Anya Taylor-Joy is an American-born Argentinian-British actress, best known for playing Casey Cook in the psychological horror-thriller films Split (2016) and Glass (2019). In 2020, she became famous for her performance as Beth Harmon in the Netflix miniseries The Queen’s Gambit (2020). Critics liked the characters and storyline of the show and they really appreciated her acting.
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Wiki/Biography
Anya Taylor-Joy was born as Anya Josephine Marie Taylor-Joy on Tuesday, April 16, 1996 (age 25 years; as in 2021), in Miami, Florida. The family moved to Buenos Aires, Argentina when Anya was very young and they lived there until she was six years old. The family then moved to London, United Kingdom, but Anya did not approve of the move and decided not to learn English for two years; Hopefully his parents will consider moving back to Argentina. Before moving to London, Anya attended Northlands School in Argentina. After moving to London, she went to Hill House International Junior School in Chelsea and then went to Queen’s Gate School, South Kensington for higher education. At the age of 16, Anya left school and decided to pursue acting. After gaining recognition in modeling, Anya made her debut as an actress in 2014 in an episode of the spy drama series ‘Endeavour’.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 7″
Hair Colour: Blonde
Eye colour: black
Family and ethnicity
Anya Taylor-Joy is an American who is of Spanish and Scottish descent with her parents’ roots.
parents and siblings
Anya’s father’s name is Dennis Alan Taylor, who is an Argentinian of Scottish origin. He was an international banker who changed careers and became a professional racer in offshore powerboat racing. Anya’s mother’s name is Jennifer Marina Joy and she is a psychologist. His mother was born in Zambia to a family of English and Spanish descent. She is the youngest among six siblings.
Anya Taylor (right) with her parents and siblings
Anya Taylor-Joy with her mother Jennifer Marina Joy
Relationships and Boyfriend
Anya is in a relationship with Ben Seid. He is a photographer by profession.
Anya Taylor-Joy with her boyfriend Ben Seed
livelihood
movies
Anya started her film career with the horror film ‘The Witch’ in which she played the lead role of ‘Thomasin’ and was appreciated by critics for her performance in the film. The film premiered during the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, and was released in theaters in 2016. The same year, Anya Taylor starred in ‘Morgan’, a science fiction horror film which was directed by Luke Scott. Later, she starred in Vikram Gandhi’s drama film ‘Barry’, in which she played the role of Charlotte Bateman, one of Barack Obama’s close friends. The film was based on the life of a young Barack Obama in New York City in 1981. In 2017, Anya Taylor-Joy got the opportunity to play the lead role in M. Night Shyamalan’s horror thriller film ‘Split’. Subsequently, Anya also starred in the horror mystery film Marrowbone and the dark comedy thriller Thoroughbreds (2017). In 2019, Anya reprized her role of Casey Cook from the film ‘Split’ and she starred in the film ‘Glass’.
Anya has also appeared in several documentary films such as ‘Love, Antosha’ and played the role of Irene Curie in the biographical drama film Radioactive. In 2020, she played Emma Woodhouse in the comedy-drama film Emma, a film adaptation of Jane Austen’s novel ‘Emma’. She then starred in the film ‘Here Are the Young Men’ and she also starred as the fictional character ‘Magic’ in the superhero horror film ‘The New Mutants’. The film was released in August 2020, and is the final installment of the X-Men film series.
Anya Taylor-Joy in ‘The New Mutants’ poster
digital/OTT
Anya made her digital debut in the British television spy drama series Endeavour. She also appeared in several episodes of the fantasy adventure drama series Atlantis. In December 2017, Anya Taylor-Joy starred in the BBC One drama miniseries The Miniaturist. Anya also got a chance to play in the BBC One crime drama series Peaky Blinders and the Netflix fantasy drama series The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance in 2020. In 2020, Anya played the lead role of Beth Harmon, a chess genius, in the Netflix series. Miniseries, The Queen’s Gambit. The series and Anya’s performance in the series were critically acclaimed.
video music
Anya starred in the music video for the song ‘Red Lips’ by artists GTA and Sam Bruno. The song is a remix version of the original track, and the remix was done by American DJ Skrillex. She was also a part of the music video for Hozier’s song ‘Dinner and Diatribes’.
Awards/Honors
- In 2016, he won the Gotham Independent Film Award in the ‘Breakthrough Actor’ category for the film ‘The Witch’.
Anya Taylor-Joy wins Gotham Independent Film Award for ‘Breakthrough Actor’
- Won the Phoenix Film Critics Society Award in the ‘Breakthrough Performance’ category for the film ‘The Witch’ in 2016.
