The actress whose discovery is a Hollywood story: Who is Anya Taylor-Joy?

Her full name is Anya Josephine Marie Taylor-Joy, she was born on April 16, 1996 in Miami, Florida. Her father, Dennis Alan Taylor, was a banker and speedboat racer, and her mother, Jennifer Marina Joy, is a psychologist. Her mother is African-Spanish-English and her father is Scottish-Argentine. Taylor-Joy is the youngest of six siblings, four from her father's previous marriage.

Taylor-Joy lived with her family in Buenos Aires. She spoke only Spanish until the age of six and attended Northlands School before she moved to London. So she speaks both Spanish and English. She then attended the preparatory school Hill House International Junior School and Queen's Gate School in London. Taylor-Joy initially studied dance and until the age of 15 she also studied ballet.

At the age of fourteen she used her savings to move to New York and dropped out at 16 to pursue acting. Her dream of becoming an actress came when she was very young. At the age of 17, she was walking her dog in front of the Harrods store in London when she noticed a car following her. Annoyed, Taylor-Joy saw that her car was Sarah Doukas, the founder of Storm Management, and handed her her card. So she was offered a modeling job and signed on to Storm she. Thanks to her modeling job, she met an acting agency and her acting career started.

Taylor-Joy's first acting role as the backdrop "Feeder Girl" in the fantasy comedy-horror movie "Vampire Academy" (2014) was cut from her final cut and her role was discredited. She made her television debut as Philippa Collins-Davidson in an episode of the detective drama series "Endeavour." It was followed by a multi-episode arc in the fantasy-adventure drama series "Atlantis" (2015). That same year, she starred in "The Witch," a period horror movie directed by Robert Eggers. The film premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival to great acclaim. This role was his breakthrough. She won the Gotham Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Actress and the Empire Award for Best New Actress.

The following year, Taylor-Joy played the lead role in Luke Scott's science fiction horror film "Morgan" (2016). It received a lot of negative reviews and was a commercial failure. She then starred in the 1981 drama film "Barry," which focused on a young Barack Obama during her freshman year at Columbia University. The film premiered at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival.

That same year, Taylor-Joy's likeness was licensed from Storm Management to represent the character Valkyrie Cain on the tenth anniversary book cover of "Skulduggery Pleasant" and subsequently on the covers of books seven, eight, ninth, and fourteen in the series. And she was featured in the music video for the remix of Skrillex's GTA song "Red Lips".

In 2016, she co-starred with James McAvoy in M. Night Shyamalan's "Split". She played the role of Casey Cooke, a young girl kidnapped by a man with multiple personalities. The film, which started on a small budget and grossed a lot, was a commercial success. Her next film in the same year was Cory Finley's directorial debut, the black comedy thriller "Thoroughbreds"(2017). She took this role by sharing the lead roles with Olivia Cooke and Anton Yelchin. Taylor-Joy's role in the movie was Lily, a high school student who plots to kill her stepfather through a contract with a drug dealer. Her performance was described as "enchanting".

Her third film in 2017 was Sergio G. Sánchez's horror mystery "Marrowbone". Taylor-Joy was nominated for the BAFTA Rising Star Award and was awarded the Trophée Chopard at the Cannes Film Festival that year. In December 2017, she played Petronella Oortman in the BBC One period drama mini-series "The Miniaturist" based on Jessie Burton's novel of the same name.

Taylor-Joy reprized her role as Casey Cooke in the psychological superhero movie "Glass" (2019), the final installment in the Unbreakable movie trilogy with James McAvoy, Samuel L. Jackson and Sarah Paulson. The film was a commercial success, grossing $247 million worldwide. Later that year, she appeared in the documentary film "Love, Antosha" about the life and career of her late co-star Anton Yelchin and in the music video for Hozier's song "Dinner & Diatribes".

Her next two films were shot in 2019. Her debut was the animated musical adventure movie "Playmobil: The Movie". The second film was the biographical drama film "Radioactive". Both experienced commercial failures. She also voiced the character of Brea in the Netflix animated series "The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance". She also made her last role in 2019, playing the lead role of Gina Gray in the BBC One era crime drama series "Peaky Blinders".

In 2020, Taylor-Joy starred as Emma Woodhouse in Autumn de Wilde's directorial debut romantic comedy "Emma," based on Jane Austen's 1815 novel of the same name. Peter Travers of Rolling Stone, who reviewed the film, described Taylor-Joy as "dazzling". She was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for her performance in the movie she.

Additionally, Taylor-Joy played the role of Illyana Rasputin/Magik, a Russian mutant and sorceress, in the superhero horror movie "The New Mutants." Originally scheduled for release in April 2018, the movie suffered several delays and was released in 2020.

In the sequel to 2020, Taylor-Joy played Beth Harmon, an orphaned chess prodigy struggling to rise to the top of the chess world while battling drug and alcohol addiction in the Netflix mini-series "The Queen's Gambit." The series and its performance were highly appreciated by the critics. Taylor-Joy's role earned her a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Miniseries or Television Movie. Additionally, she won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress in a Miniseries or Television Movie. She was also nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actress in a Limited Series or Anthology Series or Movie.

Later in 2020, she starred in the drama film "Here Are the Young Men" directed by Eoin Macken and based on Rob Doyle's novel of the same name. In 2021, she appeared in Edgar Wright's psychological horror film "Last Night in Soho". She sang "Downtown" by Petula Clark in the film, and a music video of Taylor-Joy's rendition was also released. In the same year, she managed to enter Time magazine's 100 Next list.

In 2022, Taylor-Joy reunited with The Witch director Robert Eggers for her role opposite Alexander Skarsgård in the epic historical action thriller "The Northman." Based on the ancient Norse legend of Amleth, the film has been described as "a Viking revenge saga set in early-century Iceland". The film was released on April 22, 2022 and received positive reviews. Taylor-Joy later starred in David O. Russell's period comedy "Amsterdam," which proved to be a critical and commercial failure.

The following month, Mark Mylod's black comedy thriller "The Menu" was released, starring Taylor-Joy with Nicholas Hoult and Ralph Fiennes. The film received largely positive reviews. And her performance earned her a Golden Globe Award nomination. Taylor-Joy will next star in George Miller's "Furiosa," the action movie prequel to 2015's Mad Max: Fury Road. She will also voice the role of Princess Peach in the animated movie "The Super Mario Bros. Movie."

Private life

She is in love with musician Malcolm McRae. The couple quietly announced their marriage. Although she is primarily seen as having black hair, she is a natural blonde. Good at playing the electric guitar and ukulele, Taylor-Joy is also a trained ballerina. She is a triple national of the United States, United Kingdom, and Argentina. She was also recorded as the first Latino to win a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Limited Series.