Everything about Ellen Page totally explained
Ellen Philpotts-Page (born
February 21,
1987) is an
Academy Award-nominated
Canadian actress best known for her role as the title character in the 2007 film
Juno. For this performance, Page received both
Golden Globe and
Academy Award nominations for Best Actress.
She is also known for her starring role in
Hard Candy (2006), and as
Katherine "Kitty" Pryde in . She also received attention in her native Canada for award-winning roles in
Pit Pony and
Marion Bridge, as well as television shows
Trailer Park Boys and
ReGenesis.
In 2008, Page was nominated for
Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People list and placed #61 on FHM's Sexiest Women in the World list.
Early life
Page was born and raised in
Halifax,
Nova Scotia, the daughter of Martha Philpotts, a teacher, and Dennis Page, a
graphic designer. She attended the
Halifax Grammar School until grade 10, spent some time at
Queen Elizabeth High School, and graduated from the
Shambhala School in 2005. She also spent two years studying in the Interact Program at
Vaughan Road Academy in Toronto, Ontario. Growing up, Page enjoyed playing with
action figures and climbing trees.
Career
Page began acting at age 10, appearing in the
telefilm Pit Pony, which would later spin-off a
television series. This led to roles in a number of small Canadian films and television series—notably playing Treena Lahey in Season 2 of
Trailer Park Boys. At 16, she was cast in an independent film shot in Europe,
Mouth to Mouth.
Page starred in the 2005 movie
Hard Candy, and gained praise for "one of the most complex, disturbing and haunting performances of the year". As the title-character star of
Juno, Page garnered substantial praise; A. O. Scott of the
New York Times noted her as being "frighteningly talented" and
Roger Ebert said, "Has there been a better performance this year than Ellen Page's creation of Juno? I don't think so". Page was nominated for an
Academy Award for
Best Actress for her performance in
Juno, but lost to
Marion Cotillard in
La Vie En Rose.
Page next starred in
Smart People, which premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival and received a wide release on
April 11,
2008. Page has roles in three films unreleased as of January 2008:
An American Crime, which premiered at the 2007
Sundance Film Festival;
The Tracey Fragments, which is scheduled for a U.S. release in early 2008; and
The Stone Angel. Page is also attached to star in
Peter Stebbings'
The Defender as well as
Jack and Diane opposite
Olivia Thirlby, with whom she co-starred in
Juno.
In 2008, Page will star in Michael Lander's
Peacock, opposite
Cillian Murphy,
Susan Sarandon,
Bill Pullman and
Josh Lucas
. She will also star in Drew Barrymore's directorial debut,
Whip It!. In the fall of 2008, Page will begin shooting an adaptation of
Charlotte Brontë's
Jane Eyre, playing the title character.
Page hosted
Saturday Night Live on
March 1,
2008 with musical guest
Wilco (special appearances by
Hillary Rodham Clinton,
Rudolph Giuliani and
Vincent D'Onofrio.) For her traditional opening monologue, she mocked the stylized dialogue of the movie
Juno with cast member
Andy Samberg, who impersonated
Juno screenwriter
Diablo Cody. Page's
SNL characters included
Miley Cyrus,
Peter Pan, Virginia Hastings' stepdaughter, and a young woman named Marty who realizes she's a
lesbian after attending a
Melissa Etheridge concert.
Personal life
As of January 2008, Page resides in her hometown of Halifax.
Page mentioned in an interview with
Barbara Walters that she
sleepwalks and hallucinates when she sleeps.
In an interview by
Drew Barrymore for
Interview Magazine (March 2008) Page said that she's a dog named Patti, who she named after one of her idols,
Patti Smith.
Filmography
Awards and nominations
Further Information
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