Anya Taylor-Joy

Born: 1996-04-16

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).

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Known For

The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Sacrifice
Dune: Part Two
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
The Gorge
Dune: Part Three
The Menu
The New Mutants
The Northman

Top Movie Credits

The Super Mario Bros. Movie Princess Peach (voice)
Sacrifice Executive Producer
Dune: Part Two Alia Atreides (uncredited)
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Princess Peach (voice)
Dune: Part Three Alia Atreides
The Menu Margot
The New Mutants Illyana Rasputin
The Northman Olga of the Birch Forest