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Ellen Wong

Actor

Ellen Wong

Born May 31, 1985 in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada12 films

Ellen Wong is a prominent Canadian actress best known for playing Knives Chau in the cult classic film Scott Pilgrim vs. the World and its animated spin-off Scott Pilgrim Takes Off. She is of Cambodian and Chinese descent, she has built a versatile career across both film and television.

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She is easily recognized for her standout television roles, including the whip-smart and loyal best friend Jill "Mouse" Chen in The CW's The Carrie Diaries, and the pop-culture-obsessed wrestler Jenny Chey ("Fortune Cookie") in the hit Netflix series GLOW. An accomplished martial artist with training in WTF Taekwondo, she frequently performs her own intense fight choreography

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Scott Pilgrim vs. the World posterFirst watchScott Pilgrim vs. the World20107.5as Knives ChauAs bass guitarist for a garage-rock band, Scott Pilgrim has never had trouble getting a girlfriend; usually, the problem is getting rid of them.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
The Circle poster5.5The Circle2017The Void poster6.0The Void2016Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice poster6.7Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice2026Best Sellers poster6.4Best Sellers2021Silent Night poster5.2Silent Night2012Good Boy poster6.5Good Boy2020The Christmas Setup poster6.2The Christmas Setup2020

Filmography

12 films as actor
  1. 2026Mike & Nick & Nick & AliceTrudy
  2. 2021Best SellersRachel Spence
  3. 2020The Christmas SetupMadelyn McKay
  4. 2020Film FestAmy
  5. 2020Good BoyAnnie
  6. 2019In the Life of MusicHope
  7. 2017The CircleRenata
  8. 2016The VoidKim
  9. 2014The Baddest PartOlivia
  10. 2012Silent NightBrenda
  11. 2011Silent CargoDaiyu
  12. 2010Scott Pilgrim vs. the WorldKnives Chau