Anya Taylor-Joy
Acting • Born 1996-04-16
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
61 credits
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Movie • 2023
Princess Peach (voice)
Viking Quest
Movie • 2014
Mani
The Witch
Movie • 2016
Thomasin
The Gorge
Movie • 2025
Drasa
Dune: Part Two
Movie • 2024
Alia Atreides (uncredited)
Sacrifice
Movie • 2026
Joan
Morgan
Movie • 2016
Morgan
Thoroughbreds
Movie • 2018
Lily
Barry
Movie • 2016
Charlotte Baughman
Split
Movie • 2017
Casey Cooke
Marrowbone
Movie • 2017
Allie
Highway to Valhalla: In Pursuit of Furiosa
Movie • 2024
Self
The New Mutants
Movie • 2020
Illyana Rasputin
Glass
Movie • 2019
Casey Cooke
Crossmaglen
Movie • 2018
Ana
The Miniaturist
Movie • 2017
Petronella 'Nella' Oortman
Radioactive
Movie • 2020
Irène Aged 18
Here Are the Young Men
Movie • 2021
Jen
Playmobil: The Movie
Movie • 2019
Marla
Emma.
Movie • 2020
Emma Woodhouse
Last Night in Soho
Movie • 2021
Sandie
Love, Antosha
Movie • 2019
Self
The Northman
Movie • 2022
Olga of the Birch Forest
The Making of 'Split'
Movie • 2017
Self
Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
Movie • 2020
Cinderella
Creating The Queen's Gambit
Movie • 2021
Self - Beth Harmon
Amsterdam
Movie • 2022
Libby Voze
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Movie • 2024
Furiosa
The Menu
Movie • 2022
Margot
Nighthawk: Maison Margiela Artisanal 2024
Movie • 2024
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Vampire Academy
Movie • 2014
Feeder Girl
Dune: Part Three
Movie • 2026
Alia Atreides
Dinner and Diatribes
Movie
The Netflix Afterparty: The Best Shows of the Worst Year
Movie • 2020
Self
Untitled Joni Mitchell Biopic
Movie
Joni Mitchell
Mad Max and the Genius of George Miller
Movie • 2025
Self
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
Movie • 2026
Princess Peach (voice)
It’s a Mad Max World
Movie • 2025
Self (archive footage)
Her Dior
Movie • 2025
Herself
The Graham Norton Show
TV • 2007
Self
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Host
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self - Guest
Atlantis
TV • 2013
Cassandra
Endeavour
TV • 2013
Philippa Collins-Davidson
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2014
Self
The Miniaturist
TV • 2017
Petronella Brandt
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
TV • 2019
Brea (voice)
The Queen's Gambit
TV • 2020
Beth Harmon
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self - Presenter
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV • 1988
Self - Guest
Peaky Blinders
TV • 2013
Gina Gray
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV • 2015
Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV • 2019
Self
Golden Globe Awards
TV • 1944
Self - Nominee
Sucré salé
TV • 2002
Self
How to Kill Your Family
TV
Grace Bernard
Lucky
TV • 2026
Luciana 'Lucky' Armstrong
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV • 2014
Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV • 2009
Self - Guest
Golden Globe Awards
TV • 1944
Self - Presenter
The Late Late Show with James Corden
TV • 2015
Self - Guest