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videoAnna Paquin Not Pregnant
Publicists for former child star Anna Paquin have been quick to dismiss reports the actress is expecting her first child with her TRUE BLOOD co-star Stephen Moyer. Internet reports suggested The Piano star was pregnant by Moyer, just weeks after the pair got engaged. They started after they shot the pilot for the U.S. vampire show in the summer of 2007.
But despite their pair's wedding plans - they insist they are not ready for new additions just yet. A rep for the star insists, "She's not pregnant."
Moyer has two children from previous relationships - son, Billy, born in 2000, and a daughter, Lilac, born in 2002
But despite their pair's wedding plans - they insist they are not ready for new additions just yet. A rep for the star insists, "She's not pregnant."
Moyer has two children from previous relationships - son, Billy, born in 2000, and a daughter, Lilac, born in 2002
'True Blood's' Anna Paquin Defends Her True Nakedness
"True Blood" star Anna Paquin is speaking out about how little she minds taking off her clothing on the small screen. Of course, we really didn't need an interview to know that...all we'd have to do is catch pretty much any episode of "True Blood" ever made and we'd know exactly how Paquin felt on the topic of onscreen nudity.
Speaking to Nylon Anna (27) said, "I'm sorry, maybe there are women who keep their bras on while they have sex. I don't happen to be one of them." Okay, okay. You don't have to have an attitude about it. Nobody is forcing you to keep your bra on, Anna.
Anna Paquin, who was born in Canada and raised in New Zealand, seems to think it's only old-fashioned Americans that have a problem with nudity. Said Paquin, "I don't think a naked body is particularly shocking or interesting. It's not the culture I was raised in. I was not brought up in the United States. I don't share the (attitude) that you can have graphic violence, but God forbid you see someone's nipples." Whoa. It's not often that people from the US get called out as squares...aren't we supposed to be the ones whose movie starlets can't remember to put their underwear on?
Of course, Anna's naked scenes are made easier by the fact that she gets to do them with her real-life fiance, Stephen Moyer. Perhaps she'd be more hesitant to take her bra off so freely, if she had to get it on every day at work with some stranger. (We're sure Anna would deny that this would be the case, and would probably accuse us of being super old-fashioned American writers. So we'll back off. Besides, it's not like anyone's complaining that Anna Paquin loves to take her clothes off...)
Speaking to Nylon Anna (27) said, "I'm sorry, maybe there are women who keep their bras on while they have sex. I don't happen to be one of them." Okay, okay. You don't have to have an attitude about it. Nobody is forcing you to keep your bra on, Anna.
Anna Paquin, who was born in Canada and raised in New Zealand, seems to think it's only old-fashioned Americans that have a problem with nudity. Said Paquin, "I don't think a naked body is particularly shocking or interesting. It's not the culture I was raised in. I was not brought up in the United States. I don't share the (attitude) that you can have graphic violence, but God forbid you see someone's nipples." Whoa. It's not often that people from the US get called out as squares...aren't we supposed to be the ones whose movie starlets can't remember to put their underwear on?
Of course, Anna's naked scenes are made easier by the fact that she gets to do them with her real-life fiance, Stephen Moyer. Perhaps she'd be more hesitant to take her bra off so freely, if she had to get it on every day at work with some stranger. (We're sure Anna would deny that this would be the case, and would probably accuse us of being super old-fashioned American writers. So we'll back off. Besides, it's not like anyone's complaining that Anna Paquin loves to take her clothes off...)
Depp, Richards join Spike TV's celebration of sci-fi, horror, comics, fantasy at 'Scream 2009'
Depp, Richards join Spike TV's celebration of sci-fi, horror, comics, fantasy at 'Scream 2009'
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A larger-than-life snowglobe filled with murderous little girls, a "Battlestar Gallactica" spaceship and comic-book legend Stan Lee flying overhead on a bouquet of giant balloons — just a few signs that Spike TV's "Scream 2009" is different from other awards shows.
The star-studded event, held Saturday at the Greek Theatre, honors the best in sci-fi, horror, fantasy and comic-inspired movies and TV shows.
Fans voted online for the winners, so some of the year's most popular programs and big box-office hits took home trophies, including "Transformers," ''Twilight," ''True Blood" and "Star Trek." Stars of those properties and other surprise guests appeared throughout the 3½-hour ceremony.
