Line #8 Creator/FlorencePugh


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8	->''"When I look for roles, I am looking for incredibly powerful women."''
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10	Florence Pugh (born 3 January 1996 in Oxford) is an English actress.
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12	She made her professional acting debut in the mystery film ''The Falling'' and had [[StarMakingRole her breakthrough]] with a leading role in the independent drama ''Film/LadyMacbeth''. Her performance as an unhappily married woman in the latter won her the British Independent Film Award for Best Actress.
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14	She's also known for works such as ''The Little Drummer Girl'' and ''Film/OutlawKing''. Pugh had a big year in 2019, playing lead roles in the ProfessionalWrestling {{Biopic}} ''Film/FightingWithMyFamily'', the horror film ''Film/{{Midsommar}}'', and Creator/GretaGerwig's adaptation of ''Film/{{Little Women\|2019}}'' (for which she received her first [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAward Oscar]] nomination). In 2021, she joined the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse in ''Film/{{Black Widow\|2021}}'', playing [[ComicBook/BlackWidow Natasha Romanoff]]'s successor [[Characters/MCUYelenaBelova Yelena Belova]].
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16	Her siblings, Arabella Gibbins, Toby Sebastian, and Rafaela Pugh, are also actors.
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18	!!Filmography
19	!!!'''Film'''
20	* ''Film/LadyMacbeth'' (2016) as Katherine Lester
21	* ''Film/{{Malevolent\|2018}}'' (2018) as Angela Sayers
22	* ''Film/OutlawKing'' (2018) as Elizabeth de Burgh
23	* ''Film/TheCommuter'' (2018) as Gwen
24	* ''Film/FightingWithMyFamily'' (2019) as [[Wrestling/{{Paige}} Saraya-Jade Bevis / Britani Knight / Paige]]
25	* ''Film/{{Midsommar}}'' (2019) as Dani
26	* ''Film/{{Little Women\|2019}}'' (2019) as Amy March
27	* Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse (2021 — present) as [[Characters/MCUYelenaBelova Yelena Belova]]:
28	** ''Film/{{Black Widow\|2021}}'' (2021)
29	** ''[[Series/Hawkeye2021 Hawkeye]]'' (2021)
30	** ''Thunderbolts'' (2024)
31	* ''Film/TheWonder'' (2022) as Elizabeth Wright
32	* ''Film/DontWorryDarling'' (2022) as Alice
33	* ''WesternAnimation/PussInBootsTheLastWish'' (2022) as Goldilocks (voice)
34	* ''Film/{{Oppenheimer}}'' (2023) as Jean Tatlock
35	* ''Anime/TheBoyAndTheHeron'' (2023) as Kiriko (voice; English dub)
36	* ''Film/DunePartTwo'' (2024) as Princess Irulan
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38	!!!'''Television'''
39	* ''Series/{{Marcella}}'' (2016) as Cara Thomas
40	* ''Theatre/KingLear'' (2018) as Cordelia
41	* ''Series/TheLittleDrummerGirl'' (2018) as Charmian "Charlie" Ross
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43	!!Tropes
44	* AwesomeDearBoy: She was ecstatic to appear nude in ''Film/LadyMacbeth'' because it allowed her to let go of her body image insecurities.
45	--> "I loved the fact she was naked all the time. At that point in my life, I had been made to feel shit about what I looked like and that film was perfect. There was no room for me to feel insecure."
46	* ContraltoOfStrength: She has a deep voice and gets to kick plenty of butt as a Black Widow.
47	* DyeHard: She's naturally blonde but had to dye her hair brown in both ''Film/LadyMacbeth'' and ''Film/OutlawKing'', and [[RavenHairIvorySkin jet]] [[Wrestling/{{Paige}} black]] in ''Film/FightingWithMyFamily''. Not to mention going pink for her small part in ''Film/TheCommuter''. And for the film ''A Good Person'', she went brunette again and cut it off on-screen.
48	* DyeingForYourArt: Although she had pro wrestler Wrestling/TessaBlanchard as a TalentDouble in ''Film/FightingWithMyFamily'', she did learn how to wrestle in preparation for the role.
49	* EnforcedMethodActing: She had less time to rehearse for ''Little Women'' than her co-stars because she was still busy with ''Midsommar''. She has said that this helped with how Amy is supposed to be the odd sister out.
50	* FakeAmerican: She seems to play this more than her own nationality these days, such as ''{{Film/Midsommar}}'', ''Film/LittleWomen2019'', ''Film/DontWorryDarling'', ''A Good Person'' etc.
51	* FakeRussian: When playing Yelena, she masks her natural British accent by affecting a Russian one.
52	* InelegantBlubbering: Her signature acting choice is [[https://www.thecherrypicks.com/stories/still-not-over-it-florence-pughs-frown/ an enormous frown usually followed by this trope]].
53	* MsFanservice: She has no qualms about showing off her beauty in films like ''Film/LadyMacbeth'' and ''Film/{{Oppenheimer}}''.
54	* PeriodPiece: Has a habit of appearing in such films, namely: ''Film/LadyMacbeth'' (VictorianLondon), ''Film/OutlawKing'' (TheHighMiddleAges), ''Series/TheLittleDrummerGirl'' (TheSeventies) and ''Literature/LittleWomen'' (UsefulNotes/TheAmericanCivilWar).
55	* PlayingAgainstType:
56	** ''Film/FightingWithMyFamily'' is remarkably different from her usual roles in costume dramas, playing a goth pro wrestler.
57	** ''Film/{{Midsommar}}'' is a horror film where she plays a meek abuse victim who [[spoiler: ends up condemning her boyfriend to ritual sacrifice]].
58	* StarMakingRole: In her home country, ''Film/LadyMacbeth'' is her breakout role. In the US, it was a streak of releases that followed with ''Film/OutlawKing'', ''Film/FightingWithMyFamily'', ''Film/{{Midsommar}}'' and ''Literature/LittleWomen'' that got her noticed. Once ''Film/{{Black Widow\|2021}}'' was released, her popularity blew up even more.
59	* ThrowItIn: Amy's infamous monologue about how marriage is an economic process in ''Little Women'' was only thought up on set that day. Creator/MerylStreep felt that audiences needed to understand a woman's powerlessness in that era.
60	* VocalDissonance: Her deep voice contrasts with her round, youthful face. The former is due to tracheomalacia.
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