Ella Ballentine
Ella Ballentine | |
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 Ella Ballentine in 2016 | |
| Born | Ella Hope Ballentine July 18, 2001 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2011–present |
Ella Ballentine (born July 18, 2001[1]) is a Canadian film, television and stage actress. Ella is known for her roles in diverse range of projects from musicals through television and film dramas to thrillers and horror. In 2015 she was selected to play the role of Anne Shirley,[2] in a new retelling of the Canadian classic, Anne of Green Gables. She acted next to Martin Sheen as Matthew Cuthbert, and Sara Botsford as Marilla Cuthbert in the television movie adaptation directed by John Kent Harrison. In the same year Ella landed the role of Lizzy in writer/director, Bryan Bertino's horror, The Monster. In this movie Ella co-starred with Zoe Kazan and Scott Speedman who she already worked with a couple of years back in The Captive.
In her first feature lead role, Ella co-starred with Laurence Fishburne and Thomas Jane in writer, Adam Alleca's directorial debut, Standoff.
Ella played the role of Jennifer[3] in Atom Egoyan's feature, The Captive, an official selection for the 2014 Cannes Film Festival.[4] The same year Ella shared the screen with Susan Sarandon, Gil Bellows and Christopher Heyerdahl, in The Calling, directed by Jason Stone.
She has starred in television productions such as Clara's Deadly Secret[5] a Lifetime movie, directed by Andrew C. Erin where she played Kate, one of the main characters, and in her film acting debut Baby's First Christmas[5] for Hallmark Channel in 2012 directed by Jonathan Wright, and as Meddie Reno in Time Tremors.
Ella's stage roles include playing Little Cosette / Young Eponine[6] in the Mirvish Productions 25th Anniversary Les Miserables production, and (2013/2014), and Felicia the leading role in Numbers,[7] a 2012 Toronto Fringe Festival play for which she received rave reviews.[8][9]
In 2013 Ella was invited to the Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction Gala as one of the "renowned Canadian performers enlivened the evening with dramatic readings of the five prize-nominated titles."[10]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Words | ||
| 2012 | The Intergalactic Space Adventures of Cleo and Anouk | Anouk | |
| 2013 | Lunchbox Loser | Missy | |
| 2014 | The Captive | Jennifer | |
| The Calling | Rose Batten | ||
| 2015 | Standoff | Bird | |
| 2016 | Against the Wild 2: Survive the Serengeti | Emma Croft | |
| The Monster | Lizzy | aka. There Are Monsters | |
| Milton's Secret | Anna |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Baby's First Christmas | Karen Pendrell | Television film |
| 2013 | 'Clara's Deadly Secret | Kate | Television film |
| Time Tremors | Medie Reno | S1 E1-7' | |
| 2014 | Reign | Voland Girl | Episode: "The Plague" |
| Saving Hope | Rachel Stewart | Episode: "The Other Side of Midnight" | |
| 2016 | L.M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables | Anne Shirley | Television film |
| 2017 | Anne of Green Gables: The Good Stars | ||
| 2017 | Anne of Green Gables: Fire & Dew |
Video games
- Time Tremors (2013), as Medie Reno
Stage
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | The Railway Children | Francis Perks | Roundhouse Theatre |
| 2012 | Numbers | Felicia | Factory Theatre |
| 2013–2014 | Les Misérables | Little Cosette / Young Eponine | Princess of Wales Theatre |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 34th Young Artist Awards | Best Performance in Live Theater - Young Actress[11] | Numbers | Nominated |
| Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries, Special or Pilot - Supporting Young Actress[12] | Baby's 1st Christmas | Nominated | ||
| 2014 | 35th Young Artist Awards | Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries, Special or Pilot - Young Actress[13] | Clara's Deadly Secret | Nominated |
| Best Performance in Live Theater - Young Actress[14] | Les Misérables | Nominated | ||
| Dora Mavor Moore Award | Outstanding Performance - Ensemble in a Musical[15] | Les Miserables | Nominated | |
| 2017 | Fangoria Chainsaw Awards | Best Supporting Actress[16] | The Monster | Pending |
| iHorror Awards | Best Actress - Horror Film[17] | Pending |
References
- ^ "Ella Ballentine's twit". Twitter. July 18, 2016. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
- ^ "Anne of Green Gables: A glimpse of the filming of a much-loved story", CBC.ca, retrieved August 3, 2015
- ^ "Cannes Film Review: 'The Captive'", Variety online, retrieved May 17, 2014
- ^ "Cannes Unveils 2014 Official Selection Lineup", Variety online, retrieved May 8, 2014
- ^ a b Kondoloy, Amanda (October 10, 2013). "LMN Presents New Original Movie 'Clara's Deadly Secret'". Retrieved March 23, 2015.
- ^ "Les Miserables, Toronto: Cast and Creatives", Les Miserables Official Website, archived from the original on June 7, 2014, retrieved May 8, 2014
{{citation}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Numbers 2012, retrieved May 17, 2014
- ^ "Toronto Fringe Festival", Ontario Arts Review, retrieved May 7, 2014
- ^ "Numbers portrays the Holocaust through dance sequences", The Canadian Jewish News, July 9, 2012, retrieved July 16, 2012
- ^ "Hon. Hilary M. Weston and the Writers' Trust Present $60,000 Literary Award to Graeme Smith for Account of Afghan War", Writer's Trust of Canada, retrieved May 17, 2014
- ^ "34th Young Artist Awards!". Wikipedia. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
- ^ "34th Young Artist Awards!". Wikipedia. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
- ^ "35th Young Artist Awards!". Retrieved February 22, 2017.
- ^ "35th Young Artist Awards!". Retrieved February 22, 2017.
- ^ "awards database". tapa.ca. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
- ^ "Never mind Oscar, here's the 2017 FANGORIA Chainsaw Awards Nominees Ballot!". FANGORIA®. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
- ^ "iHorror Awards". ihorror.com. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
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