Anya Taylor-Joy

Anya Taylor-Joy
Born (1996-04-16) April 16, 1996
Miami, Florida, U.S.[1]
Occupation
  • Actress
  • model
Years active 2014–present

Anya Taylor-Joy (born April 16, 1996[2]) is an American born Argentine-British[3] actress and model.

Life and career

Taylor-Joy was born in Miami, Florida, the youngest of six children.[4] Her mother is Spanish-English and her father is Scottish-Argentinian.[1][5] Taylor-Joy has since lived between Argentina and the United Kingdom. She is a former ballet dancer.[4]

Her major breakthrough was her leading performance as Thomasin in Robert Eggers' critically acclaimed horror film The Witch, alongside Ralph Ineson and Kate Dickie. Eggers won Best Director for the film at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival.

As of May 2015, she is working on her current film project Morgan, directed by Ridley Scott's son Luke Scott.

In February 2016, it was announced she would co-star in Vikram Gandhi's new film Barry, a film focused on a young Barack Obama in 1981 New York City. Taylor-Joy is set to play one of Obama's close friends.[6] In March 2016, it was reported that Taylor-Joy was being approached to star as Magik in an upcoming adaptation of the New Mutants comic book series, slated to be a part of the X-Men film franchise.[7][8]

She also was the lead actress in the music video for Skrillex remix of GTA's song "Red Lips."[9]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Endeavour Philippa Collins-Davidson Episode: "Nocturne"
2014 Viking Quest Mani TV movie
2015 Atlantis Cassandra 5 episodes

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Vampire Academy Feeder Girl Uncredited[10]
2015 The Witch Thomasin
2016 Huntsville TBA
2016 Morgan TBA
2017 Split TBA
2018 New Mutants Illyana Rasputin / Magik

References

  1. 1 2 "Anya Taylor-Joy on IMDB". 2015. Retrieved 2015-08-19.
  2. ↑ Anya Taylor-Joy (2016). "Anya Taylor-Joy on Twitter: "ITS MAH BIRTHDAYYYYY"". Retrieved 2016-04-16.
  3. ↑ Richard Lawson (2015). "Variety: Here's Everything you need to know about Sundance 2015". Retrieved 2015-08-20.
  4. 1 2 Rebecca Ford (2016). "'The Witch' Breakout Anya Taylor-Joy Goes From Ballet to Studio Thrillers". Retrieved 2016-02-19.
  5. ↑ "Printing - Anya Taylor-Joy - Interview Magazine".
  6. ↑ Borys Kit (1 March 2016). "Young Barack Obama Film Casts Devon Terrell, 'The Witch' Star Anya Taylor-Joy (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter.
  7. ↑ "‘New Mutants’: Maisie Williams and Anya Taylor-Joy Rumored for X-Men Spinoff". /Film.
  8. ↑ "EXCLUSIVE: Are these Josh Boone's first three 'New Mutants'?". Hitfix.com.
  9. ↑ GTA - Red Lips feat. Sam Bruno (Skrillex Remix) [Official Video]. 5 March 2016 – via YouTube.
  10. ↑ Gingold, Michael (February 18, 2016). "Q&A: Actress Anya Taylor-Joy Casts a Spell in “THE WITCH”". Fangoria. Retrieved May 1, 2016.

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