Ellen Philpotts-Page was born on February 21, 1987 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She wanted to start acting at an early age and took the Neptune Theater School. Her first appearance was in the TV show "Pit Pony," and received a Young Artist and Gemini nomination for Best Performance. Ellen won the Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor Award (from the Atlantic Film Festival) and another nomination for Wilby Wonderful. For the TV series, ReGenesis, Page was given a Gemini for Best Performance.