Florence Pugh born January 3 1996 is an English actress She made her acting debut in 2014 in the drama film The Falling Pugh gained recognition in 2016 for her leading role as a young bride in the independent drama Lady Macbeth winning a British Independent Film Award and drew praise for starring in the miniseries The Little Drummer Girl 2018 Pughs international breakthrough came in 2019 with her portrayals of professional wrestler Paige in the biographical sports film Fighting with My Family a despondent American woman in the horror film Midsommar and Amy March in the period drama Little Women For the last of these she received nominations for an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award Pugh was awarded the Trophée Chopard at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival She has played Yelena Belova in the Marvel Cinematic Universe beginning with Black Widow 2021 and Hawkeye 2021 She will reprise her role again in Thunderbolts 2024 In the following year she starred in the thriller Dont Worry Darling and drama The Wonder and voiced Goldilocks in the animated film Puss in Boots The Last Wish Pugh also portrayed Jean Tatlock in Christopher Nolans biographical film Oppenheimer 2023 and Princess Irulan in Denis Villeneuves scifi epic Dune Part Two 2024