Natural inside Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, and a infant of 2 teachers, she moved to New Zealand when she was four. Her début performance, in the 1993 film The Piano, which was widely regarded as extraordinary possibly by critics world health organization didn't such as a film, saw her win an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress; the 2nd-youngest human to win an Oscar.

She completed her secondary education within Los Angeles, and took several easily-regarded roles inside various picture show when doing soh. She exposed at Columbia University for one season, however has get on the leave of absence sequentially to prove my point her acting career. She returned to worldwide prominence by using her role when Rogue in the blockbuster X-Men movie in 2000, its sequel in 2003, and is placed to star in the third installment placed for the 2006 release. She sleep in New York.

Filmography
The Piano, 1993 Jane Eyre, 1996 Fly Away Home, 1996 Amistad, 1997 Hurlyburly, 1998 A Walk On The Moon, 1999 ''She's All That, 1999 All The Rage, 1999 X-Men, 2000 Almost Famous, 2000 Finding Forrester, 2000 Buffalo Soldiers, 2001 Darkness, 2002 25th Hour, 2002 X2, 2003 Castle in the Sky, 2003 Steamboy, 2004 The Squid and the Whale, 2005 X-Men 3'', 2006

Awards (won)
1994 - Oscar - Best Actress inside the Supporting Role for The Piano. 1993 - LAFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress for The Piano.

Awards (nominations)
2001 - MTV Movie Award - Best In-Screen Team for X-Men, shared using Halle Berry, Hugh Jackman and James Marsden. 2001 - Saturn Award - Best Performance by the Younger Actor for X-Men. 2001 - Blockbuster Entertainment Award - Favorite Actress - Science Fiction for X-Men. 1994 - Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress witharound the Supporting Role in the Motion Picture - for The Piano.