Ellen Page
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| Ellen Page | |
| Birth name | Ellen Philpotts-Page |
| Born | February 21, 1987 (age 20) Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Notable roles | Hayley Stark in Hard Candy Kitty Pryde in X-Men: The Last Stand |
Ellen Philpotts-Page (born February 21, 1987) is a Canadian actress, perhaps best known for her starring role in Hard Candy and as Kitty Pryde in X-Men: The Last Stand. She had previously received attention, particularly in her native Canada, for award-winning roles in Pit Pony and Marion Bridge and TV shows Trailer Park Boys and Regenesis.
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[edit] Biography
Page was born and raised in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She attended three different high schools before graduating from the Shambhala School in 2005 in Halifax. Page started her drama training at the Neptune Theatre School and began her acting career at the age of 11 in a made-for-TV film (which would later be made into a series) called Pit Pony. This led to roles in a number of small Canadian films and television series. At age 16 she was cast in an independent film shot in Europe, Mouth to Mouth.
Page played one of the main characters in the 2006 movie Hard Candy, for which she gained praise for having done "one of the most complex, disturbing and haunting performances of the year."[1] Page has roles in three as-yet unreleased films: An American Crime, based on the true story of Sylvia Likens, opposite Catherine Keener, which will premiere at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival, as well as The Tracey Fragments and Stone Angel.
In 2007, after finishing work on Smart People, she will begin work on the film Juno. She will also appear in the upcoming Jack and Diane.
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Juno | Juno MacGuff | (filming) |
| Jack and Diane | Diane | (pre-production) | |
| The Tracey Fragments | Tracey Berkowitz | ||
| The Stone Angel | Arlene | (awaiting release) | |
| An American Crime | Sylvia Likens | ||
| Smart People | Vanessa Wetherhold | (awaiting release) | |
| 2006 | X-Men: The Last Stand | Kitty Pryde | |
| 2005 | Mouth to Mouth | Sherry | |
| Hard Candy | Hayley Stark | ||
| 2004 | ReGenesis | Lilith Sandström | TV Series |
| Wilby Wonderful | Emily Anderson | ||
| I Downloaded A Ghost | Stella Blackstone | ||
| 2003 | Love That Boy | Suzanna | |
| Going for Broke | Jennifer | (TV Movie) | |
| Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story | Young Lisa | (TV Movie) | |
| Touch & Go | Trish | ||
| Mrs. Ashboro's Cat | Natalie Merritt | (TV Movie) | |
| 2002 | The Wet Season | Jocelyn | |
| Marion Bridge | Joanie | ||
| Rideau Hall | Helene | (TV Series) | |
| 2002, 2001 | Trailer Park Boys | Treena Lahey | (TV Series) |
| 1999 | Pit Pony | Maggie Maclean | (TV Series) |
| 1997 | Pit Pony | Maggie Maclean | (TV Movie) |
[edit] Awards and nominations
Page has won numerous awards including two Gemini Awards and an ACTRA Maritimes Award. To see a full list of her awards and nominations go here: [1]
[edit] References
- ^ Ellen: Manipulates 'Hard Candy' to great effect by Claudia Puig, USA Today, December 22, 2006 section E2
[edit] External links
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| NAME | Page, Ellen |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 21, 1987 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
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