Élodie Yung (; born 22 February 1981) is a French actress. She is best known for her roles as Elektra Natchios in the second season of '' Daredevil'' (2016) and the miniseries '' The Defenders'' (2017), as well as Thony De La Rosa on the

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series '' The Cleaning Lady'' (2022–2025).

Early life

Yung was born in

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, on 22 February 1981. Her father is Cambodian and her mother is French. She grew up in

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. Her father enrolled her in

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classes at age 9, and she eventually became a black belt in her late teens. Yung earned a law degree at the

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with the intention of becoming a judge. However, at the age of 29, she instead pursued acting at the

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Career

Yung began acting in 2002, in the French television series '' La vie devant nous'' and made her film debut as the female lead Tsu in 2004's '. She followed this with a performance as 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 briefly in the 2011 film ''

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'' as Miriam Wu, a romantic interest of

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and followed this with roles as the ninja

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in 2013's '' G.I. Joe: Retaliation'' and '' Gods of Egypt'' (2016), as the goddess

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. In 2016 she also starred as Amelia Roussel in the action comedy ''

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'' alongside Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson. Yung's breakthrough performance was Elektra Natchios in season 2 of '' Daredevil'' in 2016. She reprised the role in 2017 in '' The Defenders''. In 2020, Yung played the role of Catherine in the

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film '' Secret Society of Second-Born Royals''. In 2022, Yung began starring as Thony in the

crime drama series '' The Cleaning Lady''. The show was renewed for its fourth season in 2024, with Yung set to return.

Personal life

In August 2018, Yung gave birth to a daughter with actor Jonathan Howard.Jenna Anderson
'' 'Daredevil' Star Elodie Yung Welcomes Baby Girl''
ComicBook.com, 14 August 2018

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

External links

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