And then there was Keith Richards. Fans welcomed the Rolling Stones guitarist with a standing ovation as Johnny Depp presented him with the Rock Immortal award.
"I liked the living legend, that was all right, but immortal is even better," Richards said in an interview before accepting the honor.
Quentin Tarantino continued the celebration of the immortal as he paid tribute to "Night of the Living Dead" director George A. Romero with the Scream Mastermind award.
Tobey Maguire presented the Comic-Con Icon award to Lee, who waved and smiled from his spider-shaped balloon platform on his way to the stage. He thanked Spike TV "for creating the Scream awards and for telling the world how cool comic books are."
Jessica Alba, Kate Bosworth, Harrison Ford, Justin Long and Christina Ricci helped present the spike-shaped trophies. Morgan Freeman presented the Ultimate Scream award (essentially best in show) to "Star Trek" — and William Shatner shocked fans when he stepped on stage to accept the trophy.
"J.J., I'll handle this," Shatner said to J.J. Abrams, seated in the audience, who also won best director and best sci-fi movie for "Star Trek."
"This movie was big," Shatner said. "Imagine how big it could have been with me in it? ... I'll be waiting for your call."
HBO's "True Blood" was a four-time winner, taking honors for best TV show, along with best villain for Alexander Skarsgard and best horror actor and actress for co-stars and real-life couple Steven Moyer and Anna Paquin.
"Twilight" also collected four awards: Best fantasy film, best fantasy actors for stars Rob Pattinson and Kristen Stewart (who weren't in attendance Saturday) and breakout performance for co-star Taylor Lautner, who introduced world-premiere footage from the film's next installment, "New Moon."
"Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" won three prizes. The film was honored for its special effects, while star Megan Fox was voted best sci-fi actress and Isabel Lucas was recognized for her breakout performance as an evil shape-shifting robot.
Since the ceremony wasn't televised live, stars were free to use four-letter words — and Tarantino, Woody Harrelson and "True Blood" creator Alan Ball did. "Scream 2009" will be edited into a two-hour special set to air on Oct. 27.
Hundreds of fans dressed as vampires, zombies, mummies and monsters filled the seats inside the amphitheater. "Scream" is their show, said executive producer Casey Patterson.
"It's fun because of the fans. You couldn't point to a group more passionate, more invested, or more deserving," she said, noting that sci-fi, horror and fantasy films are often overlooked at other awards shows. "These fans have waited a long time to see their heroes honored."
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A larger-than-life snowglobe filled with murderous little girls, a "Battlestar Gallactica" spaceship and comic-book legend Stan Lee flying overhead on a bouquet of giant balloons — just a few signs that Spike TV's "Scream 2009" is different from other awards shows.
The star-studded event, held Saturday at the Greek Theatre, honors the best in sci-fi, horror, fantasy and comic-inspired movies and TV shows.
Fans voted online for the winners, so some of the year's most popular programs and big box-office hits took home trophies, including "Transformers," ''Twilight," ''True Blood" and "Star Trek." Stars of those properties and other surprise guests appeared throughout the 3½-hour ceremony.
And then there was Keith Richards. Fans welcomed the Rolling Stones guitarist with a standing ovation as Johnny Depp presented him with the Rock Immortal award.
"I liked the living legend, that was all right, but immortal is even better," Richards said in an interview before accepting the honor.
Quentin Tarantino continued the celebration of the immortal as he paid tribute to "Night of the Living Dead" director George A. Romero with the Scream Mastermind award.
Tobey Maguire presented the Comic-Con Icon award to Lee, who waved and smiled from his spider-shaped balloon platform on his way to the stage. He thanked Spike TV "for creating the Scream awards and for telling the world how cool comic books are."
Jessica Alba, Kate Bosworth, Harrison Ford, Justin Long and Christina Ricci helped present the spike-shaped trophies. Morgan Freeman presented the Ultimate Scream award (essentially best in show) to "Star Trek" — and William Shatner shocked fans when he stepped on stage to accept the trophy.
"J.J., I'll handle this," Shatner said to J.J. Abrams, seated in the audience, who also won best director and best sci-fi movie for "Star Trek."
