My Take
Élodie Yung is one of those actors who quietly earns your respect before you even realize it's happening. She's French, trained in karate, studied law at the University of Paris, and somehow ended up playing one of Marvel's most compelling antiheroes — Elektra in Daredevil season two and The Defenders — with a ferocity that felt genuinely earned rather than just choreographed. Then she pivoted to The Cleaning Lady on Fox and showed a completely different gear: raw, warm, maternal, and morally complicated in the best way. The range is real. She's not a household name in the flashy sense, but anyone who's actually watched her work knows she elevates everything she's in. A quietly formidable presence.
Overview
Élodie Yung (French: [elɔdi juŋ]) is a French actress and director. 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 Fox series The Cleaning Lady (2022–2025).
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Élodie Yung
- Name (Japanese)
- エロディ・ユン
- Reading
- えろでぃ・ゆん
- Born
- February 22, 1981 (age 45)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Rooster
- Origin
- 9th arrondissement of Paris, France
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / film actor / karateka / film director
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- University of Paris
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.