Anna Paquin is a New Zealand-Canadian film, theatre, and television actress known for her roles in movies such as The Piano, Fly Away Home, and X-Men. She entered the film industry as a child actress in The Piano, for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress at the age of 11. She had not initially planned to become an actress, but following her success in her debut film, she received numerous offers, which she declined to focus on her studies. However, she returned to acting as a teenager, appearing in films such as Jane Eyre and Fly Away Home. In 2000, she played the powerful mutant Rogue in X-Men, the first installment of the X-Men film series; this role catapulted her to worldwide fame. She reprised her role as Rogue in the sequels X2 and X-Men: The Last Stand. She also appeared on television, notably portraying Elaine Goodale in Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, which earned her an Emmy nomination. She gained further recognition on television with her lead role as Sookie Stackhouse in True Blood, followed by Flack.