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Anya Taylor-Joy Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

Quick Facts

Born:
1996-04-16

Birthplace:
Miami, Florida, USA

Credits:
62 Total Roles

Anya Taylor-Joy

Acting

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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).

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Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2026 Dune: Part Three MOVIE Alia Atreides
2026 Sacrifice MOVIE Joan
2026 Lucky TV Luciana 'Lucky' Armstrong
2026 The Super Mario Galaxy Movie MOVIE Princess Peach (voice)
2025 Mad Max and the Genius of George Miller MOVIE Self
2025 It’s a Mad Max World MOVIE Self (archive footage)
2025 Her Dior MOVIE Herself
2025 The Gorge MOVIE Drasa
2024 Nighthawk: Maison Margiela Artisanal 2024 MOVIE Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2024 Highway to Valhalla: In Pursuit of Furiosa MOVIE Self

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