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[[File:Elliot Page 2015.jpg|thumb|300px|Elliot Page in 2015...]]
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[[File:Elliot Page 2021 (cropped).png|thumb|300px|... and in 2021]]
[[File:ellen_page_juno_(2).jpg|frame|Ellen Page. She wears boys' underwear. Presumably because he self-identifies as non-binary [[transgender]].]]
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'''Elliot Page''' is a Canadian actor, born on February 21, 1987, best known for breakthrough roles in ''[[Juno]]'' and ''[[Hard Candy]]''. On December 1, 2020, Elliot came out as [[transgender]], and prefers to be referred to by he/him and they/them pronouns - more information [https://deadline.com/2020/12/elliot-page-ellen-page-transgrender-non-binary-lgbtq-diversity-inclusion-representation-1234635692/#! here].


Elliot Page is also a movie producer, under the name Page Boy Productions.
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'''Elliot Page''' is a Canadian <s>actress</s> actor, born Ellen Page on February 21, 1987, best known for breakthrough roles in ''[[Juno]]'' and ''[[Hard Candy]]''. Self-revealed to be [[transgender]] in December 2020 - see [https://deadline.com/2020/12/elliot-page-ellen-page-transgrender-non-binary-lgbtq-diversity-inclusion-representation-1234635692/#! here].

Has asked to be refereed to as Elliot, not Ellen.


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* ''[[Nero Fiddled]]''
* ''[[Nero Fiddled]]''
* ''[[Mouth to Mouth]]''
* ''[[Mouth to Mouth]]''
* ''[[Beyond: Two Souls]]'', playing the heroine [[Ink Suit Actor|modeled after her]]
* ''[[Beyond: Two Souls]]'', playing the heroine [[Ink Suit Actor|modeled after them]]


