Facts: - years active: 1997 -- present - caption: page california . at the 2013 san diego comic-con international , - birth name: ellen philpotts-page - birth date: 21 february 1987 - name: ellen page - image: file : ellen page by gage skidmore.jpg - birth place: halifax , nova scotia , canada - occupation: actress Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of ellen page .
ellen philpotts-page -lrb- born february 21 , 1987 -rrb- , known professionally as ellen page , is a canadian actress .she started her career in canada with roles in the television shows including '' pit pony '' , '' trailer park boys '' , and '' regenesis '' .page then ventured into mainstream films , winning attention after starring in the 2005 drama '' hard candy '' a role that won her the austin film critics association award for best actress , before her breakthrough role in jason reitman 's comedy film '' juno '' -lrb- 2007 -rrb- for which she received nominations for academy award , bafta , golden globe and screen actors guild award for best actress , and won numerous other accolades including the independent spirit award , mtv movie award and teen choice award for best actress comedy .her other notable film roles have been in the '' x-men series '' portraying kitty pryde in ' -lrb- 2006 -rrb- and ' -lrb- 2014 -rrb- and her performance earned her a nomination for teen choice award for choice movie scene stealer , crime-drama film '' an american crime '' -lrb- 2007 -rrb- , drama '' the tracey fragments '' -lrb- 2007 -rrb- a role that won her the vancouver film critics award for best actress , '' smart people '' -lrb- 2008 -rrb- , sports comedy-drama film '' whip it '' -lrb- 2009 -rrb- , '' super '' -lrb- 2010 -rrb- , '' inception '' -lrb- 2010 -rrb- and , as well as providing the voice acting , motion capture and likeness for jodie holmes in the video game '' '' -lrb- 2013 -rrb- .