- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- April 16, 1996
- Place of Birth
- Miami, Florida, USA
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 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…
Filmography
movieThe Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum
2027 · Seren
movieDune: Part Three
2026 · Alia Atreides
movieSacrifice
2026 · Joan, Executive Producer
tvLucky
2026 · Luciana 'Lucky' Armstrong, Executive Producer
movieThe Super Mario Galaxy Movie
2026 · Princess Peach (voice)
movieMad Max and the Genius of George Miller
2025 · Self
movieIt’s a Mad Max World
2025 · Self (archive footage)
movieHer Dior
2025 · Herself
movieThe Gorge
2025 · Drasa
movieNighthawk: Maison Margiela Artisanal 2024
2024 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieHighway to Valhalla: In Pursuit of Furiosa
2024 · Self
movieFuriosa: A Mad Max Saga
2024 · Furiosa
movieDune: Part Two
2024 · Alia Atreides (uncredited)
movieThe Super Mario Bros. Movie
2023 · Princess Peach (voice)
movieThe Menu
2022 · Margot
movieAmsterdam
2022 · Libby Voze
movieThe Northman
2022 · Olga of the Birch Forest
movieLast Night in Soho
2021 · Sandie, Songs
movieHere Are the Young Men
2021 · Jen
movieCreating The Queen's Gambit
2021 · Self - Beth Harmon
movieCinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
2020 · Cinderella
movieThe Netflix Afterparty: The Best Shows of the Worst Year
2020 · Self
tvThe Queen's Gambit
2020 · Beth Harmon
movieThe New Mutants
2020 · Illyana Rasputin
movieRadioactive
2020 · Irène Aged 18
movieEmma.
2020 · Emma Woodhouse
tvThe Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · Self
tvThe Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
2019 · Brea (voice)
movieLove, Antosha
2019 · Self
moviePlaymobil: The Movie
2019 · Marla
movieGlass
2019 · Casey Cooke
movieCrossmaglen
2018 · Ana
movieThoroughbreds
2018 · Lily
movieThe Miniaturist
2017 · Petronella 'Nella' Oortman
tvThe Miniaturist
2017 · Petronella Brandt
movieMarrowbone
2017 · Allie
movieThe Making of 'Split'
2017 · Self, Assistant Dialogue Editor
movieSplit
2017 · Casey Cooke
movieBarry
2016 · Charlotte Baughman
movieMorgan
2016 · Morgan
movieThe Witch
2016 · Thomasin
tvThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Self
tvThe Late Late Show with James Corden
2015 · Self - Guest
tvVariety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014 · Self
movieViking Quest
2014 · Mani
tvLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Self - Guest
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · Self
movieVampire Academy
2014 · Feeder Girl
tvAtlantis
2013 · Cassandra
tvPeaky Blinders
2013 · Gina Gray
tvEndeavour
2013 · Philippa Collins-Davidson
tvConan
2010 · Self - Guest
tvWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · Self - Guest
tvThe Graham Norton Show
2007 · Self
tvThe Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · Self
tvSucré salé
2002 · Self
tvLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · Self - Guest
tvSaturday Night Live
1975 · Self - Host
tvThe Oscars
1953 · Self - Presenter
tvGolden Globe Awards
1944 · Self - Nominee, Self - Presenter
Dinner and Diatribes
movieDinner and Diatribes
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movieUntitled Joni Mitchell Biopic
— · Joni Mitchell
She comes for revenge
movieShe comes for revenge
— · Melissa (voice)
movieLuck
— · herself
How to Kill Your Family
tvHow to Kill Your Family
— · Grace Bernard, Executive Producer