Florence Pugh facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Florence Pugh
Pugh at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival
Born	(1996-01-03) 3 January 1996 (age 29) Oxford, England
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2014–present
Relatives	Toby Sebastian (brother)
Awards	Full list
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Florence Pugh (pronounced PEW; born on January 3, 1996) is a talented English actress. She has won a British Independent Film Award and has been nominated for an Academy Award and three BAFTA Awards.

Florence Pugh started her acting career in the drama film The Falling in 2014. She became well-known for her roles in the independent drama Lady Macbeth (2016) and the TV series The Little Drummer Girl (2018).

Her big breakthrough came in 2019. She played professional wrestler Paige in Fighting with My Family. She also starred in the horror film Midsommar and played Amy March in the period drama Little Women. For her role in Little Women, she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Florence Pugh is also part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. She plays Yelena Belova in films like Black Widow (2021) and Thunderbolts* (2025). She also appeared as Yelena in the Disney+ series Hawkeye (2021). She voiced Goldilocks in Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022). She played Jean Tatlock in Oppenheimer (2023) and Princess Irulan in Dune: Part Two (2024).

Early Life and Education

Florence Pugh was born in Oxford, England, on January 3, 1996. Her mother, Deborah, is a dancer, and her father, Clinton, owns restaurants. She has three siblings: her brother Toby Sebastian is an actor and musician, and her sister Arabella Gibbins is also an actress.

When Florence was a child, she had a condition called tracheomalacia. This affected her windpipe and caused breathing problems. Because of this, she often had to go to the hospital. When she was three, her family moved to Spain, hoping the warmer weather would help her health. They moved back to Oxford when she was six.

Florence went to private schools, Wychwood School and St Edward's School, Oxford. However, she felt these schools did not support her dreams of becoming an actress.

Acting Career Highlights

Starting Out (2014–2018)

Florence Pugh at the 2014 BFI London Film Festival

Florence Pugh began her acting career in 2014 while still in school. Her first professional role was in the drama The Falling. She played a smart teenager alongside Maisie Williams. Critics praised her performance. In the same year, she was nominated for Best British Newcomer at the BFI London Film Festival.

In 2016, Pugh starred in the independent drama Lady Macbeth. She played Katherine, a young bride who becomes violent. This role brought her a lot of attention. She won the BIFA for Best Performance by an Actress in a British Independent Film for it. She also appeared in the TV detective series Marcella.

In 2018, Florence Pugh was nominated for the BAFTA Rising Star Award. She played Cordelia in the TV film King Lear, starring Anthony Hopkins. She also appeared in the Netflix historical film Outlaw King. Later that year, she starred in The Little Drummer Girl, a TV series based on a spy novel. Her performance as an actress caught in a spy plot was highly praised.

Becoming a Star (2019–Present)

In 2019, Florence Pugh became a globally recognized actress with three major films. First, she played professional wrestler Paige in the comedy-drama Fighting with My Family. The film was well-received, and critics found her portrayal of the wrestler very convincing.

Pugh then starred in Ari Aster's horror film Midsommar. She played Dani Ardor, an American woman who travels to Sweden with her boyfriend and encounters a cult. Her performance was called "amazingly vivid" by critics.

Florence Pugh at the 2019 San Diego Comic-Con

Her final film of 2019 was Little Women, directed by Greta Gerwig. She played Amy March, an artistic character who grows from age 12 into adulthood. The film was very successful. Florence Pugh received nominations for a BAFTA and an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for this role.

In 2021, Pugh joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Yelena Belova, a spy. She starred in the superhero film Black Widow. Critics praised her performance, calling her character "the most vibrant person in the film." She played Yelena again in the Disney+ series Hawkeye later that year.

In 2022, Florence Pugh starred in the thriller Don't Worry Darling and the drama The Wonder. In The Wonder, she played a nurse in 1862 investigating a supposed miracle. Her performance was seen as the film's best part. She also voiced Goldilocks in the animated film Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, which earned a lot of money worldwide.

