Anna Helene Paquin (born July 24, 1982) is an Academy Award-winning, Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominated, Canadian-New Zealander actress. Her breakthrough performance was in The Piano, which earned her an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and made her the second youngest winner in history at the age of 11.[1] She is also the first Canadian-born actress to win Best Supporting Actress. She may be recognized recently for her role as Rogue in the X-Men series and Sookie Stackhouse in the HBO series True Blood.