Anya Taylor-Joy American Actress Born 1996 in Miami

Anya Taylor-Joy (16 April 1996, Miami) is an American actress. Audiences know her from Split (2016) and The New Mutants (2020).

Early life

She went on to study at Northlands School and Queen's Gate School.

Career

She appears in Atlantis (2013), the earliest title among her listed credits. Peaky Blinders (2013, as Gina Gray) and Glass (2019, as Casey Cooke) are among her 2010s credits. In the 2020s, she appeared in The Queen's Gambit (2020, as Beth Harmon) and Dune: Part Two (2024, as Alia Atreides).

She has 21 films and 4 TV series on record from 2013 to 2026. Action is the most frequent genre among her listed titles (6), followed by drama (5) and science fiction (4). Lucky (2026) is the newest entry in her credits. Of her three titles with worldwide box-office figures on record, Glass (2019) has the highest, at $244 million.

Sam Claflin appears in two of her listed titles, including Last Night in Soho (2021). Other co-stars who recur in her credits are Bruce Willis (two titles) and M. Night Shyamalan (two titles). M. Night Shyamalan directed two of her titles on record.

She has 12M followers on Instagram, as counted in April 2026. Work listed as notable includes Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, The Witch and Emma.

Recognition

Her awards include the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film (2021) for The Queen's Gambit. Her other honours include the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Movie/Miniseries Actress (2021) for The Queen's Gambit and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie (2021) for The Queen's Gambit. The nominations list includes the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy in 2023 for The Menu. The records list 4 awards won and one nomination for her.

Personal life

She has been married to Malcolm McRae since 2022.