Élodie Yung

Personal context

Summary

Élodie Yung is a French actress known for playing Elektra in Daredevil and The Defenders, and Thony in The Cleaning Lady. Her work spans action, crime, and fantasy roles, with a recurring interest in complex, physically capable women. In interviews about The Cleaning Lady, she has called it a responsibility and an honor to represent people of color and immigrants, said she wants future generations to see themselves represented, and praised diverse casts and writers’ rooms. No public partisan campaigning, political affiliations, or advocacy roles are on record.