Almost the youngest person ever to win an Oscar, Anna Paquin seems to
have survived child stardom just fine. Her role as Ada's daughter in The
Piano was a million miles from Hollywood cute, and even in weepie Fly
Away Home, she managed to avoid the soft eyes and trembling lip of many a
pre-teen actress. Her standout performance in the small role of young
Jane in Zeffirelli's Jane Eyre added Euro-points to her CV. With recent
roles Cameron Crowe's Almost Famous, Gus Van Sant's Finding
Forrester, and especially X-Men, she looks set to go supernova.
