Elizabeth Yu
American actress
Elizabeth Yu (born October 6, 2002) is an American actress. She appears as Azula in Avatar: The Last Airbender, a live-action adaptation of the animated series of the same name.
01Early and personal life
Elizabeth Yu was born on October 6, 2002, to a Korean father and a mother of German, Irish and Polish ancestry.
Since 2018, Yu has been in a relationship with Stranger Things star Gaten Matarazzo.
02Career
In December 2021, Yu was cast as Azula, the princess of the Fire Nation, in Avatar: The Last Airbender.
Yu's first credit was in the 2022 film Somewhere in Queens. Yu also starred as college student Ruby in Year One, a coming-of-age film directed by Lauren Loesberg.
In January 2023, Yu was cast in May December, a black comedy directed by Todd Haynes. In March 2023, she was cast as Young Maggie in an NBC drama pilot created by Jenna Bans and Bill Krebs. Her character is a "big murder-mystery book nerd" who ends up getting murdered.
03Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Somewhere in Queens | Amy | |
| 2023 | May December | Mary Atherton-Yoo | |
| 2024 | Year One | Ruby | |
| He's Watching You | Shawn | ||
| Womb | Ha-Yoon |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-present | Avatar: The Last Airbender | Princess Azula | Recurring role (season 1); main role (season 2) |
| TBA | Murder by the Book | Young Maggie | In post-production |
Sources and credits
This article is adapted from the Wikipedia article “Elizabeth Yu”, written by its contributors and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Fathomly has changed the layout, removed citation markers, navigation and maintenance notices, and adjusted punctuation. This adapted version is shared under the same license. For references, see the original article.
Images, from Wikimedia Commons:
- Elizabeth Yu (53895845803).jpg by Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0
Fathomly is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Wikimedia Foundation. Spotted a problem? Tell us.