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There's nothing more exciting as an actor than getting to do something that you're not entirely sure that anyone would let you do, and getting to take a big jump in a completely different direction.

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Anna Paquin
Age: 42
Born: 1982
Born: July 24
Actress
Film Actor
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Anna Helene Paquin
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