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  • BIRTH 16/04/1996
  • Country United States
  • SHOWS 17
  • MOVIES 26

Anya Taylor-Joy

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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 the age of 16 to pursue an acting career. After a series of small television roles, her breakthrough came with a leading role in the horror film The Witch (2015). She continued with roles in the horror film Split (2016) and its sequel Glass (2019), the black comedy film Thoroughbreds (2017), and the television crime drama series Peaky Blinders (2019–2022).

For playing Emma Woodhouse in the period drama Emma (2020), Taylor-Joy received her first Golden Globe Award nomination. She earned international recognition for playing Beth Harmon in the Netflix period drama miniseries The Queen's Gambit (2020), winning a Golden Globe and SAG Award and being nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award. She then appeared in the horror film Last Night in Soho (2021), the action film The Northman (2022), and the black comedy film 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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Anya Taylor-Joy

Shows (17)

The Queen's Gambit
The Queen's Gambit
Beth Harmon
Peaky Blinders
Peaky Blinders
Gina Gray
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
Brea (voice)
Lucky (2025)
Lucky (2025)
Lucky
Atlantis (2013)
Atlantis (2013)
Cassandra
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
The Academy Awards
The Academy Awards
Self - Presenter
Endeavour
Endeavour
Philippa Collins-Davidson
The Miniaturist
The Miniaturist
Petronella Brandt
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show
Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
Variety: Actors on Actors
Variety: Actors on Actors
Self

Movies (26)

The Gorge
The Gorge
Drasa
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Furiosa
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Princess Peach (voice)
Split
Split
Casey Cooke
The Menu
The Menu
Margot
Glass
Glass
Casey Cooke
The Witch
The Witch
Thomasin
Dune: Part Three
Dune: Part Three
Alia Atreides
The Northman
The Northman
Olga of the Birch Forest
The New Mutants
The New Mutants
Illyana Rasputin
Last Night in Soho
Last Night in Soho
Sandie
Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Libby Voze
El secreto de Marrowbone
El secreto de Marrowbone
Allie
Emma.
Emma.
Emma Woodhouse
Radioactive
Radioactive
Irène Aged 18
Playmobil: The Movie
Playmobil: The Movie
Marla
Morgan
Morgan
Morgan
Creating The Queen's Gambit
Creating The Queen's Gambit
Self - Beth Harmon
Viking Quest
Viking Quest
Mani
Thoroughbreds
Thoroughbreds
Lily
Barry
Barry
Charlotte Baughman
Here Are the Young Men
Here Are the Young Men
Jen
Nighthawk
Nighthawk
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Love, Antosha
Love, Antosha
Self
Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for…
Cinderella
The Miniaturist
The Miniaturist
Petronella 'Nella' Oortman