With the success of the 1993 film and an Oscar, she won international fame. But Paquin retreated from the limelight until 1996, when she emerged, in the acclaimed family drama Fly Away Home. That same year, she could be seen playing a younger version of the title character in Jane Eyre. After playing Queen Isabella in Steven Spielberg's Amistad, Paquin assumed her first adult role in 1998, in the film Hurlyburly. The following year she appeared in the critically acclaimed A Walk on the Moon and followed up with a small role in a high school comedy, She's All That. She also appeared in the star-studded ensemble drama All the Rage, which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival.

Since, Anna has established herself as a true talent starring as the mutant Rogue in the huge blockbuster hit X-Men. With sequels expected and small roles in the critically acclaimed Almost Famous and Finding Forrester, Anna Paquin continues to find diverse roles that allow her to grow as an actress. I have no doubt that the best of Anna is still to come.

• She is a vegetarian.
• David Letterman bet her $10,000 to get a basket ball in the net. She did it, but he took the money back after the show. The media caused a fuss so he gave it back. Anna gave all the money to charity.
• (1997) While filming the movie Amistad in Montreal during the summer, Paquin made a sidetrip to Toronto to film 5 TV commercials for the telepone company of her old hometown in Winnipeg,
• Manitoba, Canada. Paquin delivers the commercials in a variety of costumes in her Canadian accent rather than her New Zealand one.
• She keeps her Oscar in her bedroom closet so her friends won't see it and feel the need to comment on it.
• She enjoys photography.
• Family moved to New Zealand when Anna was 4.
• Brother, Andrew Sister, Katya
• She plays the cello.
• Father, Brian, is a phys. ed. teacher. Mother, Mary, is an English teacher.
• Parents are divorced, and Anna now lives with her mother in LA.
• She beat out more than 5,000 girls for the role of Flora in "The Piano".
• Hobbies: rugby, running, playing the piano, singing, gymnastics, swimming, downhill skiing, reading, and knitting
• Enjoys listening to alternative music
• When she was younger, she wanted to be the Prime Minister of New Zealand, or a lawyer
• Is the first New Zealander to receive an Oscar for best supporting actress, and is the second-youngest Oscar winner ever
• She loves watching "Dawson's Creek" - her favorite character is Pacey
• She still hasn't seen all of "The Piano"
• Debbie Allen, had to hide under Anna's hoop skirts and feed her her lines because Anna was having problems with the Spanish dialogue in the movie.
• Is a fan of the Beatles
• She has 2 cats and 1 dog
• Speaks French
• Graduated from Windward School in West Los Angeles, CA in June 2000; she completed the school's community service requirement by working in an LA soup kitchen and at a special education center.
• Entered Columbia College as a first-year in August 2000. Upon move-in, Anna arrived in a limosine and brought a personal bodyguard.