Anya Taylor-Joy
Known For
Acting
Born
1996-04-16 in 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Anya Taylor-Joy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Most Known For
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest
Peaky Blinders
as Gina Gray
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self - Guest
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
Endeavour
as Philippa Collins-Davidson
Dune: Part Two
as Alia Atreides (uncredited)
The Gorge
as Drasa
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
as Princess Peach (voice)
The Queen's Gambit
as Beth Harmon
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
as Princess Peach (voice)
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self
The Oscars
as Self - Presenter