"This movie was big," Shatner said. "Imagine how big it could have been with me in it? ... I'll be waiting for your call."
HBO's "True Blood" was a four-time winner, taking honors for best TV show, along with best villain for Alexander Skarsgard and best horror actor and actress for co-stars and real-life couple Steven Moyer and Anna Paquin.
"Twilight" also collected four awards: Best fantasy film, best fantasy actors for stars Rob Pattinson and Kristen Stewart (who weren't in attendance Saturday) and breakout performance for co-star Taylor Lautner, who introduced world-premiere footage from the film's next installment, "New Moon."
"Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" won three prizes. The film was honored for its special effects, while star Megan Fox was voted best sci-fi actress and Isabel Lucas was recognized for her breakout performance as an evil shape-shifting robot.
Since the ceremony wasn't televised live, stars were free to use four-letter words — and Tarantino, Woody Harrelson and "True Blood" creator Alan Ball did. "Scream 2009" will be edited into a two-hour special set to air on Oct. 27.
Hundreds of fans dressed as vampires, zombies, mummies and monsters filled the seats inside the amphitheater. "Scream" is their show, said executive producer Casey Patterson.
"It's fun because of the fans. You couldn't point to a group more passionate, more invested, or more deserving," she said, noting that sci-fi, horror and fantasy films are often overlooked at other awards shows. "These fans have waited a long time to see their heroes honored."
So you're going to ask David Letterman to host, right?
Stephen Moyer goes to work every day and gets it on with his real-life fiance, "True Blood" co-star Anna Paquin. It doesn't seem like a bad gig and Moyer definitely knows it. The "True Blood" star recently revealed that getting to work with Paquin is a "glorious luxury." We'd say so.
Speaking to People magazine Moyer said of his relationship with Paquin, "We are very relaxed together on set, off set and that can only help with some of the things that we get asked to do." He's referring to those vampire sex scenes they have to film in case there was any confusion about that.
Moyer (39) says that he and Paquin kept their relationship secret because they were worried in the beginning about how it would play out. Explained Moyer, "We were very, very caged. We kept tabs on our own relationship, let alone telling anybody because we were very concerned about how it would play out given that anybody who signed up to do one of these series signs for seven years. So, you don't take a decision like that lightly." In other words, they wanted to make sure they actually liked each other and weren't just working off residual sexual tension from the workday. Once they realized they really did get along, they let their co-workers know they were doing it.
Moyer continued, "If there is an inevitability to something and there is absolutely no way that that thing can be halted, then you have to go along with it. When we realized it wasn't just some fickle infatuation or chemistry or whatever, we were able to, months later, tell everybody that we were working with... Everybody was shocked, so I think we'd done a good job of hiding it." We guess there's something to this whole "Being actors thing."
Speaking to People magazine Moyer said of his relationship with Paquin, "We are very relaxed together on set, off set and that can only help with some of the things that we get asked to do." He's referring to those vampire sex scenes they have to film in case there was any confusion about that.
Moyer (39) says that he and Paquin kept their relationship secret because they were worried in the beginning about how it would play out. Explained Moyer, "We were very, very caged. We kept tabs on our own relationship, let alone telling anybody because we were very concerned about how it would play out given that anybody who signed up to do one of these series signs for seven years. So, you don't take a decision like that lightly." In other words, they wanted to make sure they actually liked each other and weren't just working off residual sexual tension from the workday. Once they realized they really did get along, they let their co-workers know they were doing it.
Moyer continued, "If there is an inevitability to something and there is absolutely no way that that thing can be halted, then you have to go along with it. When we realized it wasn't just some fickle infatuation or chemistry or whatever, we were able to, months later, tell everybody that we were working with... Everybody was shocked, so I think we'd done a good job of hiding it." We guess there's something to this whole "Being actors thing."
Some ideas for the next Oscars show
TV critic Mary McNamara offers a few suggestions to the producers of the next Academy Awards. Hint: Think Emmys, George Clooney and vampires.
