Anya Taylor-Joy

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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...

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SacrificeMovie • 2026Dune: Part ThreeMovie • 2026Peaky BlindersSeries • 2013Dune: Part TwoMovie • 2024The Super Mario Galaxy MovieMovie • 2026The Super Mario Bros. MovieMovie • 2023EndeavourSeries • 2013The GorgeMovie • 2025Furiosa: A Mad Max SagaMovie • 2024LuckySeries • 2026The Queen's GambitSeries • 2020SplitMovie • 2017AtlantisSeries • 2013The MenuMovie • 2022The WitchMovie • 2016The NorthmanMovie • 2022The Dark Crystal: Age of ResistanceSeries • 2019GlassMovie • 2019The New MutantsMovie • 2020Last Night in SohoMovie • 2021Emma.Movie • 2020MarrowboneMovie • 2017The MiniaturistSeries • 2017AmsterdamMovie • 2022