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Anna Paquin a lifesaver in "Sendler Story" for CBS

Kimberly Nordyke
Tue Oct 14, 2008 8:15pm EDT
Actress Anna Paquin poses at the 60th Annual Directors Guild of America Awards in Century City, California on January 26, 2008. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Oscar winner Anna Paquin will play a Holocaust heroine in "The Irena Sendler Story," a Hallmark Hall of Fame presentation for CBS.

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Sendler, a Polish woman credited with saving the lives of thousands of Jewish children during World War II, died in May at age 98.

The film goes into production next month in Latvia, for an April premiere. It is based on the book "Mother of the Children of the Holocaust: The Irena Sendler Story," by Anna Mieszkowska.

Paquin co-stars on HBO's vampire drama "True Blood," which was recently picked up for a second season. She won an Oscar for her supporting role in "The Piano."

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