60
DECEMBER2015
AMERICANWAY
She’s takenupsurfing inSouthernCalifor-
nia’schillyPacificOcean.And insurfing,
there isonehard-and-fastrule thatbears
repeating:Onceyou’reonaboardpaddling
intoawave, you’reeitherall inoryou’reout;
ifyouhesitate, yougethurt.
That’snot justarule forcatchingwaves
butalsoamantraPageseems tobe livingby
thesedays,on-screenandoff.
Havingwonovercriticsand filmgoers
alikewithherbreakoutrole in2007’s
Juno
,
Pagecameoutasagaywomanearlier this
year inawide-reaching inspirational speech
atahuman-rightsconference.Her lateston-
screenendeavor isa leadingrole in
Freeheld
,
theOscar-buzzy filmbasedona landmark
case that is itselfastudy inhumanrights.
Therole isdeeplypersonal forPage, and
there isaremarkablehonestyandpassion
inherperformance,but then theseareattri-
butes the28-year-oldhasalwayspossessed.
ELLEN PAGE,
OSCAR-NOMINATED ACTRESS,
GAY-RIGHTS ACTIVIST AND
NEWLY MINTED TELEVISION
HOST OF
GAYCATION
, HAS
A NEW HOBBY.
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