Ellen Wong Profile, Age, Height, Weight, Family, Affairs, Biography & More

Ellen Wong Profile, Age, Height, Weight, Family, Affairs, Biography & More

Ellen Wong is a Canadian actress. Ellen Wong is known for her roles as Knives Chau in the 2010 film Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Jill “Mouse” Chen in The CW’s series The Carrie Diaries, and Jenny Chey in the Netflix series GLOW.

Wong continued acting while at university, and in 2005, she landed a role in the television series This Is Wonderland followed by Runaway in 2006. She also has a black belt in taekwondo but had to stop sparring competitively due to her acting schedule. Wong’s martial arts background helped her land the role of Knives Chau in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World in January 2009. 

Wong also appeared in the television show Unnatural History. In 2011, she had a recurring role as Nurse Suzy Chao in the Global/ABC series Combat Hospital. In January 2012, she was nominated for an ACTRA Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female for her work portraying an illegal immigrant smuggled across the ocean in a shipping container in the short film Silent Cargo.

In February 2012, Wong was cast in the Sex and the City prequel series The Carrie Diaries, playing Jill “Mouse” Chen, Carrie’s best friend from high school who is described as “pragmatic, bright, and super loyal”. In 2012 she also starred in Silent Night, a loose remake of the 1984 horror film Silent Night, Deadly Night.

In June 2016, Wong was cast in the second season of the Syfy series Dark Matter, and in October, she was cast in the Netflix comedy series GLOW, which was inspired by the 1980s female professional wrestling league of the same name. In the series, Wong plays Jenny, an immigrant from Cambodia who is obsessed with pop culture.