▲Her style evolved as she became a regular at the 70th annual Academy Awards, this time dressed in a shiny light blue gown and a sweater tied around her neck in true '90s fashion.

▲Looking a little taller at the following year's Academy Awards, Paquin sported a colourful crocheted dress with matching red gloves.

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Paquin at her first Oscars ceremony, looking too cute for her own good in a matching blue beaded beret and dress. She won an Academy Award for her supporting role in 'The Piano.'

▲Paquin famously played Rogue in 'X-Men.' She wore this purple dress with matte sequins and a diamond-shaped cut-out on her back to the premiere in 2000.

▲The 'X2: X-Men United' cast looks so young in this 2003 MTV special.

▲The young Paquin is radiant at the 49th annual Drama Desk Awards in 2004, wearing a lilac two-piece and her dark hair pulled back in a slick bun.

▲Paquin opened the American Pavilion at the 59th International Cannes Film Festival in 2006, wearing a white skirt and a navy sleeveless shirt that matches her ornate heels.

▲At the after-party for the opening of the play 'Fat Pig.' Paquin is bundled up in all black, which may well have been her emo-phase.

▲'X-Men 3: The Last Stand' premiered at the same Cannes Film Festival. Paquin fits right in with her elegant sky blue chiffon dress and shiny silver heels.

▲At the Giffoni Film Festival in 2006, wearing a black and white summery set.

▲At the 2006 premiere of 'Superman Returns,' Paquin looks adorable in this Monroe-style cream dress.

▲Paquin wowed at the 2007 Emmy Awards nominees party in this silk periwinkle dress that glowed and flowed.

▲With her brother as her date to the Chanel dinner in 2007. Paquin wore a black and white twill dress that frayed in the most favourable way.

▲Paquin looks sweet in this cream chiffon dress at the opening night of the New York City Ballet's 'Romeo + Juliet.'

▲Paquin wore a white off-the-shoulder dress that knotted at her chest and trailed just slightly behind her feet at the 59th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards.

▲An A-line dress and strappy silver heels come together in a breezy, effortless look at the 'Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee' premiere after-party in 2007.

▲Paquin won the Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama for 'True Blood' in a stunning floor-length wine-coloured gown with microscopic pleats criss-crossing the bodice.

▲Paquin looks stunning with loose blonde curls and a figure-hugging black dress at the 2009 Vanity Fair Oscar Party.

▲She rocks accentuated hips in this experimental look at the 3rd Annual Art Of Elysium 'Heaven' Gala.

▲Paquin got to know a bottlenose dolphin at Seaworld and we can't really say anything about this look—it's perfect in both style and function.

▲At the rainy 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards, Moyer holds an umbrella over Paquin's breathtaking golden floor-length gown covered in sequins and with a slit.

▲She looks like she came to kick butt and take names in this blue blouse-dress and faux-bob.

▲Paquin accepts her award for Best Horror Actress award at Spike TV's 'Scream 2009' in a purple taffeta pinched dress.

▲Paquin was perfectly dressed for the 2010 cocktail party hosted by Valentino, and she looks oh-so-candid as a photographer asks her for a picture and catches her completely off-guard.

▲2010 was also the year that Paquin came out as bisexual in the 'Give a Damn' campaign for Cyndi Lauper's True Colours Fund—an organization dedicated to LGBT equality.

▲Paquin's dress fits her in all the right places, and it fits right in at the 12th Annual Costume Designers Guild Awards.

▲She had to run when the Oscars started, but did so with grace and charm.

▲Shedding the bright colours of her early success, Paquin opts for a more grungy style at the 2010 Vanity Fair Oscar Party, featuring an asymmetric skirt, Mary Jane heels, and loads of differently-sized necklaces.

▲An electric blue dress that fans out in pleats paired it with shaggy straight hair and thick eyeliner at the season three premiere of 'True Blood.'

▲Soon after their wedding in August 2010, Paquin and Moyer made an appearance at the Entertainment Weekly and Women In Film Pre-Emmy party. Paquin sported a red, single-strap wrap dress and a touch of tasteful sideboob. They both wore matching cheek-to-cheek smiles.

▲Converse, ripped jean shorts, graphic tees, and colourful shades for Make-A-Wish Foundation's Day of Fun in 2010.

▲Wearing gold sequins and black silk in a powerful asymmetric number, Paquin came to the 62nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards looking like an Amazon warrior of style.

