Ellen Page» biography
Full Name: Ellen Philpotts-Page
Born: February 21, 1987 in Halifax, Nova Scotia
Parents: Father: Dennis Page, Mother: Martha Phillpotts.
Biography
Born on Feb. 21, 1987 and raised in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Page developed an early interest in performing. She attended the Neptune Theater School, performing in a stage version of ?harlie and the Chocolate Factory in the fifth grade. By age 10, she had landed an agent and soon after snagged her first role as Maggie MacLean in the popular Canadian family television movie, ?it Pony (1997), as well as a part in the 1999 spin-off television series of the same name. Just 10 years old, her performance garnered her a Young Artist Award nomination, as well as a Gemini (the Canadian equivalent of an Emmy) nomination.