Anya Taylor-Joy
Anya Taylor-Joy | |
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Taylor-Joy in 2019 | |
| Born | Anya-Josephine Marie Taylor-Joy 16 April 1996 Miami, Florida, U.S. |
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| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Spouse |
Malcolm McRae (m. 2022) |
| Awards | Full list |
Anya-Josephine Marie Taylor-Joy (/ˈænjə/;[1] born 16 April 1996[2]) is an actress.[a] Born in Miami and raised in Buenos Aires and London, she left school at the age of 16, following which she pursued an acting career. After a series of small television roles, her breakthrough came with a leading role in the horror film The Witch (2015). Her career progressed with roles in the horror film Split (2016) and its sequel Glass (2019), the black comedy film Thoroughbreds (2017), and for playing Emma Woodhouse in the period drama Emma (2020).
Taylor-Joy featured in the television crime drama series Peaky Blinders (2019–2022), and earned international recognition for playing Beth Harmon in the period drama miniseries The Queen's Gambit (2020), winning a Golden Globe Award and a SAG Award, in addition to a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award. She then starred in the horror film Last Night in Soho (2021), the action films The Northman (2022) and The Gorge (2025), and the black comedy The Menu (2022). She also voiced Princess Peach in the animated film The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) and starred as Imperator Furiosa in the apocalyptic film Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024).
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- ^ Graham, Adam (8 March 2018). "'Thoroughbreds' star Anya Taylor-Joy's life a whirlwind". The Detroit News. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ "Anya Taylor-Joy: Facts & Related Content". Britannica. Accessed August 2025.
- ^ "10 Things You Never Knew About 'The Queen's Gambit' Star Anya Taylor-Joy". BBC America. 5 February 2021. Archived from the original on 23 February 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
She holds triple American, Argentine, and British citizenship.
- ^ "La frase de Anya Taylor-Joy sobre la Argentina que volvió locos a sus fanáticos". La Nación (in Spanish). 8 September 2021. Archived from the original on 9 September 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.