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* [[Ambiguously Gay]]: When she first became well-known, rumors abounded that she was gay. For many years she never confirmed or denied it, though she did poke fun at the idea in a sketch on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''; however, in 2014 she came out during a speech at the Human Rights Campaign's "Time to Thrive" conference in Las Vegas.
* [[Ambiguously Gay]]: When Elliot first became well-known, rumors abounded that they were gay; this was never confirmed or denied by Elliot themselves, who nonetheless poked fun at the idea in a sketch on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''; however, in 2014 Elliot came out during a speech at the Human Rights Campaign's "Time to Thrive" conference in Las Vegas.
* [[Bifauxnen]]
* [[Bifauxnen]]
* [[Brainy Brunette]]
* [[Brainy Brunette]]
* [[Cannot Tell a Joke]]: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAGLKhAaBqY The basis of this video.]
* [[Cannot Tell a Joke]]: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAGLKhAaBqY The basis of this video.]
* [[Celebrity Endorsement]]: Ellen gets paid to promote... computer networking products for Cisco in a campaign portraying a [[Grass Is Greener]] little town as the new tech hub of the universe (which just happens to be in her home province of [[Canada, Eh?|Nova Scotia]]).
* [[Celebrity Endorsement]]: Elliot gets paid to promote... computer networking products for Cisco in a campaign portraying a [[Grass Is Greener]] little town as the new tech hub of the universe (which just happens to be in their home province of [[Canada|Nova Scotia]]).
* [[Dawson Casting]]: Almost always played a teenager while in her twenties. Understandable however given that she actually looks considerably younger than she is. ''[[Super]]'' and ''[[Inception]]'' have had her playing characters in their early twenties, which she was at the time. Now that she's in her 30s as of the late 2010s, she's getting roles as proper adults.
* [[Dawson Casting]]: Almost always played a teenager while in their twenties, which is understandable given that they actually looked considerably younger than they were. In ''[[Super]]'' and ''[[Inception]]'', Elliot played characters in their early twenties, which they were at the time, and started getting "proper" roles as adults in their 30s as of the late 2010s.
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Frequently.
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Frequently.
* [[Dyeing for Your Art]]: She had her head shaved on camera for ''[[Mouth To Mouth]]'', and starved herself to play a torture victim for ''[[An American Crime]]''.
* [[Dyeing for Your Art]]: Elliot had their head shaved on camera for ''[[Mouth To Mouth]]'', and starved themselves to play a torture victim for ''[[An American Crime]]''.
* [[Fake American]]: Anyone remember when she last played a Canadian?
* [[Fake American]]: Anyone remember their last Canadian role?
* [[Forehead of Doom]]: Bounced a soccer ball on her forehead while on ''[[The Tonight Show]]'' with Conan O'Brien, after admitting she was extremely self-conscious of its size.
* [[Forehead of Doom]]: Bounced a soccer ball on their forehead while on ''[[The Tonight Show]]'' with Conan O'Brien, after admitting they were extremely self-conscious of its size.
* [[Older Than They Look|Older Than She Looks]]
* [[Older Than They Look]]
* [[One of Us]]: She likes comics, especially Indie ones (notably ''I Never Liked You'' by Chester Brown).
* [[One of Us]]: Elliot likes comics, especially indie ones - notably ''[[I Never Liked You]]'' by [[Chester Brown]].
** Uh...[http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/ellen-page-playing-the-lying-down-game Planking]. She played it. Awesome.
** They've also done, uh... [http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/ellen-page-playing-the-lying-down-game planking,] apparently. Awesome.
** Also see [[Celebrity Endorsement]] above. You don't have to be geeky to flog computer equipment, but you at least have to not worry people will think you are.
** Also see [[Celebrity Endorsement]] above. You don't have to be geeky to flog computer equipment, but you at least have to not worry people will think you are.
* [[Pint-Sized Powerhouse]]: Totally owned the [[X-Men (film)|Juggernaut]]. And did you see [[Hard Candy|what she did]] to [[Watchmen (comics)|Nite Owl]]?
* [[Pint-Sized Powerhouse]]: Totally owned the [[X-Men (film)|Juggernaut]]. And did you see [[Hard Candy|what they did]] to [[Watchmen (comics)|Nite Owl]]? Not to mention [[Inception|bending Paris in half.]]
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** They also... did... bad things... to [[Super|Rainn Wilson]].
** Not to mention [[Inception|bending Paris in half.]]
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* [[The Stoic]]: In interviews on environmental work, Elliot always speaks in an extremely calm, serious and almost professorial manner.
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** Um...she...did bad things...to [[Super|Rainn Wilson]].
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* [[Teens Are Short]]: The reason for their [[Typecasting]] below. On the bright side, though:
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* [[The Stoic]]: In interviews on her environmental work, she always speaks in an extremely calm, serious, almost professorial manner.
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* [[Teens Are Short]]: The reason for her [[Typecasting]] below. She looks on the bright side, though:
{{quote|I'm a total shrimp, which makes me [[Older Than They Look|look younger]]. I'll be able to stay in that area longer, which is good, because there's more competition in your 20s.}}
{{quote|I'm a total shrimp, which makes me [[Older Than They Look|look younger]]. I'll be able to stay in that area longer, which is good, because there's more competition in your 20s.}}
* [[Tomboy]]: Many of her characters are like this, and she, herself, used to play with action figures and climb trees in her childhood.
* [[Tomboy]]: Many of Elliot's characters are like this, and they used to play with action figures and climb trees in their childhood.
* [[Typecasting]]: For quite some time, Ellen Page was typecast as an atypical, rebellious teenage girl [[Deadpan Snarker|with an attitude]]. However, her work starting in 2010 (''[[Peacock]]'' and particularly ''[[Inception]]'') denoted a shift to more varied roles.
* [[Typecasting]]: For quite some time, Elliot was typecast as an atypical, rebellious teenage girl [[Deadpan Snarker|with an attitude]]. However, 2010 (''[[Peacock]]'' and particularly ''[[Inception]]'') denoted a shift to more varied roles.


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Latest revision as of 18:33, 28 January 2024

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Elliot Page in 2015...
... and in 2021

Elliot Page is a Canadian actor, born on February 21, 1987, best known for breakthrough roles in Juno and Hard Candy. On December 1, 2020, Elliot came out as transgender, and prefers to be referred to by he/him and they/them pronouns - more information here.

Elliot Page is also a movie producer, under the name Page Boy Productions.

Elliot Page has performed in the following roles:
Elliot Page provides examples of the following tropes:

I'm a total shrimp, which makes me look younger. I'll be able to stay in that area longer, which is good, because there's more competition in your 20s.

  • Tomboy: Many of Elliot's characters are like this, and they used to play with action figures and climb trees in their childhood.
  • Typecasting: For quite some time, Elliot was typecast as an atypical, rebellious teenage girl with an attitude. However, 2010 (Peacock and particularly Inception) denoted a shift to more varied roles.
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