Ellen Wong

Ellen Wong

Birth : 1985-01-01, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada

History

Ellen Wong was born in Ontario, Canada. The first film she watched in a movie theatre was "Titanic". Her favourite actress is Kate Winslet. Her first role was on the award winning television series "This is Wonderland". She is best known for her role as Knives Chau in "Scott Pilgrim VS The World", starring alongside Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Jason Schwartzman. She auditioned against many hopefuls through an international talent search to fill the role of Knives Chau. Edgar Wright wanted to work with Ellen as she was able to showcase herself as a unique actress, with the ability to also take on intense fight choreography. During training for "Scott Pilgrim VS The World", the on-set trainer nicknamed Ellen, The Ellen-nator. She trains in WTF Taekwondo. Her favourite action stars are Michelle Yeoh, Tony Jaa, Jackie Chan, Bruce Lee, Yanin Vismitananda aka "Jeeja" Yanin, Jet Li.

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Ellen Wong

Movies

Best Sellers
Rachel Spence
A cranky, retired author reluctantly embarks on a final book tour to help out a young publisher.
The Christmas Setup
Madelyn McKay
The story of New York lawyer Hugo who heads to Milwaukee with his best friend Madelyn to spend the holidays with his mom Kate, who is also in charge of the local Christmas celebrations. Ever the matchmaker, Kate arranges for Hugo to run into Patrick, Hugo’s high school friend and secret crush, who has recently returned after a successful stint in Silicon Valley. As they enjoy the local holiday festivities together, Hugo and Patrick’s attraction to each other is undeniable and it looks as though Kate’s Santa-style matchmaking is a success. But as Hugo receives word of a big promotion requiring a move to London, he must decide what is most important to him.
Film Fest
Amy
Struggling filmmakers travel to an obscure festival to sell their movie.
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Water Crisis
Self / Knives Chau
A majority of the Scott Pilgrim cast reunite for a read through of the screenplay on behalf of Water for People.
Good Boy
Annie
When Maggie gets an emotional support dog to help quell some of her anxiety, she finds him to be even more effective than she imagined... because unbeknownst to her, he kills anyone who adds stress to her life.
In the Life of Music
Hope
An intergenerational tale that explores love, war, and a family’s relationship to ‘Champa Battambang,’ made famous by Sinn Sisamouth, "The King of Cambodian Music". Exploring three different decades, it depicts the lives of people whose world is inevitably transformed by the emergence of the Khmer Rouge Regime.
The Circle
Renata
A young tech worker takes a job at a powerful Internet corporation, quickly rises up the company's ranks, and soon finds herself in a perilous situation concerning privacy, surveillance and freedom. She comes to learn that her decisions and actions will determine the future of humanity.
The Void
Kim
In the middle of a routine patrol, officer Daniel Carter happens upon a blood-soaked figure limping down a deserted stretch of road. He rushes the young man to a nearby rural hospital staffed by a skeleton crew, only to discover that patients and personnel are transforming into something inhuman. As the horror intensifies, Carter leads the other survivors on a hellish voyage into the subterranean depths of the hospital in a desperate bid to end the nightmare before it's too late.
The Baddest Part
Executive Producer
Deep in the Southwest desert, a wayward young couple embarks on a violent crime that unfolds in unexpected ways.
The Baddest Part
Olivia
Deep in the Southwest desert, a wayward young couple embarks on a violent crime that unfolds in unexpected ways.
The Baddest Part
Writer
Deep in the Southwest desert, a wayward young couple embarks on a violent crime that unfolds in unexpected ways.
Silent Night
Brenda
The police force of a remote Midwestern town search for a killer Santa Claus who is picking off citizens on Christmas Eve.
Silent Cargo
Daiyu
A group of illegal immigrants are smuggled across the ocean in a shipping container; only to have their humanity tested as they run out of food, water and air.
The Making of 'Scott Pilgrim vs. the World'
Herself
A hyperkinetic behind the scenes look at the film.
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Knives Chau
As bass guitarist for a garage-rock band, Scott Pilgrim has never had trouble getting a girlfriend; usually, the problem is getting rid of them. But when Ramona Flowers skates into his heart, he finds she has the most troublesome baggage of all: an army of ex-boyfriends who will stop at nothing to eliminate him from her list of suitors.
Hunters In The Dark
28-year-old English school teacher Robert Grieve, who unexpectedly wins a bag full of cash. Adrift in Cambodia and eager for a way out of his life of quiet desperation, he decides to take a journey deeper into the wilder aspects of the country, coming up against a scheming American, a crooked police officer and a darker side of Cambodia.