Anna Helene Paquin
Born in Canada but raised In New Zealand, Anna Paquin's career got off to a fantastic start when she won the Academy Award for "Best Supporting Actress" in 1984 as the tender age of 11, for her role in The Piano. She went on to appear in Jane Eyre and Fly Away Home, but it wasn't until 2000 that she returned to world-wide attention playing Rogue in X-Men. She went on to appear in both sequels, before receiving Emmy and Golden Globe nominations for role in the HBO TV-movie Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee. More recently, Anna has take the lead as telepathic waitress Sookie Stackhouse in the HBO vampire drama True Blood, winning a Golden Globe for her performance in 2008. She will next be seen in Margaret (playing a girl who witnesses a bus crash) and the horror film Trick 'r' Treat.
Date of Birth: 24 July 1982
Place of Birth: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Website: www.annapaquinfan.org
Julie M. Benz
After starting her acting career in 1989, Julie Benz appeared in numerous TV shows like Married With Children, Boy Meets World and Diagnosis Murder and failed an audition to play the lead in TV's Buffy The Vampire Slayer in 1996. Fortunately, Julie was offered a small role in the pilot as compensation and the part of Darla grew into a popular supporting character. She even reprised the character in 2000 for Buffy spin-off Angel, before appearing in Steven Spielberg's Taken mini-series and George Of The Jungle 2. More recently, Julie has appeared in a variety of shows (Supernatural, CSI Miami) and video-games (Halo 2), before starring as Rita Bennet on the award-winning Sowtime series Dexter. She's also appeared in Rambo, Saw V and The Punisher: War Zone.
Date of Birth: 1 May 1972
Place of Birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Website: www. julie-benz.info
