Acting
Anya Taylor-Joy
EN, RU, FR, ES cinema · 42 credits
Born
16 April 1996 (age 30)
Birthplace
Miami, Florida, USA
Also known as Anya-Josephine Marie Taylor-Joy
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.
Known for
Filmography
Untitled Joni Mitchell Biopic
as Joni Mitchell
She comes for revenge
She comes for revenge
as Melissa (voice)
Sacrifice
as Joan, Executive Producer
Dune: Part Three
as Alia Atreides
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
as Princess Peach (voice)
The Gorge
as Drasa
It’s a Mad Max World
as Self (archive footage)
Her Dior
as Self
Dune: Part Two
as Alia Atreides (uncredited)
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
as Furiosa
Nighthawk: Maison Margiela Artisanal 2024
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
as Princess Peach (voice)
The Northman
as Olga of the Birch Forest
Amsterdam
as Libby Voze
The Menu
as Margot
Last Night in Soho
as Sandie, Songs
Creating The Queen's Gambit
as Self - Beth Harmon
The New Mutants
as Illyana Rasputin
Radioactive
as Irène Aged 18
Emma.
as Emma Woodhouse
Glass
as Casey Cooke
Playmobil: The Movie
as Marla
Love, Antosha
as Self
Thoroughbreds
as Lily
Crossmaglen
as Ana
Split
as Casey Cooke
Marrowbone
as Allie
The Miniaturist
as Petronella 'Nella' Oortman
The Making of 'Split'
as Self, Assistant Dialogue Editor
The Witch
as Thomasin
Morgan
as Morgan
Barry
as Charlotte Baughman
Viking Quest
as Mani
Vampire Academy
as Feeder Girl