So you're going to ask David Letterman to host, right? I mean, this is when everyone congratulates you on being chosen to produce the Oscars, the trickiest job in Hollywood, and then starts offering you suggestions on how to perk up those ratings. And Dave knows a little something about that. Since his on-air revelations about workplace sex and an alleged extortion plot, viewership for his late-night show has soared. And the Uma-Oprah thing may have fallen flat, but it may turn out to be the most memorable line ever uttered by an Oscar host. ¶ I'm kidding, of course; Letterman can't be the host. Just by picking you -- Bill, the former Fox chairman, now head of Pandemonium Films, and Adam, former choreographer and director of "Hairspray" and "Bedtime Stories" -- the academy seems to be sticking with the course it set last year, the one that trades comic relief for extravaganza and big musical numbers. After all, as Adam keeps reminding everyone, the last time he was on the Oscar stage, he was wearing dancer's tights and a pirate's hat.
While I could have lived my entire life without that image in my head, I have nothing but respect for any man who would think to put John Travolta in drag and have him dance among the drying laundry with Christopher Walken; if Shankman can deliver something like that on Oscar night, a Nobel would not be out of order.
As I made clear in my review of the show, I was not a fan of the 81st Academy Awards telecast. I prefer my Oscars more streamlined, with less hoofing, more jokes and limited gold lame (same goes for pirate hats, Mr. Shankman). I don't think you should spend large portions of the Oscars ragging on the nominees about their low box office or complaining that the big hit movies didn't get enough love.
But maybe that's just me; many viewers loved the show, and the ratings did increase slightly, although it would be difficult not to improve on ratings from the previous show, which was almost preempted by the writers strike.
This year, the popular versus precious problem may be solved by the academy's decision to nominate 10 films for best picture instead of the traditional five.
Presumably, the summer hit "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" will still not make the cut, but the fabulous "District 9" might. The disaster epic "2012" is certainly pushing hard, and then there's the James Cameron behemoth, "Avatar," scheduled for release in December.
The gold standard for Oscar ratings is, of course, the year Cameron's "Titanic" swept. But even if "Avatar" is no "Titanic," the 82nd Academy Awards may be the first time teenagers and young adults have had any interest in the outcome since the glory days of "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King."
So if Shankman and Mechanic are going to go musical, they might want to set up a series of lunches with Ryan Murphy or at least start power-watching his new show "Glee." The Fox hit manages to do precisely what the Oscars should: achieve a tone that is saucy and sincere while honoring disparate forces -- in "Glee's" case, talents like Amy Winehouse and Stephen Sondheim or Journey and Jerome Robbins, often in the same breath. If someone is going to sing "Tonight" at the Oscars, oh, let it be Rachel (Lea Michele) or Kurt (Chris Colfer).
Here are a few more suggestions:
1. Think Emmys. I know we still have to pretend that film is more important than television and so the Oscars must somehow have more heft than its small-screen counterpart, but this year's Emmys, which opened with a song, was exactly what an awards show should be -- quick-witted, funny but respectful, and relatively fast-paced.
Although the show's writers and many of the winners dealt with an industrywide concern -- the death of network television -- it came off as wry rather than whiny.
Along the same lines, although many, including my colleague Patrick Goldstein, think Hugh Jackman will be asked back to host the Oscars, I cast my vote for Neil Patrick Harris, who hosted this year's Emmys.
He may not be quite as swoony as Jackman, but he has the insider sauciness of a young Billy Crystal. And he can sing.
2. The uber narrative works. One thing I liked about last year's show was how it told a story about filmmaking, explaining, albeit simplistically, the process of things like set and costume design.
Though the same story probably won't work again, the sense of progression worked well.
3. If you're going to have a big musical number, please, God, let it have something to do with, if not the nominated films, then at least the films that came out this year.
I'm a big fan of musical theater, but this isn't the Tonys or a Liza Minnelli special.
Surely there is something fun you can do with Optimus Prime and other performances that might not be otherwise honored.
So you're going to ask David Letterman to host, right? I mean, this is when everyone congratulates you on being chosen to produce the Oscars, the trickiest job in Hollywood, and then starts offering you suggestions on how to perk up those ratings. And Dave knows a little something about that. Since his on-air revelations about workplace sex and an alleged extortion plot, viewership for his late-night show has soared. And the Uma-Oprah thing may have fallen flat, but it may turn out to be the most memorable line ever uttered by an Oscar host. ¶ I'm kidding, of course; Letterman can't be the host. Just by picking you -- Bill, the former Fox chairman, now head of Pandemonium Films, and Adam, former choreographer and director of "Hairspray" and "Bedtime Stories" -- the academy seems to be sticking with the course it set last year, the one that trades comic relief for extravaganza and big musical numbers. After all, as Adam keeps reminding everyone, the last time he was on the Oscar stage, he was wearing dancer's tights and a pirate's hat.
