Anya-Josephine Marie Taylor-Joyย (/หรฆnjษ/; born 16 April 1996) is an American actress and voice 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, herย breakthrough came with a leading role in the horror filmย The Witchย (2015). Her career progressed with roles in the horror filmย Splitย (2016) and its sequelย Glassย (2019), the black comedy filmย Thoroughbredsย (2017), and playingย Emma Woodhouseย in the period dramaย Emmaย (2020).ย
Taylor-Joy featured in the television crime drama seriesย Peaky Blindersย (2019โ2022) and earned international recognition for playingย Beth Harmonย in the period drama miniseriesย The Queen's Gambitย (2020), winning aย Golden Globe Awardย and aย SAG Award, in addition to a nomination for aย Primetime Emmy Award. She then starred in the horror filmย Last Night in Sohoย (2021), the action filmsย The Northmanย (2022) andย The Gorgeย (2025), and the black comedyย The Menuย (2022). She also voicedย Princess Peachย in the animated filmย The Super Mario Bros. Movieย (2023). She starred asย Imperator Furiosaย in the apocalyptic filmย Furiosa: A Mad Max Sagaย (2024).
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