The Last of Us ' original Ellie actor, Ashley Johnson, praises Bella Ramsey’s television performance. Johnson originated the role of Ellie in the Last of Us video game. Continuing the trend of video game actors appearing in the HBO show version, Johnson joined The Last of Us season 1 finale to play Ellie’s late mother, Anna, in a flashback. The Last of Us episode 9 finally confirms a popular theory that Ellie has been immune to the cordyceps infection since birth. In The Last of Us episode 1, we learn that Ellie is immune to the cordyceps fungus. As a result, Joel is tasked with taking Ellie to the other side of the country so that scientists can use Ellie's immunity to develop a HBO's new hit show The Last of Us is being met with very positive reviews on the strength of the video game's popularity, a terrific storyline, and notable performances from its two leads, Pedro Ellie's mom, Anna, seeks shelter in a farmhouse to escape an infected and give birth to Ellie. Without revealing too much, the house resembles the same one in which Ellie eventually makes a home inside in "The Last of Us: Part II." In the game universe, the farmhouse isn't far from Tommy and Maria's Jackson community in Wyoming. In the first game, The Last of Us (2013), Joel serves as the main protagonist and is tasked with escorting the young Ellie across a post-apocalyptic United States in an attempt to create a potential cure for an infection to which Ellie is immune. He also appears briefly in the downloadable content campaign The Last of Us: Left Behind (2014). The Last of Us Remastered PS5 - Ellie Revealed As Immune Scene (4K 60FPS)Twitter: jZdZ.