Anya Taylor-Joy

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Anya Taylor-Joy
Taylor-Joy at the premiere of The Witch
at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival
Born (1996-04-16) 16 April 1996 (age 28)
Miami, Florida, United States
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
Years active2014–present

Anya Taylor-Joy (born 16 April 1996)[1] is an American-born Argentine-British[2] actress and model. She is a modern scream queen, having initially gained fame when she starred in the horror films The Witch, Morgan and Split.

Early life

Taylor-Joy was born in Miami, Florida, the youngest of six children.[3] Her mother is Spanish-English and her father is Scottish-Argentinian.[4][5] Taylor-Joy has since lived in Argentina and the United Kingdom. She is a former ballet dancer.[3]

Career

Her major breakthrough was her leading performance as Thomasin in Robert Eggers' critically acclaimed horror film The Witch, alongside Ralph Ineson and Kate Dickie.

In 2016, Taylor-Joy starred in the science fiction horror film Morgan, directed by Luke Scott, son of filmmaker Ridley Scott.[6] It was released on 2 September 2016.[7]

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.[8] 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.[9][10]

She also was the lead actress in the music video for Skrillex's remix of GTA's song Red Lips.[11]

Filmography

Film roles
Year Title Role Notes
2014 Vampire Academy Feeder Girl Uncredited[12]
2015 The Witch Thomasin Gotham Award for Breakthrough Actor
2016 Morgan Morgan
2016 Barry Charlotte
2016 Split Casey
2017 Thoroughbred TBA Post-production
2018 Marrowbone TBA Filming
Television roles
Year Title Role Notes
2014 Endeavour Philippa Collins-Davidson Episode: "Nocturne"
2014 Viking Quest Mani Television movie
2015 Atlantis Cassandra 5 episodes

References

  1. ^ @anyataylorjoy (April 16, 2016). "ITS MAH BIRTHDAYYYYY" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ Richard Lawson (2015). "Variety: Here's Everything you need to know about Sundance 2015". Retrieved 2015-08-20.
  3. ^ a b Rebecca Ford (2016). "'The Witch' Breakout Anya Taylor-Joy Goes From Ballet to Studio Thrillers". Retrieved 2016-02-19.
  4. ^ "Anya Taylor-Joy on IMDB". 2015. Retrieved 2015-08-19.
  5. ^ "Printing - Anya Taylor-Joy - Interview Magazine".
  6. ^ Kit, Borys (March 10, 2015). "Kate Mara to Star in Ridley Scott-Produced Sci-Fi Thriller 'Morgan' (Exclusive)". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
  7. ^ Getell, Oliver (May 24, 2016). "First look at Kate Mara in Luke Scott's sci-fi thriller Morgan". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
  8. ^ Borys Kit (1 March 2016). "Young Barack Obama Film Casts Devon Terrell, 'The Witch' Star Anya Taylor-Joy (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter.
  9. ^ "'New Mutants': Maisie Williams and Anya Taylor-Joy Rumored for X-Men Spinoff". /Film.
  10. ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Are these Josh Boone's first three 'New Mutants'?". Hitfix.com.
  11. ^ GTA - Red Lips feat. Sam Bruno (Skrillex Remix) [Official Video]. 5 March 2016 – via YouTube.
  12. ^ Gingold, Michael (February 18, 2016). "Q&A: Actress Anya Taylor-Joy Casts a Spell in "THE WITCH"". Fangoria. Retrieved May 1, 2016.

External links

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