Angelica Sue Page (née Torn; February , ) is an American actress,
director, producer and screenwriter. She is the only daughter of
actors Rip Torn and Geraldine Page. Credited as Angelica Torn in her
early career, she legally and professionally changed her name to
Angelica Page in September .Page began her career as an understudy in
the Broadway revival of Anna Christie, and made her feature film
debut in Nobody's Fool (). In , she starred in a Broadway production
of Side Man, which earned her a Helen Hayes Award for Best Actress.
She subsequently appeared in the films The Sixth Sense (), and the
political drama The Contender ().She continued to appear Off-Broadway
throughout the s, returning to Broadway with a supporting part in a
revival of The Best Man. In , she starred as her mother, Geraldine
Page, in the touring stage production Turning Page, a biographical
play which she also wrote. Additional film credits include Michael
Imperioli's The Hungry Ghosts (), and the thriller Never Here ().Page
was born Angelica Torn in New York City on February , to actors Rip
Torn and Geraldine Page. She was raised in New York City, and has
noted that her parents' marriage was turbulent and marked by frequent
fighting. Though she was encouraged by her mother to act, Page
described herself as a "shy child" and was resistant to pursuing it.
For a time, she had considered a career as a chef. Page attended the
Bank Street School for Children in Manhattan.
director, producer and screenwriter. She is the only daughter of
actors Rip Torn and Geraldine Page. Credited as Angelica Torn in her
early career, she legally and professionally changed her name to
Angelica Page in September .Page began her career as an understudy in
the Broadway revival of Anna Christie, and made her feature film
debut in Nobody's Fool (). In , she starred in a Broadway production
of Side Man, which earned her a Helen Hayes Award for Best Actress.
She subsequently appeared in the films The Sixth Sense (), and the
political drama The Contender ().She continued to appear Off-Broadway
throughout the s, returning to Broadway with a supporting part in a
revival of The Best Man. In , she starred as her mother, Geraldine
Page, in the touring stage production Turning Page, a biographical
play which she also wrote. Additional film credits include Michael
Imperioli's The Hungry Ghosts (), and the thriller Never Here ().Page
was born Angelica Torn in New York City on February , to actors Rip
Torn and Geraldine Page. She was raised in New York City, and has
noted that her parents' marriage was turbulent and marked by frequent
fighting. Though she was encouraged by her mother to act, Page
described herself as a "shy child" and was resistant to pursuing it.
For a time, she had considered a career as a chef. Page attended the
Bank Street School for Children in Manhattan.
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