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Élodie Yung
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Yung at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con
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| Born | 22 February 1981 |
| Alma mater | University of Paris London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Children | 1 |
Élodie Yung (French: [elɔdi juŋ]; born 22 February 1981) is a French actress. She is best known for her role as Elektra Natchios in the 2016 second season of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Netflix series Daredevil and the 2017 Netflix miniseries The Defenders, as well as Thony De La Rosa on the 2022 Fox series The Cleaning Lady.
Early life
Yung was born in Paris, on 22 February 1981. Her father is Cambodian and her mother is French. She grew up in Seine-Saint-Denis. Her father enrolled her in karate classes at age 9, and she eventually became a black belt in her late teens. Yung earned a law degree at the University of Paris with the intention of becoming a judge. However, at the age of 29, she instead pursued acting at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.
Career
Yung's first roles were on TV after she started receiving acting role proposals when she was 20 years old. Following her 2004 film debut as female lead Tsu in Les fils du vent, she played the gang lord Tao in District 13: Ultimatum. Yung returned to TV for the first three seasons of the successful police series Les Bleus with Clémentine Célarié. Yung appeared in the 2011 film The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo as Miriam Wu, a romantic interest of Lisbeth Salander. In 2013, she appeared on the silver screen as the ninja Jinx in G.I. Joe: Retaliation. She starred in the film Gods of Egypt (2016), as the goddess Hathor. In 2016 she starred as Amelia Roussel in the action comedy The Hitman's Bodyguard alongside Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson. She plays Elektra Natchios in season 2 of Daredevil in 2016, and reprised the role in 2017 in The Defenders. In 2020, Yung played the role of Catherine in the Disney+ film Secret Society of Second-Born Royals. In 2022, Yung began starring as Thony in the Fox crime drama series The Cleaning Lady.
Personal life
In June 2018, Yung announced she was pregnant with her first child. Her daughter with actor Jonathan Howard was born early August 2018.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2004 | Les fils du vent | Tsu | |
| 2007 | Fragile(s) | Isa | |
| 2008 | Home Sweet Home | Marie-Jo | |
| 2009 | District 13: Ultimatum | Tao | |
| 2010 | Opération Casablanca | Isako | |
| Let Her | The woman | Short film | |
| 2011 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | Miriam Wu | |
| 2013 | G.I. Joe: Retaliation | Kim Arashikage / Jinx | |
| 2014 | 10 Things I Hate About Life | ||
| Still | Christina | ||
| Believe | Murray's Wife | Short film | |
| 2015 | Narcopolis | Eva Gray | |
| 2016 | Gods of Egypt | Hathor | |
| 2017 | The Hitman's Bodyguard | Amelia Roussel | |
| 2020 | Secret Society of Second-Born Royals | Queen Catherine |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2002–2003 | La vie devant nous | Jade Perrin | 30 episodes |
| 2005–2007 | Mademoiselle Joubert | Fanny Ledoin | 3 episodes |
| 2006–2010 | Les Bleus | Laura Maurier | 29 episodes |
| 2007 | Sécurité intérieure | Joséphine | Television miniseries |
| 2009 | Little Wenzhou | Su | Television movie |
| 2016 | Of Kings and Prophets | Rizpah | 1 episode |
| 2016 | Daredevil | Elektra Natchios | Main role; 10 episodes (season 2) |
| 2017 | The Defenders | Main role; 8 episodes Miniseries |
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| 2021–2022 | Love, Death & Robots | Alice, Chantra (voice/motion capture) | 2 Episodes |
| 2022–Present | The Cleaning Lady | Thony De La Rosa | Main role |
Video games
| Year | Title | Voice role | Notes |
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| 2017 | Call of Duty: WWII | Olivia Durant |
See also
In Spanish: Élodie Yung para niños