While I could have lived my entire life without that image in my head, I have nothing but respect for any man who would think to put John Travolta in drag and have him dance among the drying laundry with Christopher Walken; if Shankman can deliver something like that on Oscar night, a Nobel would not be out of order.
As I made clear in my review of the show, I was not a fan of the 81st Academy Awards telecast. I prefer my Oscars more streamlined, with less hoofing, more jokes and limited gold lame (same goes for pirate hats, Mr. Shankman). I don't think you should spend large portions of the Oscars ragging on the nominees about their low box office or complaining that the big hit movies didn't get enough love.
But maybe that's just me; many viewers loved the show, and the ratings did increase slightly, although it would be difficult not to improve on ratings from the previous show, which was almost preempted by the writers strike.
This year, the popular versus precious problem may be solved by the academy's decision to nominate 10 films for best picture instead of the traditional five.
Presumably, the summer hit "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" will still not make the cut, but the fabulous "District 9" might. The disaster epic "2012" is certainly pushing hard, and then there's the James Cameron behemoth, "Avatar," scheduled for release in December.
The gold standard for Oscar ratings is, of course, the year Cameron's "Titanic" swept. But even if "Avatar" is no "Titanic," the 82nd Academy Awards may be the first time teenagers and young adults have had any interest in the outcome since the glory days of "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King."
So if Shankman and Mechanic are going to go musical, they might want to set up a series of lunches with Ryan Murphy or at least start power-watching his new show "Glee." The Fox hit manages to do precisely what the Oscars should: achieve a tone that is saucy and sincere while honoring disparate forces -- in "Glee's" case, talents like Amy Winehouse and Stephen Sondheim or Journey and Jerome Robbins, often in the same breath. If someone is going to sing "Tonight" at the Oscars, oh, let it be Rachel (Lea Michele) or Kurt (Chris Colfer).
Here are a few more suggestions:
1. Think Emmys. I know we still have to pretend that film is more important than television and so the Oscars must somehow have more heft than its small-screen counterpart, but this year's Emmys, which opened with a song, was exactly what an awards show should be -- quick-witted, funny but respectful, and relatively fast-paced.
Although the show's writers and many of the winners dealt with an industrywide concern -- the death of network television -- it came off as wry rather than whiny.
Along the same lines, although many, including my colleague Patrick Goldstein, think Hugh Jackman will be asked back to host the Oscars, I cast my vote for Neil Patrick Harris, who hosted this year's Emmys.
He may not be quite as swoony as Jackman, but he has the insider sauciness of a young Billy Crystal. And he can sing.
2. The uber narrative works. One thing I liked about last year's show was how it told a story about filmmaking, explaining, albeit simplistically, the process of things like set and costume design.
Though the same story probably won't work again, the sense of progression worked well.
3. If you're going to have a big musical number, please, God, let it have something to do with, if not the nominated films, then at least the films that came out this year.
I'm a big fan of musical theater, but this isn't the Tonys or a Liza Minnelli special.
Surely there is something fun you can do with Optimus Prime and other performances that might not be otherwise honored.
'True Blood: The Complete First Season'
After giving HBO one of its most successful series with "Six Feet Under," producer Alan Ball struck again with this very adult saga based on a series of books by Charlaine Harris.
Anna Paquin won a Golden Globe Award as Sookie Stackhouse, a Louisiana waitress whose mind-reading skill ups the stakes in her relationship with a vampire (Stephen Moyer). Ryan Kwanten and Chris Bauer ("The Wire'') also are featured
Anna Paquin won a Golden Globe Award as Sookie Stackhouse, a Louisiana waitress whose mind-reading skill ups the stakes in her relationship with a vampire (Stephen Moyer). Ryan Kwanten and Chris Bauer ("The Wire'') also are featured
Anna Helene Paquin Biography
Anna Helene Paquin (born July 24, 1982) is a New Zealand actress. Her breakthrough performance was in the New Zealand film The Piano, which earned her an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1994, making her the second youngest winner in history at the age of 11.[1] Paquin is best known for her roles as Rogue in the X-Men movies and as Sookie Stackhouse in the HBO series True Blood.
