Florence Pugh

Florence Pugh (/pjuː/ PEW; born 3 January 1996) is an English actress. Her accolades include a British Independent Film Award, as well as nominations for an Academy Award and three 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, starring in the films Black Widow (2021), Thunderbolts* (2025), Avengers: Doomsday (2026) and Avengers: Secret Wars, as well as the Disney+ miniseries Hawkeye (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); she also continued to gain praise for her performances in dramas such as We Live in Time (2024).