- Won the Fright Meter Award in the ‘Best Actress in a Leading Role’ category for the film ‘The Witch’ in 2016.
- In 2016, she won the New Mexico Film Critics Award in the ‘Best Young Actress’ category for the film ‘The Witch’.
- In 2017, she won the Empire Award in the ‘Best Female Newcomer’ category for the film ‘The Witch’.
Anya Taylor-Joy honored with Empire Award for ‘Best Female Newcomer’
- Won the Fangoria Chainsaw Award in the ‘Best Actress’ category for the film ‘The Witch’ in 2017.
- In 2017, he won the Seattle Film Critics Society Award for ‘Best Youth Performance’ for the film ‘The Witch’.
- Won the Cannes Film Festival Award in the ‘Trophe Chopard’ category in 2017 for the film ‘Herself’.
Anya Taylor-Joy (middle) receiving the Trophy Chopard with George MacKay (right) and Charlize Theron (left)
favorite things
- Singer: Rihanna, Beyonce
Facts/General Knowledge
- Anya’s father was an investment banker, but changed careers and became a professional powerboat racer. He won two Union Internationale Motonautique world championships.
- The Netflix series ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ is based on the novel of the same name by American novelist Walter Tevis. It became the most watched scripted series by Netflix in 2020. Responding to the news, Taylor-Joy said-
I get overwhelmed very easily. My brain can’t imagine more than 5,000 people, so 62 million families watched it, it’s something I can’t understand. When things become so successful, it’s no longer about you – it becomes about everyone else. I think I like that.”
- To understand and prepare herself for the character, Anya had to read novelist Walter Tevis’ novel ‘The Queen’s Gambit’. After reading the book he felt connected to the character of a chess player. Interestingly, Anya had never played chess in her life and former chess world champion Garry Kasparov and famous chess coach Bruce Pandolfini were invited as mentors to teach her chess.
The Queen’s Gambit by Walter Tevis
- While working for the film ‘Emma’, Anya filmed an unforgettable scene in which her character had a sudden nose bleed during a moment of extreme emotion and after Taylor-Joy’s right nose started bleeding, the crew first Was concerned. , However, he decided to continue with the shot and eventually, the film was released with this original shot.
- Anya Taylor-Joy has worked with several fashion brands, and is the brand ambassador of the ‘Flowerbomb’ collection launched by the Viktor & Rolf fragrance brand.
Anya Taylor-Joy is promoting Viktor & Rolf Fragrances’ ‘Flowerbomb’ collection
- According to Anya Taylor-Joy, she never took care of her skin; However, during the COVID-19 lockdown period, she started taking care of her skin. She’s a big fan of toner, and usually mixes it up herself. The most commonly used mixture by them is almond oil and rose water mixed together as both these ingredients are easily available. Anya’s self-care routine also includes taking long baths in a tub with oil and salt water. She’s a spiritual person, and getting in the bathtub and cleaning herself is therapeutic for her.
- During the first lockdown in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Anya was stuck in London, and to keep herself calm and relaxed, she would often go out for a morning walk. The longest walk he did during the lockdown period was about nine hours. To keep herself busy, Anya also spent the lockdown time by reading books.
- During an interview with Vanity Fair magazine, Anya talked about her love for perfumes and fragrances. Anya told the interviewer that she has very poor eyesight and because of this her sense of smell is very acute. She is obsessed with fragrances and many scents often remind her of her childhood.
- Anya Taylor-Joy has been a vegetarian since the age of eight. She also tries to follow a vegetarian diet. She also uses cruelty-free beauty products because she believes in making environmentally conscious choices as a consumer.
- When Anya decided to leave her school, she wrote a note to her parents informing them of her decision and her parents were thrilled with her decision. While talking about this incident during an interview, Anya said-
My youngest elder sister is seven years older than me so I told her, ‘Look, I am your youngest child, I have left school and now you have no obligation to stay here. Go out and travel the world! ‘Enjoy yourself and spend time together.’ I stayed at home with my sister in south-west London – and my parents were still travelling.
- In 2020, Anya Taylor-Joy became a part of English director Edgar Wright’s upcoming psychological horror film ‘Last Night in Soho’. In October 2020, she became part of the cast for Furiosa, a spin-off of Mad Max: Fury Road. Later, filmmaker Robert Eggers also cast him in his upcoming historical revenge film ‘The Northman’.
‘Last Night in Soho’ poster
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