Florence Pugh

Florence Pugh
Pugh in 2024
Born (1996-01-03) 3 January 1996 (age 28)
Oxford, England
OccupationActress
Years active2014–present
RelativesToby Sebastian (brother)
AwardsFull list
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Florence Pugh (/pjuː/ PEW;[1] born 3 January 1996) is an English actress. Known for playing troubled and outspoken women, her accolades include nominations for an Academy Award and two BAFTA Awards.

After making her acting debut in the drama film The Falling (2014), Pugh gained praise for starring in the independent drama Lady Macbeth (2016) and the miniseries The Little Drummer Girl (2018). Her international breakthrough came in 2019 with her portrayals of professional wrestler Paige in the sports film Fighting with My Family, a despondent American woman in the horror film Midsommar, and Amy March in the period drama Little Women. For the last of these, she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Pugh has played Yelena Belova in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, beginning with Black Widow (2021). In her highest-grossing releases, she voiced Goldilocks in Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022), and portrayed Jean Tatlock in Oppenheimer (2023) and Princess Irulan in Dune: Part Two (2024).

  1. ^ Florence Pugh [@Florence_Pugh] (27 July 2017). "Like if you were pretending to have a shoot out and you make all the noises yourself.."Pew PEW pew pew" *reloads gun* "pewpewpewpew"...Pugh" (Tweet). Retrieved 13 March 2024 – via Twitter.