Elodie Jung is a French film and television actress who became famous after the release of the movie “Gods of Egypt” directed by Alex Proyas. The girl is also known for the role of Electra Nachios in the television series "Daredevil" and "Defenders".
Childhood and youth
Elodie was born 02.22.1981 in the capital of France - Paris. The girl’s mother is French, and her father, a native of Cambodia, moved to France in 1975 due to the communist movement in her native country and the Khmer Rouge who came to power. Thanks to the genes, the girl has such a bright appearance. In addition to Elodi, the family brought up two more younger children.
After graduating from school, Jung went to law school to study at the Sorbonne. At twenty, the girl first starred in the television series. It was the French series of directors Vincenzo Marano, Alain Chocar and Ivan David "Life in front of us." Jung was so carried away by filming and acting that she went to study in the UK at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. Robert Cordier was managing it at that time.
In addition to law and acting, the girl is also interested in martial arts. It is known that for ten years, Elodie practiced karate.
Career
Until 2011, the actress lived in France and starred with French directors. Especially often, the girl was invited to work on TV shows.
In 2004, the film "Yamakashi 2" directed by Julien Seri was released, where the actress played the role of a girl named Tsu.
From 2005 to 2007, Elodie Jung starred in the television series Mademoiselle Joubert as Fanny Ledoux. This series is a school drama about a teacher, her teenage son, and difficult students in her class.
From 2006 to 2010, the actress starred in the project "Interns: First Steps in the Police." Here, the actress played the role of Laura Morrier. The series was warmly received by the audience and withstood four seasons.
In 2007, the girl appeared in the role of Josephine in three episodes of the series "National Security". In the same year, the actress was entrusted with a small role in the film directed by Martin Valente "Fragile".
Painting "13th district: Ultimatum"
The year 2009 was truly successful for Elodie Jung. Photos of the girl got to Luc Besson, and the actress was invited to appear in the crime action movie "13th District: Ultimatum." In this film, Elodie got one of the main roles - a character named Tao.
In addition to her, the main roles in the film were played by actors David Belle, Cyril Rafaelli, Fabio Felzinger, rapper from Cameroon MC Jean Gab'l and Daniel Duvall.
This film is the second part of the story of David Belle, released in 2004. Luke Besson became the producer of the film, the director's chair went to Patrick Alessandren.
At the box office, the tape did not pay for itself: with a project budget of twelve million euros, the fees amounted to only eight million dollars. Nevertheless, actress Elodie Jung was noticed, and her career went up after this film.
Other films
Since 2011, Elodie began to act in the United States in Hollywood films. The films “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” directed by David Fincher are released, where the actress played the role of Miriam Wu, “GJ, Joe: Cobra Throw 2”, where Elodie played Jinx, “Narcopolis” and others.
The actress can boast of the fact that in her filmography there are really popular series and films around the world. Elodi Jung starred in the films Gods of Egypt in 2016, The Bodyguard of a Killer in 2017, in the series Daredevil (season 2 as Electra Nachios) and Defenders (also as Electra Nachios).
Fantastic film "Gods of Egypt"
In 2016, the premiere of the adventure film directed by Alex Proyas "Gods of Egypt". The main roles in the film were played by such giants of the film industry as Gerard Butler, Jeffrey Rush and Nikolai Coster-Waldau. The plot of the film is based on Egyptian mythology. The role of the goddess of love Hator was performed by Elodie Jung.
"Gods of Egypt" raised more than $ 150 million in film distribution. The tape was very warmly received by the audience, in particular because of the chic special effects that the creators did not stint. The production of the picture took 140 million dollars.
Most critics scolded the film for the simplicity of the plot, the abuse of special effects and the stereotyped characters. In particular, in the film for entertainment, both eyes are torn out to God Horus, while in Egyptian myths only one eye is torn out.
Personal life
Elodie lives in a civil marriage with British actor Jonathan Howard, who has played in the films Thor 2: The Kingdom of Darkness, Meghan Livi and the television series Episodes and Downton Abbey. The couple is raising a daughter named Minnavan, born in August 2018.