Elliot Page was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, to Martha Philpotts, a teacher, and Dennis Page, a graphic designer. They started acting at a young age and attended the Neptune Theater School. Their first notable role was at the age of 10 on the award-winning television series Pit Pony (1999),earning them a Gemini nomination and a Young Artist Awards nomination.
Page's early career continued with appearances in Marion Bridge (2002),which won the award for Best Canadian First Feature at the Toronto International Film Festival, and ReGenesis (2004),a one-hour drama for TMN/Movie Central, for which they won a Gemini Award. They also appeared in the cult hit TV series Trailer Park Boys (2001) and the cable feature Ghost Cat (2004),for which they won the Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series.
Their breakthrough role came in David Slade's Hard Candy (2005),which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, earning them praise for their tour de force performance as a 14-year-old who exposes a pedophile. This was followed by the title role in Bruce McDonald's The Tracey Fragments (2007),An American Crime (2007),and X-Men: The Last Stand (2006),where Page played Kitty Pryde.
Page's lead role in Jason Reitman's hit comedy Juno (2007) earned them Academy Award, BAFTA, Golden Globe, and SAG Best Actress nominations, and they won the Independent Spirit Award for their performance. They followed this up with the lead in Drew Barrymore's directorial debut, Whip It (2009),Christopher Nolan's psychological thriller Inception (2010),the independent film Peacock (2010),and the dark comedy Super (2010),opposite Rainn Wilson and Liv Tyler.
Page co-starred alongside Jesse Eisenberg, Alison Pill, Alec Baldwin, and Greta Gerwig in Woody Allen's ensemble comedy To Rome with Love (2012) and appeared in the thriller The East (2013),a story centered on a contract worker tasked with infiltrating an anarchist group, only to find herself falling for its leader.
