Elodie Yung is a French

French people

The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...

 actress. Her mother is French and her father of Cambodian

Cambodian

Cambodian may refer to:* Something of, from, or related to the country of Cambodia. For information about the Cambodian people, see:** Demographics of Cambodia** Culture of Cambodia** List of Cambodians* Khmer people, the majority ethnic group of Cambodia...

 origin. She graduated from the Acting International School in 2002 and has practiced Karate

Karate

is a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Islands in what is now Okinawa, Japan. It was developed from indigenous fighting methods called and Chinese kenpō. Karate is a striking art using punching, kicking, knee and elbow strikes, and open-handed techniques such as knife-hands. Grappling, locks,...

 for over ten years.

She played gang lord Tao in the film District 13: Ultimatum.

In June 2011, it was reported that Yung is in talks to join the latest G.I. Joe: Retaliation

G.I. Joe: Retaliation

G.I. Joe: Retaliation is an upcoming science fiction action film directed by Jon Chu. It is a sequel to 2009's G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra.-Plot:...

film. She would play a ninja

Ninja

A or was a covert agent or mercenary of feudal Japan specializing in unorthodox arts of war. The functions of the ninja included espionage, sabotage, infiltration, and assassination, as well as open combat in certain situations...

 member of the Joe squad named Jinx

Jinx (G.I. Joe)

Jinx is a fictional character from the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero toyline, comic books and cartoon series. She debuted in 1987, and her code name has also been the identity of several other incarnations of the same female ninja character: one of Snake-Eyes' apprentices in Sigma 6, Chuckles'...

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Yung will appear in the December 2011 film The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011 film)

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is an upcoming English-language drama thriller film that is the second film based on the Swedish novel of the same name by Stieg Larsson. The first film was the 2009 Swedish-language adaptation. The upcoming film is written by Steven Zaillian and directed by David...

as the love interest for Lisbeth Salander

Lisbeth Salander

Lisbeth Salander is a fictional character created by Swedish author and journalist Stieg Larsson. She is the heroine of Larsson's award-winning "Millennium series", first appearing in the novel The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo...

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