In 2023, Pugh starred in and produced the drama film A Good Person. She played a car crash survivor and even cut her own hair for the role. She also wrote and sang two songs for the film's soundtrack. She played Jean Tatlock in Christopher Nolan's biographical film Oppenheimer. This film became her highest-grossing release.

In 2024, Pugh played Princess Irulan in Dune: Part Two, a sequel to the 2021 science fiction film. She also starred with Andrew Garfield in the romantic drama We Live in Time, where she shaved her head for her role.

In 2025, Florence Pugh returned as Yelena Belova in Thunderbolts*. She bravely performed a stunt where her character jumps from a very tall building, showing her dedication to her roles. She will next play Cathy Ames in a TV series based on the novel East of Eden.

Personal Life and Other Work

From 2019 to 2022, Florence Pugh was in a relationship with American actor and filmmaker Zach Braff. They lived together in Los Angeles. She later dated photographer Charlie Gooch in 2023.

Florence Pugh has polycystic ovary syndrome and endometriosis.

From 2013 to 2016, Florence Pugh shared cover songs on YouTube under the name Flossie Rose. She was featured on her brother Toby Sebastian's song "Midnight" in 2021. In 2020, she took part in a live reading for the series Acting for a Cause to help raise money for charity during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Note	Ref.
2014	The Falling	Abbie Mortimer
2015	Paradise Lost?	Eve	Short film
2016	Lady Macbeth	Katherine Lester
2018	The Commuter	Gwen
	Outlaw King	Elizabeth de Burgh
	Malevolent	Angela Sayers
	Leading Lady Parts	Herself	Short film
2019	Fighting with My Family	Saraya "Paige" Knight
	In the Time It Takes to Get There	Lucille	Short film
	Midsommar	Dani Ardor
	Little Women	Amy March
2020	Father of the Bride Part 3(ish)	Megan Banks	Short film
2021	Black Widow	Yelena Belova / Black Widow
2022	Don't Worry Darling	Alice Chambers
	The Wonder	Lib Wright
	Puss in Boots: The Last Wish	Goldilocks	Voice
2023	A Good Person	Allison	Also producer
	Oppenheimer	Jean Tatlock
	The Boy and the Heron	Kiriko	Voice; English dub
2024	Dune: Part Two	Princess Irulan
	We Live in Time	Almut
2025	Thunderbolts*	Yelena Belova / Black Widow
2026	Avengers: Doomsday		Filming
	Dune: Part Three	Princess Irulan	Filming

Key

Denotes films that have not yet been released

Television

Year	Title	Role	Note	Ref.
2015	Studio City	Cat	Unaired pilot
2016	Marcella	Cara Thomas	3 episodes
2018	King Lear	Cordelia	Television film
	The Little Drummer Girl	Charmian "Charlie" Ross	6 episodes
2020	Acting for a Cause	Jessica Goldman	Episode: "This Is Our Youth"
2021–2022	Marvel Studios: Assembled	Herself	2 episodes
2021	Hawkeye	Yelena Belova / Black Widow	3 episodes
2022	Running Wild with Bear Grylls	Herself	Episode: "Florence Pugh"
2023	Human Resources	Sarah Crumbhorn	Voice; 4 episodes
2025	No Taste Like Home with Antoni Porowski	Herself	Episode: "Florence Pugh's English Odyssey"
Marvel Zombies	Yelena Belova / Black Widow	Voice
2026	East of Eden	Cathy Ames	Post-production

Music videos

Discography

Single

Soundtrack

Awards and Recognition

Florence Pugh has been nominated for an Academy Award and two British Academy Film Awards. She received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress and a BAFTA Award nomination for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, both for her work in Little Women. She was also nominated for a BAFTA Rising Star Award.

Her performances in Lady Macbeth and The Wonder earned her a British Independent Film Award win and another nomination. At the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, Pugh received the Trophée Chopard award. As part of the cast of Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer, Florence Pugh won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.

See also

In Spanish: Florence Pugh para niños