Anya Taylor-Joy
Born: 1996-04-16 in Miami, Florida, USA
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2026
- The Super Mario Galaxy Movie as Princess Peach (voice)
- Dune: Part Three as Alia Atreides
2025
- The Gorge as Drasa
- Sacrifice as Joan
- Mad Max and the Genius of George Miller as Self
- It’s a Mad Max World as Self (archive) - actress
2024
- Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga as Furiosa
- Dune: Part Two as Alia Atreides (uncredited)
- Highway to Valhalla: In Pursuit of Furiosa as Self
- Nighthawk: Maison Margiela Artisanal 2024 as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2023
- The Super Mario Bros. Movie as Princess Peach (voice)
2022
- The Menu as Margot
- The Northman as Olga of the Birch Forest
- Amsterdam as Libby Voze
2021
- Last Night in Soho as Sandie
- Here Are the Young Men as Jen
- Creating The Queen's Gambit as Self - Beth Harmon
2020
- The Queen's Gambit as Beth Harmon
- The New Mutants as Illyana Rasputin
- Emma. as Emma Woodhouse
- Radioactive as Irène Aged 18
- Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas as Cinderella
- The Netflix Afterparty: The Best Shows of the Worst Year as Self
2019
- The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- Glass as Casey Cooke
- The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance as Brea (voice)
- Playmobil: The Movie as Marla
- Love, Antosha as Self
2018
- Crossmaglen as Ana
- Thoroughbreds as Lily
2017
- Split as Casey Cooke
- Marrowbone as Allie
- The Making of 'Split' as Self
- The Miniaturist as Petronella Brandt
- The Miniaturist as Petronella 'Nella' Oortman
2015
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
- Viking Quest as Mani
- Vampire Academy as Feeder Girl
2013
- Peaky Blinders as Gina Gray
- Endeavour as Philippa Collins-Davidson
- Atlantis as Cassandra
2009
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
2007
- The Graham Norton Show as Self
2002
- Sucré salé as Self
1988
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
1953
- The Oscars as Self - Presenter
1944
- Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee