Actress Ellen Page: "I am gay"

(CNN) — Hollywood actress Ellen Page, known for her role in the movie "Juno," announced she is gay, in a very public way. Page broke the news during an emotional speech Friday in a crowded conference hall in Las Vegas, her publicist confirmed to CNN.

(CNN) — Hollywood actress Ellen Page, known for her role in the movie "Juno," announced she is gay, in a very public way. Page broke the news during an emotional speech Friday in a crowded conference hall in Las Vegas, her publicist confirmed to CNN.

Actress Ellen Page came out as a gay woman in a speech at the Human Rights Campaign's Time to Thrive Conference in Las Vegas Friday night, telling the crowd that she is tired of lying by omission and saying she's coming 

In 2008, Ellen Page appeared in a skit on Saturday Night Live that poked fun at speculation that she was a lesbian. Appearing with Andy Samberg, Page is shown coming back home from a Melissa Etheridge concert, 

Ellen Page — who hit Hollywood hard with "Juno" — just came out in pretty spectacular fashion — declaring she's gay and saying, "I am tired of hiding and I am tired of lying by omission." The 26-year-old actress formally unveiled her sexuality at