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Ella Ballentine

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Ella Ballentine
A struggling writer finds herself at the center of the story she is covering when brutally attacked by a notorious cult leader and mass murderer, a man who exerts an inexplicable control over his followers.
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Canadian actress, Ella Ballentine was born in 2001, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She is the recipient of the Canadian Screen Award (2018), Runner-up of the Fangoria Chainsaw Award (2017), Honourable Mention of the Whistler Film Festival (2020).

Ella started her film career in a Hallmark TV movie, Baby's First Christmas (2012), starring Casper Van Dien. Since then she has played leading and supporting roles alongside such distinguished actors as Susan Sarandon (The Calling (2014)), Martin Sheen (Anne of Green Gables (2016), L.M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables: The Good Stars (2017), Anne of Green Gables: Fire and Dew (2017)), Ryan Reynolds and Rosario Dawson (The Captive (2014)), Laurence Fishburne and Thomas Jane (Standoff (2016)), and Zoe Kazan in the critically acclaimed feature, The Monster (2016). Ella's lead performance in the feature, Black Conflux (2019) received great reviews from across the press and earned her an Honourable Mention from the Whistler Film Festival (2020). The feature, The Dark and the Wicked (2020) starring, Marin Ireland and Michael Abbott Jr. teamed her up second time with director Bryan Bertino. Films in which Ella has appeared have won several awards and have been screened at a number of film festivals, including Cannes, Santa Barbara, St. John's, Whistler, Tribeca, Montreal, Sitges, etc.

Ella's television experience includes roles in the historical fantasy Reign (2013) and on the medical drama series Saving Hope. She played a guest starring role in It Takes a Village (2018). Her role as the iconic character of Anne Shirley in Anne of Green Gables: Fire and Dew (2017) earned Ella her first award, the Canadian Screen Award in 2018.

Ella's theatre career encompasses independent and professional productions staged in her native Toronto, beginning with The Railway Children (Roundhouse Theatre, 2010) and then Numbers (Toronto Fringe Festival, 2013). Her triple-threat role in Numbers earned her the first of many award nominations for excellence by a young performer in film, theatre, and music. Ella was one of the young actors chosen to play the coveted role of Little Cossette/Young Éponine in Mirvish Productions' Les Miserables (Princess of Wales, 2013-2014), starring Ramin Karimloo and Earl Carpenter.
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      • 2 wins & 7 nominations total

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    The Monster (2016)
    The Monster
    5.4
    • Lizzy
    • 2016
    Anne of Green Gables: Fire and Dew (2017)
    Anne of Green Gables: Fire and Dew
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • Anne Shirley
    • 2017
    Ryan Reynolds in The Captive (2014)
    The Captive
    5.9
    • Jennifer
    • 2014
    Laurence Fishburne and Thomas Jane in Standoff (2016)
    Standoff
    6.1
    • Bird
    • 2016

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    • Believer (2024)
      Believer
      4.6
      • Kate Harris
      • 2024
    • Mía Maestro, Tom Everett Scott, and Ella Ballentine in Rise and Shine, Benedict Stone (2021)
      Rise and Shine, Benedict Stone
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • Gemma Stone
      • 2021
    • The Dark and the Wicked (2020)
      The Dark and the Wicked
      6.1
      • Young Girl
      • 2020
    • Black Conflux (2019)
      Black Conflux
      5.9
      • Jackie Dunphy
      • 2019
    • Wendy Crewson, Angela Griffin, and Shenae Grimes-Beech in The Detail (2018)
      The Detail
      5.9
      TV Series
      • Annabelle
      • 2018
    • Anne of Green Gables: Fire and Dew (2017)
      Anne of Green Gables: Fire and Dew
      6.5
      TV Movie
      • Anne Shirley
      • 2017
    • Martin Sheen, Sara Botsford, Julia Lalonde, Ella Ballentine, and Drew Haytaoglu in L.M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables: The Good Stars (2017)
      L.M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables: The Good Stars
      6.5
      TV Movie
      • Anne Shirley
      • 2017
    • The Monster (2016)
      The Monster
      5.4
      • Lizzy
      • 2016
    • Milton's Secret (2016)
      Milton's Secret
      6.0
      • Anna
      • 2016
    • Against the Wild 2: Survive the Serengeti (2016)
      Against the Wild 2: Survive the Serengeti
      4.6
      • Emma Croft
      • 2016
    • Martin Sheen, Sara Botsford, and Ella Ballentine in Anne of Green Gables (2016)
      Anne of Green Gables
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • Anne Shirley
      • 2016
    • Laurence Fishburne and Thomas Jane in Standoff (2016)
      Standoff
      6.1
      • Bird
      • 2016
    • Daniel Gillies, Michael Shanks, and Erica Durance in Saving Hope (2012)
      Saving Hope
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Rachel Stewart
      • 2014
    • Megan Follows, Rachel Skarsten, and Adelaide Kane in Reign (2013)
      Reign
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Little Girl
      • 2014
    • Susan Sarandon and Topher Grace in The Calling (2014)
      The Calling
      5.9
      • Rose Batten
      • 2014

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    • Susan Sarandon and Topher Grace in The Calling (2014)
      The Calling
      5.9
      • Soundtrack ("Jesus Loves Me, This I Know", uncredited)
      • 2014

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    • What is Ella Ballentine known for?
      The Captive, Standoff, The Monster, and Anne of Green Gables: Fire and Dew
    • Who are Ella Ballentine's parents?
      Eva Ballentine
    • How many awards has Ella Ballentine won?
      2 awards
    • How many award nominations has Ella Ballentine received?
      9 nominations

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