Anya Taylor-Joy

Anya Taylor-Joy
Taylor-Joy at the 2018 San Diego Comic-Con
Born Anya-Josephine Taylor-Joy
(1996-04-16) 16 April 1996
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Nationality
  • British
  • Argentine
  • American
Education Northlands School
Occupation Actress
Years active 2014–present

Anya-Josephine Taylor-Joy (born 16 April 1996)[1] is an American-born British-Argentinian actress.[2] She is best known for her roles as Thomasin in the period horror film The Witch (2015), as Casey Cooke in the horror-thriller film Split (2016), and as Lily in the black comedy thriller film Thoroughbreds (2018). Her well known roles in horror films have given her the label of a scream queen.

Taylor-Joy has been the recipient of the Cannes Film Festival's Trophée Chopard and was nominated for the BAFTA Rising Star Award.

Early life

Taylor-Joy was born in Miami, Florida, the youngest of six children.[3] Her mother worked in photography and interior design and is English-Spanish.[4][5] Her father, a former international banker, is Scottish-Argentine.[4][5][6][7][8] Taylor-Joy moved to Argentina as an infant and only spoke Spanish before moving to London at age six. She attended the preparatory school Hill House in Kensington before attending the Northlands School in Argentina.[9] She is a former ballet dancer.[3][10] At the age of 16, she was scouted as a model while walking outside Harrods Department Store by Sarah Doukas of Storm Model Management. It was through her work as a model that she met and signed with an acting agent.[11][12]

Career

Taylor-Joy rose to prominence with the role of Thomasin in Robert Eggers' period horror film The Witch. The film premiered at Sundance Film Festival in 2015, but had a wide release in 2016.

In 2016, Taylor-Joy starred in the sci-fi–horror film, Morgan, directed by Luke Scott.[13] The film was released on 2 September 2016.[14] She starred in Vikram Gandhi's film Barry, which focused on a young Barack Obama in 1981 New York City. Taylor-Joy played one of Obama's close friends.[15]

She headlined the horror–thriller film Split in 2017, written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan, playing Casey Cooke, a girl abducted by a mysterious man with split personalities.[16] In 2019, she will reprise her role as Casey Cooke in the film Glass.[17]

Taylor-Joy is also attached to star in Nosferatu, a remake of the film of the same name, to be directed by Eggers in her second collaboration with him.[18] She will also star in The Sea Change.[19]

Taylor-Joy was the lead actress in the music video for Skrillex's remix of GTA's song Red Lips.[20] She was nominated for the 2017 BAFTA Rising Star Award.[21]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Vampire Academy Feeder Girl Deleted scene[22]
2015 The Witch Thomasin
2016 Morgan Morgan
Barry Charlotte Baughman
2017 Split Casey Cooke
Marrowbone Allie
Thoroughbreds Lily Reynolds
2018 Crossmaglen Ana Short film
2019 Glass Casey Cooke Post-production
The New Mutants Illyana Rasputin / Magik
Radioactive Irene Curie
Here Are the Young Men Jen
Playmobil: The Movie Marla

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2014EndeavourPhilippa Collins-DavidsonEpisode: "Nocturne"
2014Viking QuestManiTelevision film
2015AtlantisCassandraRecurring role; 5 episodes
2017The MiniaturistPetronella "Nella" BrandtMain role; 3 episodes
2019Peaky BlindersTBATBA

Awards and nominations

Year Work Association Category Result Refs
2016 The Witch Gotham Independent Film Awards Breakthrough Actor Won [23]
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Best Youth Performance Nominated
San Diego Film Critics Society Breakthrough Artist Nominated
Austin Film Critics Association Breakthrough Artist Award Nominated
Phoenix Film Critics Society Best Youth Performance Nominated
Fright Meter Awards Best Actress in a Leading Role Won
Golden Shmoes Breakthrough Performance of the Year 2nd place
BloodGuts UK Horror Awards Breakthrough Artist Award Nominated [24]
2017 Empire Best Female Newcomer Won
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films Best Performance by a Younger Actor Nominated [25]
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Actress Won [26]
Online Film & Television Association Best Breakthrough Performance - Female Nominated
Seattle Film Critics Awards Best Youth Performance Won
Herself British Academy of Film and Television Arts BAFTA Rising Star Award Nominated
London Critics Circle Young British/Irish Performer of the Year Nominated
Central Ohio Film Critics Association Breakthrough Film Artist Nominated
Cannes Film Festival Trophée Chopard Won
2018 Split BloodGuts UK Horror Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated [27]

