For a period of time, she (https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/139nwar/what_ever_happened_to_anna_paquin/) was making giant steps (https://www.quora.com/Who-are-some-actors-actresses-who-were-supposed-to-be-big-movie-stars-but-never-really-lived-up-to-their-potential) as a character actress (https://www.datalounge.com/thread/21412135-anna-paquin-is-a-pretty-lousy-actress-isn-t-she-) and although True Blood made her more mainstream, it also prevented (https://www.quora.com/Which-child-actor-did-not-live-up-to-his-her-potential/answer/John-Gaunce) her (https://www.reddit.com/r/TheAffair/comments/klipcj/anna_paquins_acting/) from her streak as a supporting actress in films because it put her in a box.