Ellen Page

Halifax Grammar School, Shambhala School

Actress

basketball, soccer, downhill skiing, track and field, cycling, snowboarding, running, swimming, playing the guitar.

A Natural History of the Senses« (Diane Ackerman), »The Spell of the Sensuous« (David Abram), »The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle« (Haruki Murakami), »The Moon« (Whale Light)

400 Blows and Badlands, My Summer of Love, Thank you for smoking.

New Young Pony Club, Cat Power, Björk, Radiohead, Joanna Newsome, Patti Smith, Beethoven.

Arrested Development (the British version of The Office), Family Guy.

Biography:

* Name: Ellen Philpotts-Page

* Day of birth: 21st February 1987

* Birthplace: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

* Height: 1,55 m (5'1)

* Hair color: dark brown

* Eye color: brown

* Parents: Dennis Page (graphic designer), Martha Phillpotts (teacher)

* Siblings: One older stepbrother, one older stepsister

* Places of residence: Halixfax / New York City

* Hobbies: basketball, soccer, downhill skiing, track and field, cycling,
snowboarding, running, swimming, playing the guitar.

* Favorite actresses: Kate Winslet, Catherine Keener, Samantha Morton, Laura Linney

* Favourite movies: 400 Blows and Badlands, My Summer of Love, Thank you for smoking.

* Favourite series: Arrested Development (the British version of The Office), Family Guy.

* Favorite music: New Young Pony Club, Cat Power, Björk, Radiohead, Joanna Newsome, Patti Smith, Beethoven.

* Favorite books: »A Natural History of the Senses« (Diane Ackerman), »The Spell of the Sensuous« (David Abram)
»The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle« (Haruki Murakami), »The Moon« (Whale Light)

* Favorite food: Sushi

Quotes:

* "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."

* "I don't really want to do the Hollywood thing. I think you ought to try to say something with your movies."

* "I don't care if people like my character. I just want them to think about the movie's message."

* "When I feel strongly about something, I'm not so quiet."

* "Judging people you don't know for things you don't understand is just really stupid."

* "When I was 12, I realized I was very uncomfortable having my parents on set. So I told them that, and they understood."

* As a girl, you're supposed to love Sleeping Beauty. I mean who wants to love Sleeping Beauty when you can be Aladdin?

* I'm a tomboy from Nova Scotia.

* I do think I’m totally romantic, it's disgusting.

* Anyone who gets me is really lucky because I'm not really crazy about jewelry or flowers.

* I'm obviously not an actor for awards but of course it's exciting and it's lovely when people like what you did.

* Brad Pitt has not sent me a card, no, which I'm furious about!

I want to meet my fans...