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Florence Pugh Biography: Oscar-nominated English Actress and Marvel’s Yelena Belova

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Florence Pugh is an English actress born 3 January 1996 in Oxford. She broke through with Lady Macbeth (2016), became an international star in 2019 with Fighting with My Family, Midsommar, and the Oscar-nominated Little Women, and plays Yelena Belova in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and Princess Irulan in Dune: Part Two.

Quick facts

Full name Florence Rose Pugh
Born 3 January 1996, Oxford, England
Nationality British
Occupation Actress (also producer)
Known for Lady Macbeth, Little Women, Black Widow, Oppenheimer, Dune: Part Two
Partner Finn Cole (dating since 2024)
Children None publicly known

Early life and background

Florence Rose Pugh was born on 3 January 1996 in Oxford, England, to restaurateur Clinton Pugh and dancer Deborah Pugh (Celebrity Net Worth; Wikipedia). She grew up with three siblings, including actor-musician Toby Sebastian.

As a child she had tracheomalacia, a windpipe condition that caused frequent hospital visits and, she says, gave her voice its distinctive low rasp (Parade). At three the family moved to Spain’s southern coast for the warmer climate, returning to Oxford when she was six (Celebrity Net Worth; Wikipedia).

She attended Wychwood School and St Edward’s School in Oxford but never trained at drama school — a role in The Falling got her an agent and she went straight to work (Celebrity Net Worth; Wikipedia).

Career

Debut and Lady Macbeth (2014–2018)

Still a sixth-form student, Pugh debuted in the 2014 British drama The Falling opposite Maisie Williams, earning a Best British Newcomer nomination at the BFI London Film Festival (Celebrity Net Worth; Wikipedia). A discouraging stint on a Los Angeles television pilot — where, she later said, executives pressured her to change her appearance — sent her back to England to pursue roles on her own terms (Wikipedia).

That decision paid off with Lady Macbeth (2016): as Katherine, a young bride who turns ruthless in pursuit of freedom, she carried the film and won the British Independent Film Award for Best Actress (Celebrity Net Worth; Wikipedia). She followed it with ITV’s Marcella, the BBC’s King Lear opposite Anthony Hopkins, Netflix’s Outlaw King, and the spy miniseries The Little Drummer Girl (2018) (Wikipedia).

2019: the breakthrough year

Pugh’s 2019 was exceptional: she played wrestler Paige in Fighting with My Family, headlined Ari Aster’s horror film Midsommar as the grieving Dani Ardor, and closed it as Amy March in Greta Gerwig’s Little Women — a reframing of the least sympathetic March sister as ambitious, pragmatic and funny that earned her Academy Award and BAFTA nominations for Best Supporting Actress at 24 (Celebrity Net Worth; Wikipedia; Entertainment Tonight).

Marvel, blockbusters, and prestige drama (2021–2026)

She entered the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Yelena Belova, Natasha Romanoff’s sharp-witted assassin sister, in Black Widow (2021), reprising the role that year in Disney+’s Hawkeye alongside Hailee Steinfeld (Celebrity Net Worth; Wikipedia). Yelena became one of the MCU’s best-received new characters, and in 2025 Pugh headlined the ensemble Thunderbolts* as the team’s emotional center (Celebrity Net Worth).

In 2022 she starred opposite Harry Styles in Don’t Worry Darling and headlined Netflix’s The Wonder. In 2023 she played Jean Tatlock in Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer — over $967 million worldwide, seven Academy Awards including Best Picture, her highest-grossing release (Celebrity Net Worth; Wikipedia). In 2024 she joined a second blockbuster franchise as Princess Irulan in Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part Two (over $711 million worldwide) and starred opposite Andrew Garfield in the romantic drama We Live in Time (Celebrity Net Worth; Wikipedia).

In 2026 she starred as Cathy Ames — and executive-produced — Netflix’s seven-part East of Eden, adapted by Zoe Kazan from Steinbeck’s novel. It topped the US Netflix TV chart on 4 October 2026 with an 89% Rotten Tomatoes score (Mandatory; Celebrity Net Worth). She is expected to reprise Yelena Belova in Avengers: Doomsday and Princess Irulan in Dune: Part Three (The Times of India; Wikipedia).

Major achievements

Her awards include the British Independent Film Award for Best Actress for Lady Macbeth, plus Academy Award and BAFTA nominations (both Best Supporting Actress, Little Women) and a 2018 BAFTA Rising Star nomination (Celebrity Net Worth; Wikipedia). She made Forbes’ 30 Under 30 Europe list (2019) and Time’s 100 Next (2021) (Wikipedia). In October 2026 she became Jaguar’s inaugural brand ambassador at the Jaguar Type 01 launch in New York City (InStyle).

Personal life

She dated actor-filmmaker Zach Braff from 2019 to 2022; Braff later wrote and directed her in A Good Person (2023) (Celebrity Net Worth; Wikipedia). Since 2024 she has dated British actor Finn Cole — she confirmed a new relationship to British Vogue in October 2024, and the couple made their red-carpet debut on 9 October 2026 at the BFI London Film Festival premiere of his film In the Shadows (People; Forbes Europe). She describes herself as fundamentally a Londoner and is based in London (Celebrity Net Worth).

Net worth snapshot

Florence Pugh’s net worth is estimated at $12–14 million in 2026, based on published estimates of $12 million from Parade and $14 million from Celebrity Net Worth, both refreshed in September 2026. Her income comes from film salaries — including eight figures of combined pay for Black Widow and Thunderbolts*, per The Hollywood Reporter via Parade — plus Valentino and Jaguar partnerships. Read the full breakdown in our Florence Pugh’s net worth article.

Frequently asked questions

How old is Florence Pugh?

Florence Pugh was born on 3 January 1996 in Oxford, England, making her 30 years old in 2026 (Celebrity Net Worth; Wikipedia).

Who does Florence Pugh play in the Marvel Cinematic Universe?

Pugh plays Yelena Belova, the assassin younger sister of Natasha Romanoff (Scarlett Johansson), introduced in Black Widow (2021) and later central to Thunderbolts* (2025) (Celebrity Net Worth).

Is Florence Pugh dating Finn Cole?

Yes. Pugh and British actor Finn Cole have been dating since 2024, and they made their red-carpet debut as a couple on 9 October 2026 at the BFI London Film Festival premiere of his film In the Shadows (People).

What is Florence Pugh’s newest project?

In 2026 Pugh starred as Cathy Ames — and executive-produced — Netflix’s limited series East of Eden, which reached #1 on the US Netflix chart on 4 October 2026 (Mandatory).

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