Is Florence Pugh actually Russian?

‘” Florence Pugh was terrified of what people would think of her as Yelena Belova in Black Widow. And she’s English in real life, so she had to develop a Russian accent for the role, which only added another level of nerves. But its safe to say that none of that mattered because fans adored her in the film.

Why does Yelena have a Russian accent but Natasha doesn t?

Natasha and Yelena were both spies, and were both trained to have no Russian accent at all. Natasha speaks with an American accent naturally because she’s always around people with American accent and are like family to her — the Avengers.

Does Scarlett Johansson know Russian?

Johansson learned some Russian from a former teacher on the phone for her role as Black Widow in The Avengers (2012), another entry from the MCU.

What is Florence Pugh real accent?

Florence Pugh speaks Received Pronunciation, an accent which originated in the South Midlands in the corridor between Oxford and Cambridge. This accent – though no longer geographically limited to one area* – is so accociated with Oxford that it is sometimes called ‘Oxford English’.