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Ellen Philpotts-Page (born February 21, 1987) is a Canadian actress, perhaps best known for her starring role in Hard Candy and as Kitty Pryde in X-Men: The Last Stand. She had previously received attention, particularly in her native Canada, for award-winning roles in Pit Pony and Marion Bridge and TV shows Trailer Park Boys and ReGenesis. <p>Page was born and raised in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She attended three different high schools before graduating from the Shambhala School in 2005 in Halifax. Page began her acting career at the age of 10 in a made-for-TV film (which would later be made into a series) called Pit Pony. This led to roles in a number of small Canadian films and television series. At age 16 she was cast in an independent film shot in Europe, Mouth to Mouth.<p>Page played one of the main characters in the 2006 movie Hard Candy, for which she gained praise for having done "one of the most complex, disturbing and haunting performances of the year." Page has roles in three as...