Ellen Wong Biography

Fast Facts

• Nominated for an ACTRA Award by the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists in 2012 for her work on the short film "Silent Cargo․"
• Studied radio and television production at Ryerson University in Toronto
• Interested in acting from a young age, she began working with local television studios at the age of 14 while also performing in community theater
• Made her screen acting debut in the TV series "This Is Wonderland" in 2005
• Quote: "When I am nervous, I know I care about something․ You should be nervous about things that you want․"
• Quote: "(On her role in "The Carrie Diaries"): "The world she goes home to is very different than the world she goes to school in․ The role shows that you have to figure out not just who you are and who you want to be, but also how you fit in to the world․""
• Best known for her role as Knives Chau in "Scott Pilgrim vs․ the World" and as Jill "Mouse" Chen in "The Carrie Diaries․"
• Focusing mostly on Canadian productions during her early days, she landed her biggest breakout role in the American series, "The Carrie Diaries," which she relocated to Los Angeles for in 2012
• Wrote, executive produced, and starred in the short film "The Baddest Part" in 2014
• A longtime student of taeknowdo, her skills helped her land the role of Knives Chau in "Scott Pilgrim vs․ the World․"