Ellen Philpotts-Page was born on February 21, 1987, in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She wanted to start acting at an early age and attended the Neptune Theater School. Her first appearance was in the TV show "Pit Pony," for which she received a Young Artist and Gemini nomination for Best Performance. Ellen won the Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor Award (from the Atlantic Film Festival) and another nomination for Wilby Wonderful. For the TV series ReGenesis, Page was given a Gemini for Best Performance.
Loves playing basketball, soccer, downhill skiing, track and field, cycling, snowboarding, running and swimming. Third actress to play Kitty Pryde/Shadowcat, replacing Katie Stuart from X2, who replaced Sumela Kay from X-Men. Had to wear hair extensions for X-Men: The Last Stand as she had shaved her head bald for her role in Mouth to Mouth. Is good friends with her X-Men: The Last Stand co-star Ben Foster. Favorite food is sushi. After filming the movie Marion Bridge, she realized that acting is what she wanted to do for the rest of her life. Considers herself to be a feminist and tries to steer clear of the "stereotypical roles for teenage girls" because she finds them to be "sexist". She originally turned down the role of Kitty Pryde in X-Men: The Last Stand until director Brett Ratner personally contacted her and talked her into it. After attending three different high schools, she graduated from the Shambhala School in Halifax. Is friends with Olivia Thirlby, who is her Juno and Jack and Diane co-star. Got her nickname "the tiny Canadian" from her roommates in New York City. Considers Patti Smith her role model and Kate Winslet her favorite actress. Born to Dennis Page, a graphic designer, and Martha Phillpotts, a teacher. Her favorite movie is The 400 Blows. Ranked #1 on interview magazines Hollywood faces to watch "future stars of tomorrow" Along with Kellan Rhude. As of 2008 she is the fourth youngest actress to receive a Best Actress Academy Award nomination at the age of 20 years and 335 days after receiving a nomination for her performance in Juno. The younger actresses are Keira Knightley, aged 20 years and 311 days, for her role in Pride & Prejudice, Isabelle Adjani, aged 20 years and 235 days, for her role in The Story of Adele H, and Keisha Castle-Hughes, aged 13 years and 309 days, for her role in Whale Rider. Was ranked #8 on Entertainment Weekly's '30 Under 30' the actress list. (2008).