Anya Taylor-Joy was born on April 16, 1996, in Miami, Florida, United States, as the youngest of six siblings. Four of her siblings are from her father’s previous marriage. Her full name is Anya Josephine Marie Taylor-Joy. At the time of her birth, her family was vacationing in Miami, and shortly afterward they moved to Argentina, where she spent most of her childhood.

Her father, Dennis Taylor, is of Scottish-Argentine descent and was born in Argentina, while her mother, Jennifer Marina Joy-Morancho, is of Spanish-English heritage, born in Zambia to an English diplomat father and a Spanish mother from Barcelona. Her father worked as a banker and powerboat racer, and her mother was a psychologist. Anya Taylor-Joy lived in Buenos Aires until the age of six, after which her family relocated to London.

She attended Hill House International Junior School and Queen's Gate School, where she began performing in school theater productions. At the age of sixteen, she left school to pursue an acting career. She signed with Storm Model Management through Sarah Doukas, marking her entry into the entertainment industry. At the same age, she left her life in London behind and moved to New York.

Anya Taylor-Joy began her acting career in 2014 with a role in Vampire Academy. She subsequently appeared in notable films and television projects such as The Witch (2015), Split (2016), Marrowbone (2017), and Glass (2019), establishing herself as a rising talent in the industry.

In 2020, her portrayal of Beth Harmon in the Netflix series The Queen’s Gambit brought her international recognition. Her performance earned her numerous nominations, as well as a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award, solidifying her status as a leading actress of her generation.

Following the success of the series, she appeared in films including Emma. (2020), Last Night in Soho (2021), The Northman (2022), The Menu (2022), and Amsterdam (2022). At a young age, she achieved both critical acclaim and widespread fame. She also provided voice work for The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance and The Super Mario Bros. Movie. She later reunited with audiences through projects such as Furiosa, The Gorge, and Laughter in the Dark.

Anya Taylor-Joy married American musician and actor Malcolm McRae on April 1, 2022, in New Orleans.

Source: Biyografiler.com