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Anya TAYLOR-JOY

Birth name: Anya Josephine Marie Taylor-Joy
Date of birth: 1996-04-16
Hometown: Miami, FL, USA (birthplace)
Chronology:
(2002) She & her family moved from Argentina to London, England.
(2004) She began to learn English as her second language, despite that she has lived in London for two years.
(2012) She dropped out of high school in order to pursue her acting career.
(2016) She won a Gotham Independent Film Award for her performance as Thomasin in The Witch.
(2016) She won a Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for her performance as Thomasin in The Witch.
(2017) She won a Chainsaw Award for her performance as Thomasin in The Witch.
(2017) She won a Chopard Trophy for the category of Female Revelation at the Cannes Film Festival.
(2017) She won an Empire Award for her performance as Thomasin in The Witch.
(2021) She won a Critics Choice Award for her performance as Beth Harmon in The Queen’s Gambit.
(2021) She won a Golden Globe for her performance as Beth Harmon in The Queen’s Gambit.
(2021) She won a Screen Actors Guild Award for her performance as Beth Harmon in The Queen’s Gambit.
(2022-04-01) She married musician Malcolm McRae.
Height: 173 cm
Weight: 55 kg
Bust-Waist-Hip: 84-66-86 cm
Favorites:
Actor: Eddie Redmayne
Actress: Audrey Hepburn
Book: Peter Pan
Color: Green
Food: Empanadas, pan de provolone, and churros with dulce de leche.
Movie Genres: Classic Hollywood & Gothic Fairytales.
Movies: Big Fish, Funny Face, Pan’s Labyrinth, & The Shining (1980).
She is a big Disney fan.
TV series: Gilmore Girls
Hobbies:
Photography
Reading books
Traveling
Trying different cuisines.
Visiting art galleries.
Skills & Abilities:
Classically trained ballet dancing
Fluent in French, Spanish, and a little bit of Arabic.
She is able to play the ukulele and the guitar.
Trained in swordsmanship.
Web Diary / Blog:
Non-anime roles:
Alia Atreides in "Dune: Part Two" (uncredited)
Allie in "Marrowbone"
Ana in "Crossmaglen"
Beth Harmon in "The Queen's Gambit"
Brea in "The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance"
Casey Cooke in "Glass"
Casey Cooke in "Split"
Cassandra in "Atlantis"
Charlotte in "Barry"
Emma Woodhouse in "Emma."
Feeder Girl in "Vampire Academy"
Furiosa in "Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga"
Gina Gray in "Peaky Blinders"
Illyana Rasputin in "The New Mutants"
Irène Aged 18 in "Radioactive"
Jen in "Here Are the Young Men"
Libby Voze in "Amsterdam"
Lily in "Thoroughbreds"
Mani in "Viking Quest"
Margot in "The Menu"
Marla Brenner in "Playmobil: The Movie"
Morgan in "Morgan"
Olga of the Birch Forest in "The Northman"
Petronella Brandt in "The Miniaturist"
Philippa Collins-Davidson in "Endeavour"
Sandie in "Last Night in Soho"
Thomasin in "The Witch"
Wife in "Hozier: Dinner & Diatribes"
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Cast in:
(English version)
(The) Super Mario Bros. Movie (U.S. movie) as Princess Peach
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