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Anya Taylor-Joy
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Who is Anya Taylor-Joy?
Anya Taylor-Joy is an English-Argentine actress born in Florida in America but raised in Buenos Aires and again moved to London. She has been involved in the field of entertainment from 2014 to till date. She is a well-trained ballet dancer and also plays the ukulele. Anya first made into the modeling field when she was 16 years old and eventually got involved in the acting area. She made her debut in an acting role in the 2014 horror film ‘The Witch,’ and she rose in prominence from that movie. Anya is also the recipient of the Cannes Film Festival’s Trophée Chopard. She has also received other prestigious awards and nominations for her memorable acting roles in different films and series.
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Full Name | Anya Taylor-Joy |
Birth Date | 16 April 1996 |
Birth Place | Miami, Florida, USA |
Age | 24 years old |
Horoscope | Aries |
Height | 5 feet 6 inches (1.69m/169cm) |
Weight | 55 kg (121lbs) |
Body Measurement | 33-26-34 Inches |
Eyes | Hazel |
Hair | Blonde |
Net Worth | $1 million |
Bio
Anya Taylor-Joy was born to parents with six children being the youngest to born on 16 April 1996, in Miami, Florida, USA. Her father is a Scottish-Argentine international banker while her mother is a photographer and interior designer who belongs to English-Spanish. She is currently 24 years old with Aries sun sign.
Nationality and Physical Stats
Anya Taylor-Joy holds the nationality of three countries American, British, Argentine. As per ethnicity, she is of the white race. She is of Scottish and Argentine ancestry while her descent is English and Spanish. Besides this, she stands 5 feet 6 inches (1.69m/169cm) tall and weighs around 55 kg (121lbs). Madeline has a slim body type measuring 33-26-34 Inches, respectively. She has a pair of hazel colored eyes with blonde hair color.
Early Life/ Education
Anya Taylor-Joy completed her education from different places since she moved a lot with her family. She first attended Hill House in Kensington, which is a preparatory school. She then went to study at Northland School and finally at Queen’s Gate School in London.
Personal Life
Anya Taylor-Joy has not disclosed anything about her love life. She tends to keep them private life, but it was rumored that she is dating Ben Seed, which may or may not be valid. She identifies herself as a vegetarian.
Social
Anya Taylor-Joy is active in her social media account with a huge fan following. Her Instagram account and Twitter account (@anyataylorjor) have 1 million followers and 67.7 thousand followers, respectively. Likewise, her Facebook page has 32.4 thousand likes and 100.2 thousand followers.
Career
Film
Anya Taylor-Joy was first seen in the film called ‘Vampire Academy,’ but it became a deleted scene not shown in the movie. She then debuted in the film industry in the 2015 film ‘The Witch,’ where she played as Thomasin. The response she got from this movie helped her to build more confidence to do in other movies. IN 2016, she appeared in three films, ‘Morgan,’ ‘Barry,’ and ‘Split.’
Likewise, in 2017, she appeared as Allie in the horror film ‘Marrowbone’ and ‘Thoroughbred,’ which is a dark comedy thriller film as Lily. The next year, she did a short film ‘Crossmaglen.’ Similarly, in 2019, she got to be part of three different films. They were ‘Love, Antosha,’ a documentary, biographical drama ‘Playmobil: The Movie’ and Radioactive. In 2020, she featured as a titular role Emma Woodhouse in the comedy-drama film Emma. She also appeared in ‘Here Are the Young Men’ and in ‘The New Mutants.’ Her upcoming film projects are ‘Last Night in Soho’ and ‘The Northman.’
Television
Talking about Anya’s television career, she first appeared in an episode of the 2014 series named ‘Endeavour. The next year, she appeared in a television film ‘Atlantis. Likewise, in 2017, she appeared in ‘The Miniaturist’ in the three episodes as Petronella “Nella” Brandt. Similarly, in 2019 she played a role in a British crime drama TV series ‘Peaky Blinders’ as Gina Gray in six episodes. The same year, she voiced over to Bera’s character in fantasy web television series The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance. Recently, she appeared in ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ as Beth Harmon.
Achievements
Anya Taylor-Joy has received many nominations from her first film ‘The Witch,’ out of which she was able to win 3 of them, including the Gotham Independent Film Awards, Fright Meter Awards, and New Mexico Film Critics Award in 2016. Likewise, she also won the prestigious Cannes Film Festival Award for the category Trophée Chopard in 2017. The same year, she was honored with three other awards named Seattle Film Critics Society Award, Fangoria Chainsaw Awards, and Empire Awards.
Net Worth
Anya Taylor-Joy is one of the amazing and beautiful actresses in the film industry. She earns from her professional career of acting. As of 2020, her net worth is estimated to be $1 million.
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