Anya Taylor-Joy

About

Anya Taylor-Joy is a talented actress born on April 16, 1996, in Miami, Florida. She is the youngest of six children, with her mother being African-Spanish-English and her father Scottish-Argentinian. Taylor-Joy spent her early years in Argentina before moving to London at the age of six. She was a former ballet dancer and began her career in modeling before transitioning to acting. Her breakthrough role came with the critically acclaimed horror film The Witch in 2015. Taylor-Joy's career has flourished with roles in Split (2016), Thoroughbreds (2017), and Glass (2019). She gained international recognition for her portrayal of Beth Harmon in The Queen's Gambit (2020), earning a Golden Globe Award. Other notable performances include Emma (2020), Last Night in Soho (2021), and The Menu (2022). She has also voiced Princess Peach in The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) and will star as Imperator Furiosa in Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024). Taylor-Joy married Malcolm McRae in 2022.