
Anya Taylor-Joy
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1996-04-16 (29 years old)
Place of Birth
Miami, Florida, USA
Anya Taylor-Joy
Biography
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).
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Known For
Acting
Sacrifice
as Joan
(2026)
Dune: Part Three
as Alia Atreides
(2025)
The Gorge
as Drasa
(2024)
Dune: Part Two
as Alia Atreides (uncredited)
(2024)
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
as Furiosa
(2024)
Nighthawk
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(2024)
(2023)
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
as Princess Peach (voice)
(2022)
The Menu
as Margot
(2022)
The Northman
as Olga of the Birch Forest
(2022)
Amsterdam
as Libby Voze
(2021)
Last Night in Soho
as Sandie
(2021)
Creating The Queen's Gambit
as Self - Beth Harmon
(2021)
Here Are the Young Men
as Jen
(2020)
The New Mutants
as Illyana Rasputin
(2020)
Emma.
as Emma Woodhouse
(2020)
Radioactive
as Irène Aged 18
(2020)
Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
as Cinderella
(2019)
Glass
as Casey Cooke
(2019)
Playmobil: The Movie
as Marla
(2019)
Love, Antosha
as Self
(2018)
Thoroughbreds
as Lily
(2018)
Crossmaglen
as Ana
(2017)
Split
as Casey Cooke
(2017)
Marrowbone
as Allie
(2017)
The Miniaturist
as Petronella 'Nella' Oortman
(2017)
The Making of 'Split'
as Self
(2016)
The Witch
as Thomasin
(2016)
Morgan
as Morgan
(2016)
Barry
as Charlotte Baughman
(2014)
Vampire Academy
as Feeder Girl
(2014)
Viking Quest
as Mani
Crew
Sacrifice
Executive Producer, Producer
(2021)
Last Night in Soho
Songs
(2017)
The Making of 'Split'
Assistant Dialogue Editor