Anna Paquin made a brave red carpet appearance on Wednesday when she attended a screening of her new movie A Bit of Light and walked with the assistance of a cane.
Flanked by her husband, Stephen Moyer, 54, Anna looked chic in a head-to-toe, black ensemble and posed for photos before sharing news of her health.
Speaking to People, she revealed she's battling a medical condition that is affecting both her speech and her mobility.
She confessed: "It hasn't been easy," but didn't further elaborate on her health issues.
Instead she chose to move the conversation onto how grateful she is to have her husband's support.
© Getty ImagesStephen - who fell for Anna when they started in True Blood together - directed her new indie drama.
"He's my favorite person to play with," Anna quipped before revealing, "I'm not normally sentimental when it comes to work."
She's also thankful to be able to have a career doing something she loves.
© Getty Images"My first love was independent filmmaking," said Anna, who won an Oscar for her role in The Piano, when she was just 11 years old. "That's how I entered the film industry. I was working with people who were all about telling stories and telling them with integrity and truth."
Away from the cameras, Anna and Stephen are proud parents to twins, Charlie and Poppy.
They've kept them out of the spotlight and Anna spoke about their decision, saying: "Everyone chooses what works for their family. There are aspects of one's private life that are fun and cute and not too revealing."
© Eamonn M. McCormackThat is why they've also shielded them from social media.
Speaking to People, Anna said: "They're only 11. But I think it's important to keep them as protected as possible and for them to get to be young without having every single moment of their lives documented."
In her latest movie, Anna plays alcoholic mother, Ella, who loses custody of her children.
She has to reevaluate her life and piece it back together.
While she didn't relate to her character being an alcoholic, she could understand some of the complexities that come with being a parent.
Speaking on the red carpet, she added: "Not everyone ends up having the journey with motherhood that they have hoped or had planned.
"We're all flawed and imperfect, and Ella is kind of on some level repeating some sort of familial patterns as far as stuffing feelings down."
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