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Anya Taylor-Joy. Actress: The Queen's Gambit. Anya-Josephine Marie Taylor-Joy (born 16 April 1996) is a British-American actress. She is best known for her roles as Beth Harmon in The Queen's Gambit (2020), Thomasin in the period horror film The Witch (2015), as Casey Cooke in the horror-thriller Split (2016), and as Lily in the black comedy thriller Thoroughbreds (2017).
- Actress, Soundtrack
- April 16, 1996
- 4 min
1. The Gorge (I) Action, Horror, Romance | Post-production. Two very dangerous young people who, despite the corrupt and lethal world they operate in, find a soulmate in each other. Director: Scott Derrickson | Stars: Anya Taylor-Joy, Miles Teller, Sigourney Weaver, Samantha Coughlan.
5 days ago · The Queen's Gambit: Miniseries (2020)96%. #1. Critics Consensus: Its moves aren't always perfect, but between Anya Taylor-Joy's magnetic performance, incredibly realized period details, and emotionally intelligent writing, The Queen's Gambit is an absolute win. Starring: Anya Taylor-Joy, Marielle Heller, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Moses Ingram.
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- 10 'Last Night in Soho'
- 9 'Split'
- 8 'Emma'
- 7 'Thoroughbreds'
- 6 'The Menu'
- 5 'The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance'
- 4 'The Witch'
- 3 'The Northman'
- 2 'Peaky Blinders'
- 1 'The Queen's Gambit'
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 75%
From director Edgar Wright, Last Night in Soho is a psychological horror about Eloise Turner (Thomasin McKenzie), a young woman enrolled in fashion school with abilities to connect to the unseen. She begins having dreams and visions of the enigmatic '60s woman, Sandie (Anya Taylor-Joy), whose aspiration of becoming a singer splinter into something much darker and dangerous that begins following Eloise in her real life. This dizzying tale of nostalgic glitz and glamour contrasted with horrifyi...
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 78%
Starring James McAvoy in the role of a man with an exaggerated fictional version of Dissociative Identity Disorder, Splitfollows as one of his alters kidnaps three young girls who try to escape as they interact with his different alters, one of whom is a dangerous creature with superhuman abilities. Anya Taylor-Joy played the role of Casey Cooke, one of the kidnapped teenagers who have to escape. This film became one of the highest-grossing horror movies of the past decade. However, it receiv...
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 86%
Adapted from Jane Austen's novel of the same name, Emma stars Anya Taylor-Joy as the affluent and elegant Emma Woodhouse who entertains herself by playing matchmaker with those around her. The film follows as she befriends sweet Harriet, played by Pearl's Mia Goth, and she tries to set her up, and deals with feelings of her own. While this Regency-era period romantic comedy is very different from Anya Taylor-Joy's usual horror films, she is splendid in the role, playing the mischievous and cl...
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 87%
In this mid-budget black comedy thriller, upper-class high schooler Lily (Anya Taylor-Joy) is paid to hang out with her former childhood best friend Amanda (The House of the Dragon's Olivia Cooke), who cannot experience emotions. With Lily's stepfather constantly antagonizing her, they hatch a plan to get rid of him at any cost. Thoroughbreds was received well by critics who praised the writing of its nuanced and complex main female characters. Cooke and Taylor-Joy's lead chemistry becomes th...
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 88%
In The Menu Anya Taylor-Joy plays Margot, a young woman accompanying her date Tyler (Nicholas Hoult) to a high-end restaurant on a private island where they will be subjected to the Head Chef's Slowik's (Ralph Fiennes) cynical deadly games. Along with the rest of the wealthy patrons, Margot will have to fight to survive the meal. This dark comedy horror film featured an ensemble cast as the restaurant's varied rich patrons and dutiful employees, with Anya Taylor-Joy's Margot as the outsider w...
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 89%
From Netflix and The Jim Henson Company comes The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, an epic fantasy television series made as a prequel to the 1982 film The Dark Crystal. Set on the planet of Thra, it tells the story of three Gelflings – Rian, Brea, and Deet – as they uncover a secret about their rulers that puts their entire planet at risk. Anya Taylor-Joy voices Brea, the princess of one of the tribes on the planet of Thra. Like all other characters, Taylor-Joy's Brea is brought to life by i...
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 90%
The Witchis a stunning folk horror film set in the 1630s New England following a family of English settlers who are banished from their Puritan settlement over a religious conflict. As they live a reclusive life next to a forest evil forces from the woods begin to meddle in their family life, causing tension. Anya Taylor-Joy is Thomasin in one of A24's best horror films, masterfully playing the role of the eldest daughter who is caught in the middle of the sinister forces that threaten her fa...
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 90%
Based on the legend of King Amleth, the historical action thriller The Northmanfollows the Viking prince Amleth as he sets himself on a quest for rage and revenge. When his uncle kills his father and takes off with his mother, he escapes with his life and swears to avenge his family, making mystic allies and brutal enemies in his journey of vengeance. Anya Taylor-Joy plays Olga of the Birch Forest, a woman he meets on his journey with whom he develops a relationship with who has a cunning min...
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 93%
Peaky Blinders is a historical crime drama TV series that is centered around the titular crime gang operating in Birmingham, England in the direct aftermath of the First World War. Led by the ambition of their leader Tommy Shelby, played by Cillian Murphy, the blinders set their sights on expanding their domain and power in the city and beyond. The series ran for six seasons, and it was in the fifth when Anya Taylor-Joy joined the cast in one of the main roles as Gina Gray, the ambitious and...
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 96%
The Queen's Gambit, set in the mid-'50s and '60s, follows the chess prodigy Beth Harmon, played by Anya Taylor-Joy, as she navigates growing up and rising through the ranks of the chess world. As she hones her skills and rises in competitions, she faces struggles with her relationships and addiction, jeopardizing her games. While the actress was already known, this series was what truly catapulted her into stardom by playing the smart and alluring Beth in an outstanding role for her young age...
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Anya-Josephine Marie Taylor-Joy (/ ˈ æ n j ə /; born 16 April 1996) is an actress. [a] She has won several accolades , including a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award , in addition to nominations for a BAFTA Film Award and a Primetime Emmy Award .
The Queen's Gambit: Created by Scott Frank, Allan Scott. With Anya Taylor-Joy, Chloe Pirrie, Bill Camp, Marcin Dorocinski. Orphaned at the tender age of nine, prodigious introvert Beth Harmon discovers and masters the game of chess in 1960s USA.
