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Anya Taylor-Joy

Apr 16, 1996 (29 years old) in Miami, Florida, USA

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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Honest Trailers
Furiosa (archive footage)
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Peaky Blinders
Gina Gray
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The Gorge
Drasa
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The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Princess Peach (voice)
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Dune: Part Two
Alia Atreides (uncredited)
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Endeavour
Philippa Collins-Davidson
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Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Furiosa
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The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
Brea (voice)
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The Queen's Gambit
Beth Harmon
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The Menu
Margot

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