▲The double-banded wedding ring has the best of both worlds: a simple, understated band and a big shiny jewel—you know, for both moods.

▲Paquin's hair was done up using some unfathomable magic.

▲On her way to accept the Best Horror Actress award during Spike TV's 'Scream 2010,' Paquin wore an impeccably detailed dress with a tight, low bun and long side-swept bangs.

▲Paquin and Moyer attend the 35th Annual Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race wearing denim bottoms and simple t-shirts—it turns out they're just like regular people!

▲The following year, the actress made a bolder statement in a beautiful red dress that attracted all the cameras.

▲Paquin's outfit to the 'Scream 4' premiere was literally held together by pins.

▲She threw a belt on a printed dress, threw a blazer over that, and looked flawless at a 2011 'True Blood' panel.

▲At the 2011 White House Correspondents' Dinner in a plum, floor-length, single-shoulder dress that wrapped in all the right places.

▲A bright red number with shoulder frills made a big statement at the 2011 Comic-Con.

▲At the after-party for the 'True Blood' premiere, in a unique square-necked black dress with a sheer midriff lined in purple beads.

▲A light and playful style to a 'True Blood' panel in 2011.

▲Paquin wore an amazingly shaped number with golden detailing and a slightly Egyptian flare at the 2011 Emmy Awards.

▲At the 20th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party.

▲At the premiere of the fifth season of 'True Blood' carrying soon-to-be-twins.

▲And one of the best! With her hair combed back and this stunning cut-out dress, she looked sharp and fierce at Tom Ford's cocktail event in support of Project Angel Food in 2013. You’d never guess she had just had twins!

▲From edgy to summery, blonde to brunette, Paquin can do it all, and she showed us the lighter side of her look at the GREAT British Film Reception, where she introduced racer-cut printed dresses into her signature style. The pumps are a great touch.

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▲She paired her burgeoning bump with a sexy cut-out dress and black pumps, and accessorized with the man who started it all.

▲Paquin looked radiant at the 2012 Comic-Con, styling a loose dress with a high belt and sporting a low bun.

▲Paquin wore this body-con racer-style patterned dress, with her long, loosely curled blonde hair falling around her shoulders to the 2013 International Comic-Con.

▲Paquin and Moyer looking slim and chic at the 2013 Academy Awards viewing party.

▲At the premiere of the sixth season of 'True Blood,' featuring a new take on the little black dress.

▲Somehow her hair looks like a beautiful crown growing out of her head, and it's fabulous.

▲At the Vanity Fair after-party at the 2014 Academy Awards, with signature up-do and bold winged eyeliner.

▲Few people can rock a combed back, puffed up-do that curls into itself at the nape of the neck like Paquin did at the premiere of the seventh season of 'True Blood.'

▲She's a big fan of chains, and lots of them.

▲At the Apple Store's 2014 'Meet the Cast'’ event for 'True Blood,' Paquin looked gorgeous, and so casually, in a printed skirt, a black shirt, a black blazer, and a power ponytail featuring a puff. Most importantly: red strapped heels with a ribbed toe.

▲At the 2013 photocall for her film 'Free Ride.

▲Seated next to her co-star and husband, the 'True Blood' star's hair and makeup were actually the biggest stars of all, featuring bold, long-winged eyeliner and a purple hairdo that makes your high school hair-dying stint feel more justified.

▲Paquin's edgy style lent itself to the See-Now-Buy-Now Runway Show of alice + olivia by Stacey Bendet and Neiman Marcus, where she sat in the front row next to Emily Ratajkowski, Kourtney Kardashian, and Lindsay Vonn.

▲Paquin chose a sophisticated pairing of a black blazer over a patterned dress at the 'Mayweather VS Pacquiao' match. Her hair is also an amazingly subtle shade of teal that is incredibly hard to achieve.

▲On the show 'Bellevue,' Paquin plays Annie Rider, a small-town detective investigating the disappearance of a local hockey star wrestling with gender identity.

▲At 'The Good Dinosaur' premiere in 2015. She played the voice of Ramsey.

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In addition to acting, Paquin is also an executive producer. For instance, she served as an EP on her show 'Bellevue.'

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Starting her career at 11 years old, Canadian-born New Zealand actress Anna Paquin has been in the public eye almost all her life. She grew into more mature roles in film and television, as well as in real life—as an LGBTQ activist, a wife to ‘True Blood’ co-star Stephen Moyer, and a mother of twins.

Click through this gallery of photos that help sum up her many years in the spotlight.