Contents
1 Early life
2 Career
2.1 Acclaim as a child actress
2.2 X-Men and beyond
2.3 Theatrical career
3 Personal life
4 Filmography and awards
5 Theatre credits
6 Awards
6.1 Nominations
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: brother Andrew, born in 1977, and sister Katya, born in 1980.[2][3] Paquin moved to New Zealand when she was four. She attended the Raphael House Rudolf Steiner School until she was eight or nine.[4] Her musical childhood hobbies in New Zealand included playing the viola, cello and piano. She also did gymnastics, ballet, swimming and downhill skiing, though she did not have any hobbies related to acting.[5][6]
While in New Zealand, Paquin attended Hutt Intermediate School in 1994 and 1995, where she completed Form 1 and 2. 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.[7] 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
Acclaim as a 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.[6]
Paquin as Flora, telling the story about her father in The PianoWhen 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.[6] The Piano was made as a small independent movie and wasn't intended to be widely known, and Paquin and her family didn't plan to continue in the acting circles.[5] 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).[8] 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.[9]
As a teenager, she had roles in films including A Walk on the Moon, The Member of the Wedding, Amistad, Hurlyburly, Almost Famous and She's All That.
X-Men and beyond
Paquin in 2006Paquin returned to worldwide prominence with her role as Rogue in the blockbuster X-Men movie in 2000,[1] its sequel X2 in 2003, and its third installment X-Men: The Last Stand in 2006.
In the summer 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.[10] In November 2006, she completed Margaret. This film has yet to be released. Its release is unknown, due to ongoing legal disputes.
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 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.[11] 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. The second season of the show began airing in the US on June 14, 2009.
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.[12]
Paquin's next film project is to be The Romantics, a romantic comedy, alongside Liv Tyler, Josh Duhamel and Katie Holmes. The film is slated for a 2010 release.[13]
Theatrical career
Paquin is also an award-winning stage actress, having made her stage debut in 2001 in a production of The Glory of Living at the MCC Theater. She won a 2001-2002 Theater World Award for her performance.[14] She has since appeared in a number of other plays, but has only once appeared in a play outside of 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 Anna Paquin had become engaged to her True Blood co-star Stephen Moyer, whom she had been dating since filming the series' pilot in 2007.[15][16][17] Paquin lives in Venice, Los Angeles, California. Her hobbies include surfing and cycling.[18]
Filmography and awardsYear Film Role Notes
1993 The Piano Flora McGrath Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress
1996 Jane Eyre Young Jane Eyre
Fly Away Home Amy Alden
1997 The Member of the Wedding Frankie Addams TV movie
Amistad Queen Isabella II of Spain
1998 Hurlyburly Donna
Laputa: Castle in the Sky
(Disney English dub)
Sheeta Voice, originally released in 1986
1999 It's the Rage Annabel Lee TV movie
She's All That Mackenzie Siler
A Walk on the Moon Alison Kantrowitz
2000 X-Men Rogue/Marie
Almost Famous Polexia Aphrodisia Online Film Critics Society Awards - Best Ensemble Cast Performance for Almost Famous
Finding Forrester Claire Spence
2001 Buffalo Soldiers Robyn Lee Theatrical release delayed until 2003
2002 Darkness Regina
25th Hour Mary D'Annunzio
2003 X2 Rogue/Marie
2004 Steamboy (English dub) James Ray Steam Voice
2005 The Squid and the Whale Lili Thorn Gotham Awards - Best Ensemble Cast for The Squid and the Whale
Joan of Arc Joan of Arc Voice, TV movie
2006 X-Men: The Last Stand Rogue/Marie
2007 Blue State Chloe Hamon Executive Producer
Mosaic Maggie Nelson Voice
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee Elaine Goodale TV movie
Nominated — Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress - Miniseries or a Movie
Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Series, Miniseries or Television Film
Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Female Actor - Miniseries or Television Film
2008- True Blood Sookie Stackhouse TV series
Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Television Series Drama
Satellite Award for Best Actress - Television Series Drama
Scream Award Best Horror Actor Female[19]
2009 Trick 'r Treat Laurie Awaiting release
The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler Irena Sendler TV movie
