Ellen Page

Ellen Page was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on February 21, 1987, to Martha Philpotts, a teacher by profession, and Dennis Page, a graphic designer. She attended Queen Elizabeth High School and later graduated from the Shambhala School. She follows a vegan lifestyle and was named as one of the Sexiest Vegetarians of 2014 along with Jared Leto by PETA.

At a human rights campaign in Las Vegas on February 14, 2014, Page revealed her homosexuality and came out as a lesbian. Four years later, she married dancer Emma Portner.

Ellen Page’s career started at the age of ten when she appeared in the television movie ‘Pit Pony’ in 1997. The TV film was later made into a television series in which she reprised her recurring role of ‘Maggie Maclean’. In 2002, she appeared as ‘Treena Lahey’ in Mike Clattenburg’s Canadian mockumentary television series ‘Trailer Park Boys’. The same year, she appeared in the movie ‘Marion Bridge’ as ‘Joanie’; the film won the Best Canadian First Feature Film award.

Three years later, in 2005, she appeared in a drama film titled ‘Mouth to Mouth’ as ‘Sherry’ and also in the same year, she appeared as ‘Hayley Stark’ in the thriller film ‘Hard Candy’. She portrayed the character of a fourteen-year-old girl who traps and tortures a man whom she believes to be a sexual predator. Page was lauded for her acting, which according to many, was “one of the most disturbing yet bold and a complex performance”.

Page appeared in the American superhero film ‘X-Men: The Last Stand’ as ‘Kitty Pryde / Shadowcat’ in 2006. Eight years later, she would reprise the character in ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’. In 2007, she appeared in ‘Juno’, a coming of age comedy drama independent movie, which changed her stature as an actress. She portrayed ‘Juno MacGuff’ in the film which earned her numerous awards as well as a nomination at the 80th Academy Awards in the Best Actress category which she lost to Marion Cotillard for her performance in the French biographical film ‘La Vie en Rose’. Page won a Satellite Award and a Canadian Comedy Award among others for her work in ‘Juno’.

In 2007, she portrayed the character of the unfortunate 16-year-old ‘Sylvia Likens’ who was brutally tortured for over three months and later killed by Gertrude Baniszewski in the film ‘An American Crime’. The film was based on a true story and Page was lauded for her portrayal of Likens. In the ensuing years, she appeared in films like ‘Smart People’, and ‘The Stone Angel’ before portraying ‘Bliss Cavendar’ in the sports comedy-drama film ‘Whip It’ in 2009.

Page appeared alongside Marion Cotillard, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt in Christopher Nolan’s directorial venture ‘Inception’ in 2010. She played a significant part in the thriller sci-fi movie. Impressed by her performances, Woody Allen picked her for his directorial venture ‘To Rome with Love’ which also starred Alec Baldwin, Penélope Cruz, Roberto Benigni, and Jesse Eisenberg. She portrayed ‘Monica’ in the film which was based on four separate storylines.