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Florence Pugh

Actor and producer

Born 1996

Florence Pugh is an English actor and producer from Oxford. Her father ran restaurants and her mother taught dance; she attended St Edward’s School and was cast in Carol Morley’s The Falling while still a pupil. Lady Macbeth established her in independent cinema and brought a British Independent Film Award. She went on to play Cordelia opposite Anthony Hopkins in King Lear and lead Park Chan-wook’s television adaptation of The Little Drummer Girl. Fighting with My Family, Midsommar and her Oscar-nominated Amy March in Little Women expanded that range. As Yelena Belova, she appears in Black Widow, Hawkeye, Thunderbolts* and Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Her other work includes The Wonder, Jean Tatlock in Oppenheimer, Princess Irulan in Dune: Part Two and the chef Almut in We Live in Time. She also voices characters in Puss in Boots: The Last Wish and The Boy and the Heron. Her producing work includes A Good Person and executive producing East of Eden, in which she plays Cathy Ames. Dune: Part Three and Avengers: Doomsday remain forthcoming projects as of this review.

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ConnectionAndrew GarfieldCo-star in We Live in Time.

ConnectionZoe KazanWriter and co-showrunner of East of Eden.

ConnectionBrendan JohnstonTrainer interviewed about her Thunderbolts preparation.

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This Is Going to HurtAdam Kay

Named as her recent read in a dated interview.

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The GirlsEmma Cline

Read and liked The Girls.

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The Silence of the LambsThomas Harris

Called this her favourite book in a dated Radio Times interview.

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Immunity — Jon Hopkins · Southern Sun — Boy & Bear · Remember — Ólafur Arnalds

Named in a dated Tatler interview.

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Flossie Rose

Vogue describes her adolescent YouTube singing and guitar accompaniment.

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Ratatouille

Named among her favourite meals in a Vogue food video.

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Garlicky crostini

Demonstrated a toast recipe with garlic, feta and toppings for Vogue.

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Heavy and light lifting sessions

Trainer Brendan Johnston described strength preparation for Thunderbolts.

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Stunt and fight training

Marvel’s production notes include Pugh among the cast who trained for Black Widow.

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Half English breakfast

Reported off-duty breakfast; present routine unestablished.

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Lip PotionChantecaille

Makeup artist Naoko Scintu applied Lip Potion for BAFTA event preparation; this records event use.

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Le ParfumMax Mara

Personal use; Max Mara campaign interview.

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Billie

Vanity Fair identifies her beloved rescue dog.

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