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Women on the Verge
Caroline Dhavernas Call Caroline Dhavernas the thinking filmgoer’s actress. Her appearances, in everything from the cult TV hit Wonderfalls (which was axed by Fox after a mere four episodes – and we think, wrongly so) to the indie Canadian feature These Girls, are marked by one consistent quality: a strong sense of intelligence behind each performance. Maybe that’s because Dhavernas spends a lot of time carefully considering every role she takes on. She was taken aback when Fox nixed Wonderfalls , a show she says was “really very well written.” But this past year has meant a string of feature projects, including Hollywoodland , the story of George Reeves, the actor who played Superman in the ’50s TV show, in which Dhavernas starred alongside Adrien Brody and Ben Affleck. “Adrien is a marvellous actor,” she says, though “he did sneak an unrehearsed kiss in on the set. He really likes the ladies.” She’s also starring opposite Ryan Phillippe in Breach , based on the true story of FBI double agent Robert Hanssen. Like iconic Quebecoise actress Pascale Bussières, Dhavernas has no problem switching between French and English; she also stars in La Belle bête , the film based on the Marie-Claire Blais novel of the same name, appearing with Carole Laure and Quebec It boy Marc-André Grondin, the star of C.R.A.Z.Y. Given that schedule, it’s not surprising to hear that Dhavernas is already turning projects down. “I have rules when I read a script: I never say yes to something I’ve already done – I really don’t want to repeat myself. It has to be unusual to keep me interested.” Breakthrough role Jaye Tyler on Wonderfalls Coming soon Breach
Ellen Page Halifax native Ellen Page seems intent on one rule: the more intense the role, the more she wants it. Aside from the leather-clad Shadowcat in the blockbuster X-Men: The Last Stand, 19-year-old Page has already racked up a series of head-spinning turns in serious indie fare. The standout: last spring’s Hard Candy, in which Page plays a teen who exacts revenge on her cyber-stalker in a vicious reversal of fortune. “When I read the script I wasn’t considering how controversial it might be,” says Page, straight-faced. Those looking for her to lighten up should probably look elsewhere: She’s just wrapped shooting on a true-crime thriller opposite Catherine Keener. “I’m quite thankful – my parents haven’t had any issues with the roles I’ve been taking on.” Breakthrough role Sherry in Mouth to Mouth Coming soon An American Crime
Missy Peregrym Headlining your first movie, helmed by the screenwriter of the cult hit Bring It On, sounds like a pretty good deal to us, especially when it grosses $25-million at the box office. But as 24-year-old Missy Peregrym learned, when that movie, Stick It, requires that you pass as an elite, Olympic-hopeful gymnast, you’re going to experience some unfortunate side effects. “I just had no idea how difficult gymnastics was,” the actress says, despite having been raised in Surrey, B.C., on a steady diet of soccer and snowboarding. “We trained for four months, five days a week, six hours a day.” Peregrym grants that it’s a great sport for children, since their muscles are more resilient. “But it’s incredibly difficult on the body when you’re older. I felt like a great-grandma.” All the effort is worth it if you end up with a slammin’ body, right? Wrong. “The lats on these girls? They’re just huge,” says the former Smallville actress. And apparently the line between “athlete” and “manly” isn’t so much a line as the width of one’s back. Peregrym laughs, “I was afraid to go out in L.A. I thought, People aren’t going to recognize me anymore, and I’m going to get picked up by the wrong people .” Breakthrough role Haley Graham in Stick It |
She’s the next kate winslet
She’s the next jodie foster 
She’s the next hilary swank