 2002: London stage debut in "This Is Our Youth"
  • 2001: Made NYC stage debut in "The Glory of Living," directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman
  • 2000: Portrayed Rogue, a genetic mutant who can suck the life from any being, in the big screen version of the Marvel Comic adventure "X-Men"
  • 2000: Appeared in "Finding Forrester" opposite F Murray Abraham and Sean Connery
  • 2000: Played Polexia Aphrodesia, a soulful groupie in Cameron Crowe's "Almost Famous"
  • 1999: Appeared as a rebellious hippie chick in the 1960s drama "A Walk on the Moon"
  • 1999: Played Freddie Prinze Jr's younger sister in the frothy teen comedy "She's All That"
  • 1998: Co-starred with Kevin Spacey and Sean Penn as a teen vamp in "Hurlyburly"
  • 1997: US TV acting debut, played Frankie in the USA Network remake of "The Member of the Wedding"
  • 1997: Made cameo appearance as the Queen of Spain in the Steven Spielberg directed "Amistad"
  • 1996: Played foster mother to a flock of geese in the family film "Fly Away Home"
  • 1994: Starred in a series of commercials for MCI
  • 1993: Became the second youngest Oscar winner of all time (to date) when she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her big-screen debut in "The Piano"
  • 1992: Beat out 5,000 girls for the part of Holly Hunter's daughter in Jane Campion's period love story "The Piano"
  • First acting experience as a skunk in a school ballet