2010 Open House Jennie Awaiting release
The Romantics TBA Announced
TBC Margaret Lisa Cohen Awaiting release
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
[edit] Awards
1993 - LAFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress for The Piano
1994 - Academy Awards - Best Supporting Actress for The Piano
2001 - Online Film Critics Society Awards - Best Ensemble Cast Performance for Almost Famous
2005 - Gotham Awards - Best Ensemble Cast for The Squid and the Whale
2008 - Satellite Award - Best Actress in a Series, Drama for True Blood
2009 - Golden Globe Award - Best Actress in a Television Drama Series for True Blood
2009 - Scream Award - Best Actress in a Horror Movie or TV Show for True Blood
Nominations
1994 - Golden Globe Award - Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture for The Piano
1997 - YoungStar Award - Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Drama Film for Fly Away Home
1997 - Young Artist Award - Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actress for Fly Away Home
1998 - Young Artist Award - Best Performance in a TV Movie/Pilot/Mini-Series - Leading Young Actress for The Member of the Wedding
1999 - YoungStar Award - Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Drama Film for A Walk On The Moon
2000 - Young Artist Award - Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actress for A Walk On The Moon
2001 - Screen Actors Guild Award - Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture for Almost Famous
2001 - Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films - Best Performance by a Younger Actor for X-Men
2001 - Saturn Award - Best Performance by a Younger Actor for X-Men
2001 - Blockbuster Entertainment Award - Favorite Actress - Science Fiction for X-Men
2003 - Teen Choice Award - Choice Movie Chemistry for X2: X-Men United
2004 - MTV Movie Awards 2 nominations:
Best Kiss for X2: X-Men United
Best On-Screen Team for X2: X-Men United
2007 - Emmy Award - Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie for Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee
2008 - Golden Globe Award - Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television for Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee
2008 - Screen Actors Guild Award - Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries for Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
2009 - Saturn Award - Best Actress in Television for True Blood
2009 - Teen Choice Award - Choice Summer TV Star: Female for True Blood
2010 - People's Choice Award - Favorite TV Drama Actress for True Blood
Contents
1 Early life
2 Career
2.1 Acclaim as a child actress
2.2 X-Men and beyond
2.3 Theatrical career
3 Personal life
4 Filmography and awards
5 Theatre credits
6 Awards
6.1 Nominations
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: brother Andrew, born in 1977, and sister Katya, born in 1980.[2][3] Paquin moved to New Zealand when she was four. She attended the Raphael House Rudolf Steiner School until she was eight or nine.[4] Her musical childhood hobbies in New Zealand included playing the viola, cello and piano. She also did gymnastics, ballet, swimming and downhill skiing, though she did not have any hobbies related to acting.[5][6]
While in New Zealand, Paquin attended Hutt Intermediate School in 1994 and 1995, where she completed Form 1 and 2. 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.[7] 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
Acclaim as a 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.[6]
Paquin as Flora, telling the story about her father in The PianoWhen 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.[6] The Piano was made as a small independent movie and wasn't intended to be widely known, and Paquin and her family didn't plan to continue in the acting circles.[5] 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).[8] 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.[9]
As a teenager, she had roles in films including A Walk on the Moon, The Member of the Wedding, Amistad, Hurlyburly, Almost Famous and She's All That.
X-Men and beyond
Paquin in 2006Paquin returned to worldwide prominence with her role as Rogue in the blockbuster X-Men movie in 2000,[1] its sequel X2 in 2003, and its third installment X-Men: The Last Stand in 2006.
In the summer 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.[10] In November 2006, she completed Margaret. This film has yet to be released. Its release is unknown, due to ongoing legal disputes.
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 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.[11] 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. The second season of the show began airing in the US on June 14, 2009.
