Anya 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 Em
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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Born
Apr 16, 1996
Miami, Florida, USA
Known For
Acting
Movies
42 acting
3 crew
Popularity
10.4
Known For
Dune: Part Two
2024
as Alia Atreides (uncredited)
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
2026
as Princess Peach (voice)
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
2023
as Princess Peach (voice)
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
2024
as Furiosa
The Gorge
2025
as Drasa
Split
2017
as Casey Cooke
The Witch
2016
as Thomasin
The Menu
2022
as Margot
The Northman
2022
as Olga of the Birch Forest
The New Mutants
2020
as Illyana Rasputin
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