Anna Paquin was seen using a cane to help her get around at the New York premiere of her new film A Bit Of Light.
The 41-year-old actress, who was joined by her husband and former True Blood co-star Stephen Moyer, looked sensational in an angular black sequin dress that matched her 54-year-old husband’s all-black look.
The lovebirds bonded at the premiere of the new movie, starring Anna and directed by Stephen.
She plays a recovering alcoholic who reunites with her estranged father (played by Ray Winstone) after he loses custody of his daughters, who go to live with her ex-husband and his current partner.
During the event at the Crosby Street Hotel, Anna admitted that the last two years had been “difficult” for her, while alluding to recent health problems that had affected her mobility, according to People.
Anna Paquin, 41, was seen using a cane to help her get around at the New York premiere of her new movie A Bit Of Light on Wednesday, where she was accompanied by her husband Stephen Moyer.
She plays a recovering alcoholic who reunites with her estranged father (played by Ray Winstone) after he loses custody of her daughters, who go to live with her ex-husband and his current partner; Frame from the trailer for A Little Light.
“It hasn’t been easy,” the actress, who has also reportedly had speech difficulties recently, told the publication.
However, a source was optimistic that Anna would be able to fully recover from her undisclosed condition.
The film and television star, who became the second-youngest person to win an Academy Award after scooping the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for Jane Campion’s 1993 classic The Piano, seemed excited to return. to be in front of the camera and work on a small independent production. .
“My first love was independent cinema,” he shared. “That’s how I got into the film industry. I was working with people who were interested in telling stories and telling them with integrity and truth.’
Anna added that she was grateful for her husband Stephen’s help, both on and off set.
“He’s my favorite person to play,” she said, before making it clear that she was drawn to his artistic talent when it came time to sign up for the film.
“I’m not sentimental when it comes to work,” he added with a laugh.
Anna explained that while her main character’s struggles with addiction in A Bit Of Light were foreign to her, her experience as the mother of 11-year-old fraternal twins with Moyer helped her tap into the emotional struggles of an estranged mother. children.
“It hasn’t been easy,” the actress, who has also reportedly had speech difficulties recently, told the publication. However, a source was optimistic that Anna would be able to fully recover from the undisclosed condition.
She said she was excited to work with her husband as a director because she began her career in similar independent films. She added that her experience as his mother helped her sympathize with the loss of custody of her character.
She wore a black sequin dress with large shoulder pads and carried a matching cane. Stephen was also dressed in all black with a smart suit and a black shirt without a tie.
He also shares two stepchildren with Moyer: a son from his first marriage and a daughter from a previous relationship.
“Not everyone ends up having the journey to motherhood that they expected or had planned,” Anna said. “We are all flawed and imperfect, and Ella, on some level, repeats some kind of familiar patterns when it comes to repressing feelings.”
She was able to simulate her character’s pain as it was “very relatable because there are so many ways people can get in their own way or learn to deal with trauma.”
Anna looked her best in a slim, long-sleeved black dress covered in sparkly sequins.
It featured bold padded shoulders and a skirt that reached mid-thigh.
She paired the look with black tights and black nail polish, along with short leather boots, and even her all-black cane matched the look.
The Margaret star wore her brunette hair pulled back with a slight bump and neatly pulled back, highlighting her winning smile.
Stephen complemented his monochromatic ensemble with one of his own, which featured a sharp black suit with narrow, pointed lapels and a black shirt without a tie.
Matching the dark styles was model Aalyah Ross, who wore a low-cut black minidress with long sleeves that showed off her shoulders, along with pointy black heels.
Actress Anna Van Patten lightened the look with a pale pink minidress cinched at the waist, paired with leopard print tights and knee-high black boots.
Stephanie Kurtzuba, a standout supporting actress in Martin Scorsese’s modern classic The Wolf of Wall Street, looked relaxed in a casual black jacket with rainbow sequins on the sleeves. She wore it with a casual black top and pants, as well as black suede boots.
Models (and sisters) Sarah and Mary Nader stunned with contrasting looks. Sarah was wearing a busty, low-cut white top with no bra and black striped pants with a high waist and flared legs. Mary looked great in a loose-fitting white shirt dress and black knee-high boots.
Matching the dark styles was model Aalyah Ross, who wore a low-cut black minidress with long sleeves that showed off her shoulders, along with pointy black heels.
Actress Anna Van Patten brightened up the look in a pale pink minidress cinched at the waist, paired with leopard print tights and knee-high black boots.
Stephanie Kurtzuba, a standout supporting actress in Martin Scorsese’s modern classic The Wolf of Wall Street, looked relaxed in a casual black jacket with rainbow sequins on the sleeves. She wore it with a casual black top and pants, as well as black suede boots.
Models (and sisters) Sarah and Mary Nader stunned with contrasting looks. Sarah was wearing a busty, low-cut white top with no bra and black striped pants with a high waist and flared legs. Mary looked great in a loose-fitting white shirt dress and black knee-high boots.