References

  1. ↑ Anya Taylor-Joy [@anyataylorjoy] (16 April 2016). "ITS MAH BIRTHDAYYYYY" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ↑ Lawson, Richard (10 January 2015). "Here's Everything You Actually Need to Know About Sundance 2015". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  3. 1 2 Ford, Rebecca (18 February 2016). "'The Witch' Breakout Anya Taylor-Joy Goes From Ballet to Studio Thrillers". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  4. 1 2 Delphine Chui (19 January 2017). "Why you need to get to know up-and-coming actress Anya Taylor Joy". Marie Claire. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  5. 1 2 Samuel Fishwick (19 January 2017). "Anya Taylor-Joy: meet the actress on the cusp of Hollywood superstardom". Evening Standard. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  6. ↑ "Anya Taylor-Joy on IMDB". 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  7. ↑ John Ortved (8 June 2015). "Anya Taylor-Joy - Interview". Interview. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  8. ↑ Chloe Mac Donnell (10 February 2017). "Anya Taylor-Joy: BAFTA Nominated And This Year's Girl". InStyle UK. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  9. ↑ Family friend
  10. ↑ Jodi Guglielmi (22 February 2016). "The Witch's Anya Taylor-Joy Casts a Spell: 5 Things to Know About the Rising Star". People. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  11. ↑ "anya taylor-joy thought legendary model scout was stalking her". I-d.vice.com. 28 March 2016.
  12. ↑ "The Witch star Anya Taylor-Joy thought a model scout was a STALKER". Dailymail.co.uk.
  13. ↑ Borys Kit (10 March 2015). "Kate Mara to Star in Ridley Scott-Produced Sci-Fi Thriller 'Morgan' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  14. ↑ Oliver Getell (24 May 2016). "First look at Kate Mara in Luke Scott's sci-fi thriller Morgan". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  15. ↑ Borys Kit (1 March 2016). "Young Barack Obama Film Casts Devon Terrell, 'The Witch' Star Anya Taylor-Joy (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter.
  16. ↑ Hannah Ewens. "Anya Taylor-Joy Is the New Star of Horror". Vice Media. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  17. ↑ "M. Night Shyamalan on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  18. ↑ Kroll, Justin (14 August 2017). "'Split' Star Anya Taylor-Joy Reteams With 'Witch' Director on 'Nosferatu' Remake (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.com.
  19. ↑ "Berlin: Anya Taylor-Joy Circling 'The Sea Change'". Hollywoodreporter.com.
  20. ↑ GTA - Red Lips feat. Sam Bruno (Skrillex Remix) [Official Video]. YouTube. 5 March 2016.
  21. ↑ "Baftas 2017: Tom Holland, Ruth Negga, and Anya Taylor-Joy amongst nominees for Rising Star award". The Independent.
  22. ↑ Michael Gingold (18 February 2016). "Q&A: Actress Anya Taylor-Joy Casts a Spell in "THE WITCH"". Fangoria. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  23. ↑ Gordon Cox (20 October 2016). "Gotham Awards Nominations: 'Manchester by the Sea' Leads With Four". Variety. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  24. ↑ "BloodGuts UK Horror". BloodGuts UK Horror. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  25. ↑ "The Academy of Science Fiction Fantasy and Horror Films". Saturnawards.org. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  26. ↑ "Never mind Oscar, here's the 2017 FANGORIA Chainsaw Awards Nominees Ballot!". FANGORIA®. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  27. ↑ "BloodGuts UK Horror Awards 2018 - The Stars". Bloods Guts. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
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