Anya Taylor-Joy

Personal Info

Birthday

April 16, 1996

(29 years old)

Place of Birth

Miami, Florida, USA

Also Known As

安雅·泰勒-乔伊

安雅‧泰勒-喬伊

アニャ・テイラー＝ジョイ

アニャ・テイラー・ジョイ

Anya Josephine Marie Taylor-Joy

Anya Taylor-Joy

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.