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| Born | Anya-Josephine Marie Taylor-Joy 16 April 1996 Miami, Florida, U.S. |
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| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2013–present |
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| Awards | Full list |
Anya-Josephine Marie Taylor-Joy (/ˈænjə/;[1] born 16 April 1996) is an actress.[a] Born in Miami and raised in Buenos Aires and London, Taylor-Joy left school at the age of 16 to pursue an acting career. After a series of small television roles, her breakthrough came with a leading role in the horror film The Witch (2015), which earned her several accolades. She continued with 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).
For playing Emma Woodhouse in the period drama Emma (2020), Taylor-Joy received her first Golden Globe Award nomination. She then earned international recognition for playing Beth Harmon in the Netflix miniseries The Queen's Gambit (2020), winning a Golden Globe and SAG Award, and being nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award. She has since appeared in the horror film Last Night in Soho (2021), the action films The Northman (2022), Margot / Erin in the black comedy film The Menu (2022), Princess Peach in the animated film The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023), and Imperator Furiosa in the apocalyptic film Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024).
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- ^ Graham, Adam (8 March 2018). "'Thoroughbreds' star Anya Taylor-Joy's life a whirlwind". The Detroit News. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ "10 Things You Never Knew About 'The Queen's Gambit' Star Anya Taylor-Joy". BBC America. 5 February 2021. Archived from the original on 23 February 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
She holds triple American, Argentine, and British citizenship.
- ^ "La frase de Anya Taylor-Joy sobre la Argentina que volvió locos a sus fanáticos". La Nación (in Spanish). 8 September 2021. Archived from the original on 9 September 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.