Anya Taylor-Joy

Movie Actress

Birthday April 16, 1996

Birth Sign Aries

Birthplace Miami, FL

Age 27 years old

#1225 Most Popular

About

Actress and model who won critical acclaim for her breakout role as the young Puritan girl Tomasin in the 2016 period horror film The Witch. Following The Witch's success, she was cast in films like Luke Scott's Morgan and M. Night Shyamalan's Split. In 2018, she starred in Thoroughbreds and then went on to star in The Menu in 2022.

Before Fame

She was a ballet dancer growing up and landed modeling work in her teens. She made her film debut in the 2014 satirical horror film Vampire Academy.

Trivia

She played the lead in Skrillex's music video for his remix of GTA's "Red Lips." Her most notable role to date is perhaps her acclaimed performance as Beth Harmon in the award-winning miniseries The Queen's Gambit. She also voiced Peach in the highly anticipated animated film Super Mario Bros: The Movie.

Family Life

She is the youngest of six children born to a Spanish-English mother and Scottish-Argentine father. She began dating singer Malcolm McRae in 2021. They married in September 2023.

Associated With

She played the daughter of Ralph Ineson's character in The Witch.