Elizabeth Yu
American actress
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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.
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Elizabeth Yu | |
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Yu in 2024 | |
| Born | October 6, 2002 New Jersey, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2021–present |
| Partner | Gaten Matarazzo (2018–present) |
Early and personal life
Elizabeth Yu was born on October 6, 2002[1][2] to a Korean father and a mother of German, Irish and Polish ancestry.[3]
Since 2018, Yu has been in a relationship with Stranger Things star Gaten Matarazzo.[4]
Career
In December 2021, Yu was cast as Azula, the princess of the Fire Nation, in Avatar: The Last Airbender.[5]
Yu's first credit was in the 2022 film Somewhere in Queens.[6] Yu also starred as college student Ruby in Year One, a coming-of-age film directed by Lauren Loesberg.[7]
In January 2023, Yu was cast in May December, a black comedy directed by Todd Haynes.[8] 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.[9]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Somewhere in Queens | ||
| 2023 | May December | Mary Atherton-Yoo | |
| 2024 | Year One | Ruby | |
| Womb | Ha-Yoon | ||
| Black Spines | Shawn |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Avatar: The Last Airbender | Princess Azula | |
| TBA | Murder by the Book | Young Maggie | In post-production |