Ellen Philpotts-Page (born February 21, 1987), known professionally as Ellen Page, is an Academy Award-nominated Canadian actress, best known for her role as the title character in the 2007 film Juno. For this performance, Page received both Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations for Best Actress.She is also known for her starring roles in Hard Candy (2005), Smart People (2008), and as Katherine "Kitty" Pryde in X-Men: The Last Stand (2006). She also received attention in her native Canada for award-winning roles in Pit Pony and Marion Bridge, as well as television shows Trailer Park Boys and ReGenesis.
In 2008, Ellen Page was nominated for Time's 100 Most Influential People list and placed #86 on FHM's Sexiest Women in the World list. In June 2008, Page was named to Entertainment Weekly's future A-List stars list.
Of her post-Juno roles, Page told Teen Vogue, "People expect me to do some kind of gritty look-at-me-I'm-such-an-actor thing, but that would have felt contrived."
Page will reportedly play Stacie Andree in an upcoming film about Laurel Hester.