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.[12]
Paquin's next film project is to be The Romantics, a romantic comedy, alongside Liv Tyler, Josh Duhamel and Katie Holmes. The film is slated for a 2010 release.[13]
Theatrical career
Paquin is also an award-winning stage actress, having made her stage debut in 2001 in a production of The Glory of Living at the MCC Theater. She won a 2001-2002 Theater World Award for her performance.[14] She has since appeared in a number of other plays, but has only once appeared in a play outside of 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 Anna Paquin had become engaged to her True Blood co-star Stephen Moyer, whom she had been dating since filming the series' pilot in 2007.[15][16][17] Paquin lives in Venice, Los Angeles, California. Her hobbies include surfing and cycling.[18]
Filmography and awardsYear Film Role Notes
1993 The Piano Flora McGrath Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress
1996 Jane Eyre Young Jane Eyre
Fly Away Home Amy Alden
1997 The Member of the Wedding Frankie Addams TV movie
Amistad Queen Isabella II of Spain
1998 Hurlyburly Donna
Laputa: Castle in the Sky
(Disney English dub)
Sheeta Voice, originally released in 1986
1999 It's the Rage Annabel Lee TV movie
She's All That Mackenzie Siler
A Walk on the Moon Alison Kantrowitz
2000 X-Men Rogue/Marie
Almost Famous Polexia Aphrodisia Online Film Critics Society Awards - Best Ensemble Cast Performance for Almost Famous
Finding Forrester Claire Spence
2001 Buffalo Soldiers Robyn Lee Theatrical release delayed until 2003
2002 Darkness Regina
25th Hour Mary D'Annunzio
2003 X2 Rogue/Marie
2004 Steamboy (English dub) James Ray Steam Voice
2005 The Squid and the Whale Lili Thorn Gotham Awards - Best Ensemble Cast for The Squid and the Whale
Joan of Arc Joan of Arc Voice, TV movie
2006 X-Men: The Last Stand Rogue/Marie
2007 Blue State Chloe Hamon Executive Producer
Mosaic Maggie Nelson Voice
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee Elaine Goodale TV movie
Nominated — Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress - Miniseries or a Movie
Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Series, Miniseries or Television Film
Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Female Actor - Miniseries or Television Film
2008- True Blood Sookie Stackhouse TV series
Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Television Series Drama
Satellite Award for Best Actress - Television Series Drama
Scream Award Best Horror Actor Female[19]
2009 Trick 'r Treat Laurie Awaiting release
The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler Irena Sendler TV movie
2010 Open House Jennie Awaiting release
The Romantics TBA Announced
TBC Margaret Lisa Cohen Awaiting release
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
[edit] Awards
1993 - LAFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress for The Piano
1994 - Academy Awards - Best Supporting Actress for The Piano
2001 - Online Film Critics Society Awards - Best Ensemble Cast Performance for Almost Famous
2005 - Gotham Awards - Best Ensemble Cast for The Squid and the Whale
2008 - Satellite Award - Best Actress in a Series, Drama for True Blood
2009 - Golden Globe Award - Best Actress in a Television Drama Series for True Blood
2009 - Scream Award - Best Actress in a Horror Movie or TV Show for True Blood
Nominations
1994 - Golden Globe Award - Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture for The Piano
1997 - YoungStar Award - Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Drama Film for Fly Away Home
1997 - Young Artist Award - Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actress for Fly Away Home
1998 - Young Artist Award - Best Performance in a TV Movie/Pilot/Mini-Series - Leading Young Actress for The Member of the Wedding
1999 - YoungStar Award - Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Drama Film for A Walk On The Moon
2000 - Young Artist Award - Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actress for A Walk On The Moon
2001 - Screen Actors Guild Award - Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture for Almost Famous
2001 - Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films - Best Performance by a Younger Actor for X-Men
2001 - Saturn Award - Best Performance by a Younger Actor for X-Men
2001 - Blockbuster Entertainment Award - Favorite Actress - Science Fiction for X-Men
2003 - Teen Choice Award - Choice Movie Chemistry for X2: X-Men United
2004 - MTV Movie Awards 2 nominations:
Best Kiss for X2: X-Men United
Best On-Screen Team for X2: X-Men United
2007 - Emmy Award - Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie for Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee
2008 - Golden Globe Award - Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television for Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee
2008 - Screen Actors Guild Award - Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries for Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
2009 - Saturn Award - Best Actress in Television for True Blood
2009 - Teen Choice Award - Choice Summer TV Star: Female for True Blood
2010 - People's Choice Award - Favorite TV Drama Actress for True Blood
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