Ellen Page Biography

Ellen Page Biography

Date of Birth
21 February 1987, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Birth Name
Ellen Philpotts-Page

Nickname
The Tiny Canadian
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Height
5' 1" (1.55 m)


Ellen Page Biography

Ellen Philpotts-Page was born on February twenty one, 1987, in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She needed to start out performing at an early age and attended the Neptune Theater faculty. Her 1st look was within the TV show "Pit Pony" (1999), that she received a Young Artist and Gemini nomination for Best Performance. Ellen won the Outstanding Performance by a feminine Actor Award (from the Atlantic Film Festival) and another nomination for Wilby Wonderful (2004). For the TV series "ReGenesis" (2004), Page was given a Gemini for Best Performance.


Trade Mark

Petite frame

Hilarious, deadpan sense of humor

Sardonic Drawling voice

Often plays intelligent likeable characters

Trivia

Loves enjoying basketball, soccer, downhill skiing, track and field, cycling, snowboarding, running and swimming.

Third actress to play Kitty Pryde/Shadowcat, replacing Katie Stuart from X2 (2003), who replaced Sumela Kay from X-Men (2000).

Had to wear hair extensions for X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) as she had shaved her head bald for her role in Mouth to Mouth (2005).

Is good friends together with her X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) co-star Ben Foster.

After filming the movie Marion Bridge (2002), she realized that acting is what she wished to try and do for the remainder of her life.

Considers herself to be a feminist and tries to steer beyond the "stereotypical roles for teenage girls" as a result of she finds them to be "sexist".

She originally turned down the role of Kitty Pryde in X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) till director Brett Ratner personally contacted her and talked her into it.

After attending 3 completely different high faculties, she graduated from the Shambhala faculty in Halifax.

Is friends with Olivia Thirlby, who was her co-star in Juno (2007).

Got her nickname "the small Canadian" from her roommates in ny town.

Considers Patti Smith her role model and Kate Winslet and Meryl Streep her favorite actresses.

Born to Dennis Page, a graphic designer, and Martha Phillpotts, a teacher.

Her favorite movie is that the four hundred Blows (1959).

Ranked #1 on interview magazines Hollywood faces to watch "future stars of tomorrow" Along with Kellan Rhude.

As of 2010 she is the fourth youngest actress to receive a Best Actress in a Leading Role Academy Award nomination at the age of 20 years and 335 days after receiving a nomination for her performance in Juno (2007). The younger actresses are Keira Knightley, aged 20 years and 311 days, for her role in Pride & Prejudice (2005), Isabelle Adjani, aged 20 years and 235 days, for her role in The Story of Adele H (1975) and Keisha Castle-Hughes, aged 13 years and 309 days, for her role in Whale Rider (2002).

Was ranked #8 on Entertainment Weekly's '30 Under 30' the actress list. (2008).

Was ranked #10 on Moviefone's 'The 25 Hottest Actors Under 25'(2008).

Was the first choice for Christine in Drag Me to Hell (2009), but was forced to pass due to scheduling difficulties. That part later went to Alison Lohman.

Was in consideration for the part of Natalie Keener in Up in the Air (2009/I) but Anna Kendrick, who went on to receive a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination for her performance, was cast instead.

Was originally cast in Jane Eyre (2011) as the title role, but quit the project when production was delayed. Mia Wasikowska was later cast instead.

Was originally cast as Jack in Jack and Diane (2012) but after dropping out of the project Riley Keough was cast instead.

Studied permaculture at an eco-village outside Eugene, Oregon.

She has an older stepbrother and stepsister.

Her hidden talent is juggling.

Personal Quotes

The issue i favor regarding acting is having the ability to lose yourself fully in somebody else. i am not that comfy once I get recognized.

I don't actually need to try and do the Hollywood issue. i feel you need to try and say one thing along with your movies.

I don't care if folks like my character. I simply wish them to have faith in the movie's message.

When I feel strongly regarding one thing, i am not thus quiet.

Judging folks do not|you do not} understand for stuff you don't perceive is simply very stupid.

When I was twelve, i spotted i used to be terribly uncomfortable having my oldsters on set. thus I told them that, and that they understood.

It's abundant easier to be tortured on camera or to be filmed losing your mind. Whereas a script that has characters who are honest, witty and real... is usually abundant tougher to act.

As a girl, you are purported to love Sleeping Beauty. I mean, who desires to like Sleeping Beauty once you may be Aladdin?

I'm a tomboy from Nova Scotia.

What i favor regarding the film [Juno (2007)] is that it tackles a problem that we regularly treat as this very significant, dark event and that we examine it with a unique perspective. She's extraordinarily freelance. She finds adoptive oldsters before she even tells her oldsters. I simply suppose it's nice to not dwell in darkness.

I'm a complete shrimp, that makes me look younger. i will be ready to keep in that space longer, that is sweet, as a result of there is additional competition in your 20s. [on her slight frame]

I are available in at nighttime and expect to envision some clear slut at the highest of the steps. [on her nineteenth century Halifax home, a former brothel]

It was an intense movie and also the response was polarized -- that was nice, as a result of it stuck in people's minds. That film has helped me immensely [on arduous Candy (2005)].

The quality most significant to me, within the films I create, is honesty.

I loved that this woman was mature in some ways in which, and naive in different ways in which. Juno (2007) is completely different from what we tend to normally see in films regarding teenagers -- however, at identical time, she incorporates a heap in common with most of the folks I knew in highschool. There are lots of very intelligent teenage women and boys who are distinctive and do not simply hear and dress like Britney Spears, and who do not simply wish to fuck the recent guy.

For the role in An yankee Crime (2007), once I played somebody who was starved and tortured, I lost lots of weight, and my body and my mind were drained. After that, folks told me, you actually ought to do a comedy. and that i said i'm -- i am taking part in a 16-year-old who gets pregnant!

You can select who you would like to be the hero [in arduous Candy (2005)], however you will be second-guessing yourself -- there is simply no right answer. Our society is keen about finding sensible and finding evil, however i feel we're all capable of something.

I am a feminist and i'm totally pro-choice, however what is funny is once you say that folks assume that you just are pro-abortion. i do not love abortion however i would like girls to be ready to select and that i don't desire white dudes in an workplace having the ability to create laws on things like this. I mean what are we tend to attending to do - return to garments hangers? [in the united kingdom newspaper The Guardian, responding to being asked regarding the controversy aroused by her role in Juno (2007)]

Usually, I might care less if my friends see my movies or not. In Nova Scotia i favor to depart my job behind. thus when friends say, 'Oh, I'm sorry, I did not see that one', i do not care. however 'Inception' was completely different. I was like, "Go see this!"