Princess Irulan—daughter of Padishah Emperor Shaddam IV and protégé of the Bene Gesserit Reverend Mother Mohiam—is an elegant, regal young woman with a strategic mind and observant nature. Called upon for her opinion on handling a potential uprising on Arrakis, she does not shrink when offering her opinions, no matter how unpopular. Still, though her father is a master of chess, she is disturbed by an understanding that his true power comes from treating his people like pawns, knowing it only matters that, in the end, he wins.
Pugh recently commented on her excitement to join the “Dune” universe, “It was quite possibly the most thrilling welcome to a world I think I have ever experienced, and probably
ever will experience. I'd always wondered if they’d ever make those huge epics again, and then ‘Dune’
came out and it truly was an epic. Joining it has been huge, and being able to walk onto the sets and being
able to be a part of Denis Villeneuve’s imagination is quite an experience. If Denis told me I could be Spear
Carrier #3, I’d have said yes, just to experience the entire beast of this movie. Joining the cast as epic as
this is always something that you want to get involved with."
The award wining actress had this to say about her character, “Irulan is very brooding. She’s very quiet in the way that she watches the narrative unfold. At first glance, you could think that maybe she isn’t quite aware of what’s going on, but she’s always there, and she’s always calculating. Those are always characters that I am drawn to. There’s so much possibility with a character that’s watching. Denis kept on telling me that the role was quite small, but I don’t mind that because that's more of a challenge!”
“Irulan is the narrator in the books. She is all about the future, what’s going to happen next. She’s going to take over the empire, she’s been trained in that, and she’s Reverend Mother’s pet student…but she is the pet student who is souring and has taken all of the Reverend Mother's teachings in a different way. She’s definitely someone who knows she has importance, and that’s also bit scary. And she realizes she's part of Reverend Mother's plans and wants the exact same thing she wants.”
In 2022, Florence Pugh starred in the Netflix film The Wonder, based on Emma Donoghue's novel of the same name. The story is set in Ireland in the 1850s and follows an English nurse, Lib, played by Pugh, who is hired to investigate a young girl living under seemingly miraculous circumstances. Co-starring alongside Pugh are Ciarán Hinds, Toby Jones, and Tom Burke. Directed by Sebastián Lelio, The Wonder premiered on Netflix on November 16, 2022. Pugh also voiced the character of Goldilocks in the 2022 Universal animated film Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, which received an Academy Award nomination. Antonio Banderas and Salma Hayek lead the voice cast.
In addition to her role in "Don't Worry Darling," Florence Pugh also starred as Alice alongside Harry Styles, Gemma Chan, and Chris Pine in the psychological thriller film directed by Olivia Wilde. Produced by New Line Cinema and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, "Don't Worry Darling" had its world premiere at the 79th Venice International Film Festival in September 2022, before its theatrical release on September 23, 2022.
In 2021, Florence Pugh co-starred as Yelena Belova opposite Scarlett Johansson in Marvel's "Black Widow," directed by Cate Shortland and also featuring David Harbour and Rachel Weisz. Pugh later reprised the role of Yelena in the Disney+ series "Hawkeye," based on the Marvel superhero and starring Jeremy Renner and Hailee Steinfeld.
In December 2019, Florence Pugh received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Amy March in Greta Gerwig's film adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's classic novel Little Women. The coming-of-age story follows four sisters in Civil War-era Massachusetts who leave their family home. Pugh also earned nominations from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts and the Critics' Choice Movie Awards for her supporting role performance.
In July 2019, Pugh starred in the cult classic horror film "Midsommar," directed by Ari Aster and distributed by A24. For her acclaimed performance, she received Best Actress nominations at the Gotham Independent Film Awards and the Virtuoso Award at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Earlier that year, Pugh played the lead role in MGM and WWE Studios' "Fighting With My Family," a biopic about WWE wrestler Paige written and directed by Stephen Merchant. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.
In 2018, Pugh starred in AMC's miniseries "The Little Drummer Girl," based on John le Carré's bestselling novel and set in the 1970s. The six-part drama follows a young actress who is recruited by Israeli intelligence to infiltrate a Palestinian terrorist group. Under the direction of Park Chan-wook, Pugh acts alongside Alexander Skarsgård and Michael Shannon in this thriller exploring rising Middle Eastern tensions.
In director David McKenzie's historical drama "Outlaw King," which premiered on Netflix in November 2018, Rosamund Pugh played the female lead opposite Chris Pine and Aaron Taylor-Johnson. The film told the story of Robert the Bruce, who led Scotland to independence from England's domination during the First War of Scottish Independence in the 14th century.
Pugh first made her mark with her starring role as Katherine Lester in Roadside’s “Lady Macbeth.” Directed by William Oldroyd, the film followed Katherine, who has been sold into marriage, as she discovers an unstoppable desire within herself when she enters into an affair with a worker on her estate. The film was named one of 2017’s Top 10 Independent Films by the National Board of review and won Best British Independent Film at the 2017 British Independent Film Awards. Pugh won Best Actress at the 2017 British Independent Film Awards and received the Malone Souliers Award for Breakthrough of the Year at the 2017 Evening Standard British Film Awards for her performance.
Pugh has also been seen in a starring role in ITV’s critical-hit “Marcella,” an 8-part crime-thriller from the creators of the Scandinavian hit series “The Bridge,” the action film “The Commuter” opposite Liam Neeson, and as Cordelia opposite Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson in the BBC/Amazon television movie “King Lear.”
Pugh made her stunning debut in Carol Morley’s “The Falling” as Abigail, which earned her a Best Young Performer nomination at the London Critics’ Circle Film Awards.
Pugh recently portrayed Jean Tatlock in Christopher Nolan's Academy Award-, SAG-, BAFTA- and Golden Globe-nominated film "Oppenheimer." Released in theaters on July 21, 2023, the film adapts Kai Bird's Pulitzer Prize-winning biography "American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer." With its all-star cast including Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Robert Downey Jr., Matt Damon, and others, "Oppenheimer" has earned widespread critical acclaim and recognition as one of the best films of 2023.
Pugh is currently voicing the character Kiriko in Studio Ghibli's latest animated film, "The Boy and the Heron," which features an all-star English voice cast including Willem Dafoe, Christian Bale, and Robert Pattinson. Written and directed by Studio Ghibli co-founder Hayao Miyazaki, the film was released in the US on December 8, 2023.
After her breakout role as Yelena in Black Widow, Florence Pugh will soon begin production on Marvel Studios' Thunderbolts, also starring Harrison Ford, David Harbour, Sebastian Stan, Ayo Edebiri, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus.
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