Florence Pugh is an English actress who became known for her starring role as Katherine Lester in the British drama film Lady Macbeth, for which she won the British Independent Film Award for Best Actress, among other awards and nominations. She played Elizabeth de Burgh in the Netflix historical film Outlaw King in 2018. Her other acting credits include The Commuter, The Falling, King Lear, and The Little Drummer Girl.
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Florence Pugh Biography
Florence Pugh was born on January 3, 1996, in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK. She is currently 28 years old.
Birth Name | Florence Pugh |
Nickname | Flossie |
Date of Birth | January 03, 1996 |
Place of Birth | Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK |
Age | 28 years old |
Sun Sign | Capricorn |
Profession | Actress |
Nationality | British |
Ethnicity | English and Irish |
Residence | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Family and Education
Florence Pugh is the daughter of Clinton Pugh, a restaurateur in Oxford, and Deborah, a dancer and dance teacher. She has three siblings, her older brother Toby Sebastian, an actor and musician, and sisters Arabella Gibbins and Rafaela Pugh, both of whom are actors.
Florence attended various schools for her formal school education, including the Cokethorpe Junior School, Wychwood School in Oxford from 2007 to 2009, and St. Edward’s School in Oxford.
Florence Pugh Personal Life
Florence Pugh began dating actor and director Zach Braff in 2019. He directed her in the short film titled In The Time It Takes To Get There. They called it quits in 2022.
In 2022, she was allegedly linked to actor Will Poulter and was in a brief relationship with Charlie Gooch in 2023.
Physical Statistics
Height | Feet – 5 feet 4 inches Centimeters – 163 cm Meters – 1.63 m |
Weight | Kilograms – 53 kg Pounds – 117 lbs |
Body Build | Slim |
Eye Color | Green |
Hair Color | Blonde |
Sexuality | Straight |
Shoe Size | 8 (US) |
Dress Size | 6 (US) |
Distinctive Features | Attractive green eyes |
Acting Career
Film Debut
Florence Pugh got her start in the creative industry in the mystery drama film The Falling in 2014, in which she played the role of a precocious teenager opposite Maisie Williams. She was still in school when the film was released. Her performance in the film was described as “remarkable” and “teen-queen bearing with the vulnerability of one still unsure of her own body” by critics.
Television Debut
Florence made her television debut in 2016 when she landed the role of Cara Thomas in the ITV detective series Marcella. She appeared in three episodes of the series.
Singing Debut
Aside from being a successful actor, she is also a singer. She released her debut single titled Wooden Pages in 2009.
Significant Works
In 2015, she was cast in the independent British drama film Lady Macbeth, which was directed by William Oldroyd. The film was based on the short story Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District by Nikolai Leskov, in which she played the role of a young girl Katherine Lester who happens to marry a bitter man twice her age.
The film was a huge commercial success grossing around $4 million and won several awards. Her performance was highly praised by critics, describing “a major talent to watch”, and she won a handful of awards including the Dublin Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress and the British Independent Film Award for Best Actress, among others.
Florence Pugh Net Worth
As of 2024, Pugh’s net worth is estimated at around $8 million by the media. She lives in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK.
Florence Pugh Facts
She spent a part of her childhood in Andalusia, Spain.
As an aspiring singer and songwriter, Florence first uploaded covers of popular songs to her self-titled YouTube channel in 2013.
In 2015, she appeared in the TV movie Studio City alongside Heather Graham and Riley Smith.
In 2018, she received a nomination for the BAFTA EE Rising Star Award.
She appeared in a six-part miniseries adaptation of John le Carré’s spy novel, The Little Drummer Girl, which was released in 2018.
She enjoys collecting snails.
In 2023, she starred alongside Cillian Murphy in Christopher Nolan’s biographical film Oppenheimer, playing Communist Party USA member Jean Tatlock. The film was her highest-grossing ever release with a worldwide gross of over $948 million.
She stars opposite Andrew Garfield in John Crowley’s romance We Live in Time and took on the role of Princess Irulan in Dune: Part Two, a sequel to the 2021 science fiction film Dune. The film stars Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin, and Austin Butler.