Who is Ellen Page?

Many Canadian entertainers have started their careers in the Canadian film and TV industry and then gone on to establish themselves and gained fame in Hollywood and on American television. Ellen Page is one such well-known Canadian actress who was raised in Halifax and first acted on Canadian TV before stepping into the American entertainment industry to win several prestigious awards.

Ellen Page and her growing years

Ellen Page was born to Martha Philpotts, a teacher, and Dennis Page who worked as a graphic designer. Born on 21 February 1987 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Ellen attended Halifax Grammar School up to her grade 10. She was for some time at Queen Elizabeth High School and completed her graduation from Shambhala School in the year 2005. She loved climbing trees and playing with action figures when she was growing up.

Her parents separated when she was small. She has two step-siblings from her father’s first marriage. Ellen was for 2 years in Toronto and studied Interact Program at the Vaughan Road Academy.

Ellen Page’s acting career

Ellen had first faced the camera when she was 10. This was for the CBC film called Pit Pony. She played small roles in Canadian films. At age 16, she bagged a role in Mouth to Mouth. In 2005, she was seen in Hard Candy and this role of hers was highly appreciated. She did some X-Men movies and got nominated for a role in this role.

She played the title role in Juno in 2007. This role was also critically acclaimed and was her breakthrough role which earned her several awards and nominations. She also appeared in Smart People and An American Crime. She also received several other coveted titles. Her other notable roles include those in Whip It, Peacock, Inception, and Super.

Ellen has also done innumerable commercials and has been the face of several famous product brands. She has also done the documentary narration. She is also the spokesperson for Cisco Systems. She has a net worth estimated to be $ 14 million.

Ellen Page loves acting. She had once said:

“The thing I like about acting is being able to lose yourself completely in someone else. I’m not that comfortable when I get recognized.”

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Ellen Page relationship timeline

Ellen Page has been in several affairs. She has dated Ben Foster (2006-2007), Shailene Woodley, Frankie Muniz (2008), Sam Riley (2008), Mark Rendall (2008-2009), Emile Hirsch (2010-2011),  Clea DuVall (2011), Alexander Skarsgard (2012-2013), and Samantha Thomas (2015-2016).

In February 2014, she declared to the world that she is gay when she gave a speech at the Human Rights Campaign Time to Thrive Conference which was held in Las Vegas.

This was further confirmed in 2015 when she walked the red carpet with her girlfriend artist Samantha Thomas. This was for her film Freeheld.

Ellen Page married Canadian dancer and choreographer Emma Portner on 3 January 2018. She had once aptly said:

“Judging people you don’t know for things you don’t understand is just really stupid.”

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Ellen Page physicality

Ellen Page has a small petite body with a height of just 5 feet and 1 inch. She also has a sardonic drawling voice. The characters she plays are usually intelligent, comic, and likable. She has been nicknamed as the tiny Canadian by her roommates in New York City. She loves juggling and is good at it.

Ellen Page’s social media profiles

Ellen Page is active on social media including Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. She has gained more than 2.1 million followers on Facebook, over 1.47 million followers on Twitter, more than 1.6 million followers on Instagram, and over 1k subscribers on YouTube.

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