Florence Pugh

Florence Pugh Biography

Florence Pugh (born 3 January 1996) is an English actress.

Early life

Pugh was born and raised in Oxfordshire. She lived in Andalusia, Spain for part of her childhood. Her father, Clinton Pugh, is a restaurateur, and her mother, Deborah, is a dancer. Pugh has three siblings, including actor and musician Toby Sebastian. Her early education was briefly at Wychwood School (2007-2009), then at St. Edward's School, Oxford.

Career

Pugh's debut performance was in the mystery drama The Falling (2014). For her role as a precocious teenager in the film, she was nominated for Best British Newcomer at the 2014 BFI London Film Festival. She was also nominated for Best Young British/Irish performer at The London Film Critics' Circle Awards.

In 2015, she got her first lead role in the TV pilot for Studio City, with Eric Mccormack. Next, she played the lead in William Oldroyd's feature film Lady Macbeth (2016). She starred in the ITV drama Marcella and in The Commuter with Liam Neeson. In October 2016, she was announced as a "Star of Tomorrow" by Screen International. In December 2016, she was selected by an international jury for the 2016 BAFTA Breakthrough Brit Award. Also in December 2016, she won The Evening Standard Breakthrough of The Year Award for Lady Macbeth. In February 2017, she won The Dublin Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress at The Dublin International Film Festival.

In January 2017, it was announced that she will play the lead role in Fighting with My Family, a film written and directed by Stephen Merchant and based on the life of professional wrestler Paige.

Filmography

Film

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2014	The Falling	Abbie Mortimer
2017	Lady Macbeth	Katherine Lester	Evening Standard British Film Award for Breakthrough of the Year Dublin Film Critics' Circle Award for Best Actress
2018	The Commuter		Post-production
	Fighting with My Family	Saraya "Paige" Bevis	Post-production
	Outlaw King	Elizabeth de Burgh	Filming

Television

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2015	Studio City	Cat	Television film
2016	Marcella	Cara Thomas	3 episodes

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