Élodie Yung (born February 22, 1981 in Paris, France) is a French actress of Cambodian descent.
She is perhaps best known as Elektra Natchios in Daredevil (2015), a role which she reprises in The Defenders (2017). She has also appeared in the films G.I. Joe: Retaliation and in Gods of Egypt.
Selected filmography
- District 13: Ultimatum (2009) as Tao
- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) (2011) as Miriam "Mimmy" Wu
- G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013) as Jinx
- Gods of Egypt (2016) as Hathor
- Marvel Cinematic Universe (2016 – 2018) as Elektra Natchios:
- Daredevil (2015) (2016)
- The Defenders (2017) (2017)
- The Hitman's Bodyguard (2017) as Amelia Roussel
- Secret Society of Second-Born Royals (2020) as Queen Catherine
- The Cleaning Lady (2022) as Thony De La Rosa
Tropes associated with him:
- Fake Nationality: She's Cambodian-French, but she's played the Greek Elektra Natchios in Daredevil and the Japanese Jinx G.I. Joe: Retaliation among others.
- Ms. Fanservice: She's not afraid to show some skin for her roles and has appeared naked more than twice already.
- Star-Making Role: Elektra in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is her most popular role to date and has landed her more mainstream roles in Hollywood.
