Yelena belova has been many things, from a trained espionage agent to black widow, a lingerie model, entertainment entrepreneur, social activist, and an all-powerful super-adaptoid. But she has always … Yelena belova is a fictional character portrayed by florence pugh in the marvel cinematic universe (mcu) film franchise based on the marvel comics character of the same name.

She graduated from moscow state university with a degree in journalism. She wrote a thesis on the black american press. Becoming romanova's ally, yelena belova assumed the identity of the white widow and the two began plans to recruit other heroes to help the black widow fend off her adversaries.