Élodie Yung

Élodie Yung (French pronunciation: ​[elɔdi juŋ]; born February 22, 1981) is a French television and film actress. She will portray Elektra in the second season of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Netflix series Daredevil in 2016.

Personal life

Yung was born in Paris, on February 22, 1981. Her father is Cambodian and her mother is French. She graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and also has a master's degree in law from the University of Paris. She has practiced karate for over ten years.

Career

Her 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 successful police series, Les Bleus seasons 1-3, 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 a ninja Jinx in G.I. Joe: Retaliation. She will appear in the upcoming film Gods of Egypt as the goddess Hathor. She is also set to play Elektra in season 2 of the Netflix series, Marvel's Daredevil in 2016.