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Anya Taylor-Joy

Acting
Known For

29 Years Old

Anya-Josephine Marie Taylor-Joy (/ˈænjə/; born 16 April 1996) is an actress. Born in Miami and raised in Buenos Aires and London, she left school at 16 to pursue an acting career. After several minor 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 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). She starred as Imperator Furiosa in the apocalyptic film Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024). Description above from the Wikipedia article Anya Taylor-Joy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Born

Miami, Florida, USA on 16th April 1996

All Credits

Late Night with Seth Meyers Image
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Image
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show Image
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show Image
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Image
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Image
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
LIVE with Kelly and Mark Image
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
The Graham Norton Show Image
The Graham Norton Show
Self
Peaky Blinders Image
Peaky Blinders
Gina Gray
Honest Trailers Image
Honest Trailers
Furiosa (archive footage)
Golden Globe Awards Image
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
Golden Globe Awards Image
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
Golden Globe Awards Image
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Winner
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Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
Saturday Night Live Image
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
The Gorge Image
The Gorge
Drasa
Endeavour Image
Endeavour
Philippa Collins-Davidson
The Queen's Gambit Image
The Queen's Gambit
Beth Harmon
The Oscars Image
The Oscars
Self - Presenter
Dune: Part Two Image
Dune: Part Two
Alia Atreides (uncredited)
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Image
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
Brea (voice)
The Super Mario Bros. Movie Image
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Princess Peach (voice)
Atlantis Image
Atlantis
Cassandra
Sucré salé Image
Sucré salé
Self
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga Image
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Furiosa
The Miniaturist Image
The Miniaturist
Petronella Brandt
Split Image
Split
Casey Cooke
The Menu Image
The Menu
Margot
Glass Image
Glass
Casey Cooke
The Witch Image
The Witch
Thomasin
The Northman Image
The Northman
Olga of the Birch Forest
The New Mutants Image
The New Mutants
Illyana Rasputin
Dune: Part Three Image
Dune: Part Three
Alia Atreides
Amsterdam Image
Amsterdam
Libby Voze
Last Night in Soho Image
Last Night in Soho
Sandie
Emma. Image
Emma.
Emma Woodhouse
Marrowbone Image
Marrowbone
Allie
No Image
How to Kill Your Family
Grace Bernard
Morgan Image
Morgan
Morgan
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Vampire Academy
Feeder Girl
Playmobil: The Movie Image
Playmobil: The Movie
Marla
Super Mario World Image
Super Mario World
Princess Peach (voice)
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Radioactive
Irène Aged 18
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Thoroughbreds
Lily
L'apocalypse selon Mad Max Image
L'apocalypse selon Mad Max
Self (archive footage)
Viking Quest Image
Viking Quest
Mani
No Image
Lucky
Lucky
Love, Antosha Image
Love, Antosha
Self
The Miniaturist Image
The Miniaturist
Petronella 'Nella' Oortman
Barry Image
Barry
Charlotte Baughman
Here Are the Young Men Image
Here Are the Young Men
Jen
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Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
Cinderella
Creating The Queen's Gambit Image
Creating The Queen's Gambit
Self - Beth Harmon
Highway to Valhalla: In Pursuit of Furiosa Image
Highway to Valhalla: In Pursuit of Furiosa
Self
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Sacrifice
Joan
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Nighthawk: Maison Margiela Artisanal 2024
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Making of 'Split' Image
The Making of 'Split'
Self
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Crossmaglen
Ana
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Dinner and Diatribes
Wife