Elliot Page
Elliot Page | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Page in 2023 | |
| Born | February 21, 1987 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
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| Years active | 1997–present |
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Elliot Page (born Ellen Page, February 21, 1987)[1][2][3] is a Canadian actor. Page was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for his[a] role in Juno,[5] in which he played a pregnant teenager.
Page has also starred in movies including Hard Candy, Whip It, and Inception. He starred in the Netflix series The Umbrella Academy as Vanya/Viktor Hargreeves.[6] During his career, Page has been nominated for an Academy Award, three BAFTAS, two Emmys, a Golden Globe, and a SAG Award.
Personal life
[change | change source]Page is from Halifax, Nova Scotia.[7]
On February 14, 2014 (when living as Ellen), Page came out as a gay woman. Page became a well-known advocate of the LGBTQ community.[8]
In December 2020, Page came out as transgender and changed his name publicly to "Elliot Page." He uses "he/him" and "they/them" pronouns.
Page was married to dancer Emma Portner from 2018 to 2021.
In March 2021, Page became the first openly transgender man to appear on the cover of Time magazine.[9]
Notes
[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑ "EPISODE #16 ELLEN PAGE!". Feb 29, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
- ↑ Douglas, Clare (Feb 20, 2015). "Birthday girl Ellen Page's 10 best tweets". Hello Canada. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
- ↑ "Ellen Page Biography". Bio. Archived from the original on April 3, 2015. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
- ↑ Page, Elliot [@theelliotpage] (December 1, 2020). "Hi friends..." (Tweet). Archived from the original on December 1, 2020. Retrieved December 1, 2020 – via Twitter.
- ↑ "Juno among top Oscar nominees - Arts & Entertainment - CBC News". cbc.ca. January 2, 2008. Retrieved March 27, 2011.
- ↑ The Umbrella Academy (TV Series 2019–2024) - IMDb, retrieved 2024-04-06
- ↑ Maher, Kevin (October 27, 2007). "Ellen Page isn't fazed by his scripts". The Times. UK. Archived from the original on June 15, 2011. Retrieved March 27, 2011.
- ↑ "Ellen Page Comes Out as Gay: 'I Am Tired of Lying by Omission' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. 14 February 2014.
- ↑ Greenhalgh, Hugo (March 16, 2021). "'Juno' actor Elliot Page becomes first out trans man to star on Time magazine cover". CTV News. Archived from the original on March 16, 2021. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
Other websites
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Media related to Elliot Page at Wikimedia Commons
Quotations related to Elliot Page at Wikiquote
- Elliot Page on IMDb
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