Almost not famous ‘I BECAME AN ACTRESS BY ACCIDENT!’

Back in 1994, a cute-as-a-button 11-year-old stood on the podium at the Academy Awards, gasping with shock and delight.

For a few heart-stopping moments, she was so overcome with the announcement she’d won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress that it seemed her words would never come.

Then, suddenly, she gathered herself and delivered a short, but perfectly-formed acceptance speech.

That little girl, of course, was Kiwi actress Anna Paquin.

Since then, and much-loved classics like. And this month, that little girl in the sparkly blue hat, who for a moment was lost for words, turns 40.