Anya Taylor-Joy
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 16, 1996 (age 30)
- Birthplace
- Miami, Florida, USA
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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Anya Taylor-Joy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography
Dinner and Diatribes
Movie
Untitled Joni Mitchell Biopic
Movie · as Joni Mitchell
She comes for revenge
Movie · as Melissa (voice)
How to Kill Your Family
TV · as Grace Bernard · 1 ep
The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum
Movie · as Seren
Sacrifice
Movie · as Joan
Dune: Part Three
Movie · as Alia Atreides
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
Movie · as Princess Peach (voice)
Lucky
TV · as Luciana 'Lucky' Armstrong · 7 eps
The Gorge
Movie · as Drasa
Mad Max and the Genius of George Miller
Movie · as Self
It’s a Mad Max World
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Her Dior
Movie · as Self
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Movie · as Self
Dune: Part Two
Movie · as Alia Atreides (uncredited)
Highway to Valhalla: In Pursuit of Furiosa
Movie · as Self
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Movie · as Furiosa
Nighthawk: Maison Margiela Artisanal 2024
Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Movie · as Princess Peach (voice)
The Northman
Movie · as Olga of the Birch Forest
Amsterdam
Movie · as Libby Voze
The Menu
Movie · as Margot
Here Are the Young Men
Movie · as Jen
Last Night in Soho
Movie · as Sandie
Creating The Queen's Gambit
Movie · as Self - Beth Harmon
The New Mutants
Movie · as Illyana Rasputin
Radioactive
Movie · as Irène Aged 18
Emma.
Movie · as Emma Woodhouse
Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
Movie · as Cinderella
The Netflix Afterparty: The Best Shows of the Worst Year
Movie · as Self
The Queen's Gambit
TV · as Beth Harmon · 7 eps
Glass
Movie · as Casey Cooke
Playmobil: The Movie
Movie · as Marla
Love, Antosha
Movie · as Self
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
TV · as Brea (voice) · 10 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Thoroughbreds
Movie · as Lily
Crossmaglen
Movie · as Ana
Split
Movie · as Casey Cooke
Marrowbone
Movie · as Allie
The Miniaturist
Movie · as Petronella 'Nella' Oortman
The Making of 'Split'
Movie · as Self
The Miniaturist
TV · as Petronella Brandt · 2 eps
The Witch
Movie · as Thomasin
Morgan
Movie · as Morgan
Barry
Movie · as Charlotte Baughman
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Late Late Show with James Corden
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Viking Quest
Movie · as Mani
Vampire Academy
Movie · as Feeder Girl
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Atlantis
TV · as Cassandra · 5 eps
Endeavour
TV · as Philippa Collins-Davidson · 1 ep
Peaky Blinders
TV · as Gina Gray · 11 eps
Conan
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Graham Norton Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Sucré salé
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The View
TV · as Self · 1 ep
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep
The Oscars
TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep
Golden Globe Awards
TV · as Self - Nominee, Self - Presenter · 2 eps