Anya Taylor-Joy

Actor

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

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Split

2017

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Peaky Blinders

2013

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The Super Mario Bros. Movie

2023

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Glass

2019

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Dune: Part Two

2024

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The Witch

2016

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The Menu

2022

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The Queen's Gambit

2020

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The Northman

2022

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Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

2024

Acting

2026 Sacrifice as Joan

2026 Dune: Part Three as Alia Atreides

2026 The Super Mario Galaxy Movie as Princess Peach (voice) In Library

2026 Lucky as Luciana 'Lucky' Armstrong (7 episodes)

2025 The Gorge as Drasa

2025 Mad Max and the Genius of George Miller as Self

2025 It’s a Mad Max World as Self (archive footage)

2025 Her Dior as Herself

2024 Dune: Part Two as Alia Atreides (uncredited)

2024 Highway to Valhalla: In Pursuit of Furiosa as Self

2024 Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga as Furiosa

2024 Nighthawk: Maison Margiela Artisanal 2024 as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2023 The Super Mario Bros. Movie as Princess Peach (voice)

2022 The Northman as Olga of the Birch Forest

2022 Amsterdam as Libby Voze

2022 The Menu as Margot

2021 Here Are the Young Men as Jen

2021 Last Night in Soho as Sandie

2021 Creating The Queen's Gambit as Self - Beth Harmon

2020 The New Mutants as Illyana Rasputin

2020 Radioactive as Irène Aged 18

2020 Emma. as Emma Woodhouse

2020 Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas as Cinderella

2020 The Netflix Afterparty: The Best Shows of the Worst Year as Self

2020 The Queen's Gambit as Beth Harmon (7 episodes)

2019 Glass as Casey Cooke

2019 Playmobil: The Movie as Marla

2019 Love, Antosha as Self

2019 The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance as Brea (voice) (10 episodes)

2019 The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self (2 episodes)

2018 Thoroughbreds as Lily

2018 Crossmaglen as Ana

2017 Split as Casey Cooke

2017 Marrowbone as Allie

2017 The Miniaturist as Petronella 'Nella' Oortman

2017 The Making of 'Split' as Self

2017 The Miniaturist as Petronella Brandt (2 episodes)

2016 The Witch as Thomasin

2016 Morgan as Morgan

2016 Barry as Charlotte Baughman

2015 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self (1 episode)

2015 The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self - Guest (1 episode)

2014 Viking Quest as Mani

2014 Vampire Academy as Feeder Girl

2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self - Guest (2 episodes)

2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self (1 episode)

2014 Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self (1 episode)

2013 Atlantis as Cassandra (5 episodes)

2013 Endeavour as Philippa Collins-Davidson (1 episode)

2013 Peaky Blinders as Gina Gray (11 episodes)

2010 Conan as Self - Guest (1 episode)

2009 Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest (1 episode)

2007 The Graham Norton Show as Self (2 episodes)

2002 Sucré salé as Self (1 episode)

1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest (1 episode)

1975 Saturday Night Live as Self - Host (1 episode)

1953 The Oscars as Self - Presenter (1 episode)

1944 Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee (2 episodes)

1944 Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter (1 episode)

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— Untitled Joni Mitchell Biopic as Joni Mitchell

— How to Kill Your Family as Grace Bernard (1 episode)

Production

2026 Sacrifice Executive Producer

2026 Lucky Executive Producer

— How to Kill Your Family Executive Producer

Sound

2021 Last Night in Soho Songs

2017 The Making of 'Split' Assistant Dialogue Editor