ACTOR · BORN 1996

Florence Pugh

Born

3 January 1996, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England UK

Known for

Oppenheimer (2023), Black Widow (2021), Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022), Dune: Part Two (2024)

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1. #001

   As a child, Florence Pugh suffered from tracheomalacia and had a tube inserted into her trachea to help her breathe. This gave her a distinctive, husky voice.

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2. #002

   Florence Pugh sings, writes her own songs, and plays guitar and piano.

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3. #003

   Florence Pugh could not attend the two weeks of rehearsals for Little Women (2019) because she was filming Midsommar (2019). She said the abrupt transition from Midsommar to Little Women was very therapeutic, and that it also helped create distance between her and the actor friends playing her sisters.

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4. #004

   Other actors, including her Little Women (2019) co-star Saoirse Ronan, were considered for the role of Yelena Belova in Black Widow (2021). After Florence Pugh received positive reviews for her performance in Fighting with My Family (2019), however, Marvel came back to her for the role.

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5. #005

   Florence Pugh has appeared in three films nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: Little Women (2019), Oppenheimer (2023) and Dune: Part Two (2024). Oppenheimer won the award in that category.

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6. #006

   Florence Pugh's audition for the role of Abigail in The Falling (2014) was her first professional audition.

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7. #007

   Florence Pugh is naturally blonde.

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8. #008

   Florence Pugh's biggest inspirations are Jodie Foster, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Scarlett Johansson, Meryl Streep, Dwayne Johnson, Emma Thompson, Natalie Portman, Saoirse Ronan and Keanu Reeves.

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9. #009

   Florence Pugh's surname is pronounced 'pew'.

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10. #010

    Florence Pugh grew up in Oxford and always knew she wanted to perform.

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11. #011

    Florence Pugh is the sister of Toby Sebastian.

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12. #012

    Florence Pugh is the sister of Arabella Gibbins, Toby Sebastian and Rafaela Pugh.

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13. #013

    Florence Pugh was considered for the role of Tigris Snow in The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (2023). The role went to Hunter Schafer instead.

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14. #014

    Zachary Levi was born Zachary Levi Pugh and, finding the surname 'Pugh' unusual, dropped it from his stage name and used his middle name instead. Florence Pugh is not related to Zachary; she rose to fame about ten years after he did and kept her birth name. Her brother Toby Sebastian, also an actor, likewise dropped the surname Pugh and, like Zachary, used his first and middle names as his stage name (though in reverse order).

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15. #015

    At the age of six, Florence Pugh played Mary in a school nativity play.

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16. #016

    Florence Pugh loves Branston Pickle.

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17. #017

    In 2023, Florence Pugh appeared in both Oppenheimer (2023), winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture, and The Boy and the Heron (2023), winner of the Best Animated Feature award.

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