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Anna Paquin - I Know How Lucky I Am

April 08, 2024

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THE ACTRESS OPENS UP ABOUT BEING DISCOVERED AT AGE 9, MARRYING HER COSTAR AND RAISING HER TWINS

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Anna Paquin - I Know How Lucky I Am

In 1992, when Anna Paquin was a 9-year-old schoolkid in Wellington, New Zealand, a friend told her about an ad in the local paper announcing a casting call for a young girl to star in a movie filming in the area. Paquin, along with her older sister and most of her classmates, decided to try out. "I was not the kid that you would expect to be picked out of all the kids in my school," Paquin says with a laugh, noting that she wasn't remotely outgoing. "I was so shy." But director Jane Campion was entranced by her monologue, and Paquin was picked out of 5,000 kids for the role of the Victorian-era child Flora, a translator for her mute mother, in the indie drama The Piano.

The movie was a surprise hit, and Paquin won Best Supporting Actress at age 11, becoming the second-youngest Oscar winner of all time. Her career took off from there, but Paquin still feels humbled by her chance beginnings-even a little guilty. "I know how lucky I am," she says. "I almost feel like I jumped the queue in a way. There are so many extraordinarily talented people out there who have never had an opportunity like I did." At the same time, she wouldn't change a thing. "I got to learn to be an actor from people who were at the top of their game," she says of costars Holly Hunter, Sam Neill and Harvey Keitel. “It was an incredible opportunity and so educational and enriching. I'm extraordinarily grateful my family allowed me to do that."

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WEEKS BEFORE HIS TRIAL FOR ALLEGEDLY STRANGLING HIS WIFE, LEE GILLEY FLED TO ITALY USING A FALSE IDENTITY. NOW HIS WIFE CHRISTA’S LOVED ONES WONDER IF HE’LL EVER BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE

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How Kaia Gerber & Lewis Pullman Keep Their Families Close

Although Lewis Pullman and Kaia Gerber are one of Hollywood's more \"low-key\" couples, theirs is not a romance in a bubble made for two.

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A NEW MARTIN SHORT DOCUMENTARY REVEALS...The MAN BEHIND the LAUGHTER

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FOSTER GIRL'S REAL-LIFE MATILDA STORY Her Teacher Became Her Mom

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NEXT-GEN INFLUENCER OLIVIA JADE BECOMES A Beauty Boss

THE 26-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER OF ACTRESS LORI LOUGHLIN AND FASHION DESIGNER MOSSIMO GIANNULLI IS TURNING HER LONGTIME PASSION FOR MAKEUP INTO A BUSINESS

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MICHELLE MONAGHAN A Lesson in Sun Safety

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What to Know About the Hantavirus Outbreak

More than a month after they set off on a cruise through the South Atlantic that turned into a prolonged nightmare, 18 Americans are back in the U.S. and under quarantine as authorities work to contain a virus that killed three passengers.

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1 min

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LUKE TENNIE is HERE THERE & EVERYWHERE

THE RISING STAR IS HAVING AN EPIC SEASON WITH ROLES ON THREE OF TELEVISION’S HOTTEST SHOWS

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JUNE SQUIBB IS THE OLDEST TONY NOMINEE EVER!

June Squibb became a first-time Oscar nominee at 84 for Nebraska, an action star at 94 in Thelma, and now, at 96, she's the oldest Tony nominee for her role as a woman navigating dementia in Marjorie Prime.

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1 min

May 25, 2026

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