Elizabeth Yu

Elizabeth Yu
Yu in 2024
Born (2002-10-06) October 6, 2002 (age 24)
New Jersey, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active2021–present
PartnerGaten Matarazzo (2018–present)

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.

Early 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.

Career

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.

Filmography

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

References

  1. ↑ "Elizabeth Yu". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
  2. ↑ Truffaut-Wong, Olivia. "Forget The Haters, 'Avatar' Live-Action Star Elizabeth Yu Is Our Princess Azula". Refinery29. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
  3. ↑ Silvers, Isabella (March 4, 2024). "Elizabeth Yu: "All these parts of who I am are revealed to me every day"". Mixed Messages. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Gaten Matarazzo and Girlfriend Lizzy Yu Are Couple Goals! See Their Cutest Photos Together". J-14. September 8, 2023. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
  5. ↑ Del Rosario, Alexandra (December 16, 2021). "'Avatar: The Last Airbender': Elizabeth Yu, Yvonne Chapman & Tamlyn Tomita Among 5 Added To Netflix Adaptation". Deadline. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Somewhere in Queens". The A.V. Club. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  7. ↑ Wang, Jenna (July 6, 2022). "Northwestern becomes set of coming-of-age, alum-directed feature film 'Year One'". The Daily Northwestern. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  8. ↑ Donnelly, Matt (January 17, 2023). "Todd Haynes Drama 'May December' Adds Three Actors as Kids of Julianne Moore and Charles Melton (Exclusive)". Variety. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  9. ↑ Campione, Katie (March 22, 2023). "Elizabeth Yu & Hilda Martin Join Jenna Bans/Bill Krebs NBC Drama Pilot". Deadline. Retrieved April 13, 2023.