Honored by the National Board of Review, Chicago Film Critics Association, and the Broadcast Critics Association, as well as a recent Academy Award, BAFTA, Golden Globe and SAG Award nominee and Independent Spirit Award winner, ELLEN PAGE (Maggie) has established herself as one of the most promising young actresses. Page will next be seen in Drew Barrymore's directorial debut Whip It which revolves around the exploits of a teenager who lives in a small Texas town, where she is always being pushed into beauty pageants. She winds up finding herself after joining a female roller derby team. The film will be released by Fox Searchlight Pictures on October 9, 2009.
Page is the heart of Juno, Fox Searchlight's Academy Award-nominated film about an offbeat teenager (Page) who finds herself unexpectedly pregnant and makes a surprising decision regarding her unborn child. Written by Diablo Cody and directed by Jason Reitman, the film also stars Jason Bateman, Jennifer Garner, J.K. Simmons, Michael Cera and Allison Janney. The film has made more than $100 million worldwide.