Anna Paquin Isn't a 'Sweet Little Child' Anymore

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Anna Paquin knows most people still think of her as the adorable child actress who herded geese in Fly Away Home and won an Oscar at 11 for The Piano. But, she's actually grown up quite a bit, especially in the roles she plays. Her vampire TV series True Blood has her stripping down quite a bit, and she doesn't seem to mind -- even though she says the audience might.

Anna Paquin dates a vampire on HBO's True Blood. (Getty Images)
She said: “It’s been a gradual evolution for me. It’s probably weird for people to watch it and if they have this image of me as a sweet little child, but it’s not weird for me. My wardrobe is awesome. I’m practically naked the entire time -- what’s not to love?”

New Zealand-born Anna, who is dating her co-star, Stephen Moyer, who plays vampire Bill Compton in the show, also explained that casting good looking actors in the show was essential to explain the allure which vampires have. The 27-year-old beauty added to Britain’s Daily Star newspaper:
Vampires are dangerously sexy. And In TV and film they cast very good looking people in those roles. If they weren’t wildly attractive then the whole bloodsucking thing wouldn’t be such a turn on. I’m sure that probably helps. True Blood is set in Louisiana in an alternative world where vampires live alongside humans after the invention of synthetic blood allows them to sustain their lives without killing people. Anna plays telepathic waitress Sookie Stackhouse, who embarks on a relationship with Bill.

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