Who plays Sookie Stackhouse on the series "True Blood"?

Anna Paquin plays Sookie Stackhouse on the television series True Blood. Sookie is the show's central character, a waitress from the fictional Louisiana town of Bon Temps who can read human thoughts.

True Blood premiered on HBO in 2008 and was created by Alan Ball. The series adapts Charlaine Harris's The Southern Vampire Mysteries novels, although it develops its own storylines, characters, and mythology. In the show's world, vampires publicly reveal themselves after the invention of synthetic blood, creating political, social, and romantic conflict.

Paquin's performance earned her a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Television Series Drama in 2009. Sookie's unusual telepathy makes ordinary relationships difficult, while her connection to vampires and other supernatural beings drives much of the plot.

The role is sometimes confused with Paquin's other well-known genre character, Rogue in the X-Men films. Rogue is a Marvel superhero, whereas Sookie Stackhouse is a fictional telepath and part-fairy from the True Blood universe.