Anya Taylor-Joy

American actress and model

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Born:April 16, 1996

Age:30

Zodiac Sign:Aries

Height:1.73 m (5′8″)

Born in:Miami, United States

Residence:London, United Kingdom

Languages:Spanish, English

Television Actor Voice Actor Executive Producer Model Film Actor Actor

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Famous For

Notable Work

The Queen's GambitFuriosa: A Mad Max SagaThe WitchEmma

Movies & TV

Peaky BlindersDune: Part TwoThe Queen's GambitSplitFuriosa: A Mad Max Saga

Awards

Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film (2021)Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Movie/Miniseries Actress (2021)Actor Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie (2021)Trophée Chopard (2015)

Anya Taylor-Joy

American actress and model

Biography

Anya-Josephine Marie Taylor-Joy (; born 16 April 1996) is an actress. Born in Miami, she grew up in Buenos Aires and London. She began pursuing an acting career at the age of 16. After a series of small television roles, her breakthrough came with a leading role in the horror film The Witch (2015). She had 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). Taylor-Joy also played Emma Woodhouse in the period drama Emma (2020). She gained wide recognition for playing Beth Harmon in the period drama miniseries The Queen's Gambit (2020), receiving the Golden Globe and SAG Award for Best Actress, and a nomination for the Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress. Then she starred in the horror film Last Night in Soho (2021), the action films The Northman (2022) and The Gorge (2025), the black comedy The Menu (2022); and the apocalyptic film Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024) as Imperator Furiosa. She voiced Princess Peach in the animated films The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) and The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026).

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Quotes

“I don't really feel like I belong anywhere, which makes me belong everywhere.”

“It is kind of bizarre, but at the same time, I feel like anyone that gets into movies didn't fit into the real world, and so we made our own world.”

“I have always believed in magic. I used to run into the woods as a little kid looking for witches. But I'm not superstitious, because I m not afraid of it. I see it as something really beautiful, and I wouldn't want to live in a world without magic.”

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Photos

Anya Taylor-Joy, actor and Executive Producer, at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) for the movie Sacrifice.

Anya Taylor-Joy, actress and executive producer, at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) for the movie Sacrifice.

Anya Taylor-Joy, actor and Executive Producer, at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) for the movie Sacrifice.

Anya Taylor-Joy leaving the Furiosa press conference at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival.

Anya Taylor-Joy speaking at the 2018 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Glass", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if used elsewhere.

Anya Taylor-Joy, actor and Executive Producer, at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) for the movie Sacrifice.

Anya Taylor-Joy speaking at the 2018 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Glass", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if used elsewhere.