At nine, Anna Paquin entered an open casting call and stumbled onto the set of “The Piano” – she went on to earn an Academy Award for her performance. From there, the actor continued to rack up an impressive list of credits, playing a young version of the titular character in “Jane Eyre,” Rogue in the “X-Men” franchise, and many more. She spent most of her career on the silver screen, but “True Blood” proved she could hop from one medium to another.
As the central protagonist of “True Blood,” she dominated television as Sookie Stackhouse, and Paquin played the character to perfection. Sookie becomes the love interest for just about anyone and anything with fangs and claws, including more than a few vampires, a werewolf, and plenty of humans. Her performance earned her a plethora of awards and nominations from the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, the Fangoria Chainsaw Awards, the Golden Globes, and many more.
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Paquin married her co-star, Stephen Moyer, in 2010 and has continued to work in the industry. After “True Blood,” she voiced Ramsey in “The Good Dinosaur,” returned to TV via “Bellevue,” and continued working in feature films, appearing in “The Parting Glass,” “Tell It to the Bees,” and “The Irishman.” She’s also racked up several producer credits, having executive produced “Bellevue” and “Flack,” among others. In 2023, Paquin added “True Spirit,” and the TV miniseries, “A Friend of the Family,” to her ever-expanding credits list.
