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💥Anya Josephine Marie Taylor-Joy. Born in 1996 in Miami, Florida, USA. Grew up in a family with 5 older brothers and sisters. Her father worked as a banker and powerboat racer, and her mother was a photographer. Studied at Hill House School. Works as an actress. Since 2022, she has been married to musician Malcolm McRae; the couple has no children

🏆Main awards🏆: Golden Globe (2021) [The Queen's Gambit], Critics’ Choice Television Awards (2021) [The Queen's Gambit], Gotham Awards (2016) [The Witch]

🎬Main projects🎬: "The Queen's Gambit" (2020), "The Witch" (2015), "Split" (2016), "Glass" (2019), "The Northman" (2022), "Furiosa" (2024)

⭐Interesting fact⭐: Anya loves playing games, especially Resident Evil and Silent Hill, and often draws inspiration from them when preparing for roles

Filmography

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Interesting facts

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    Full name is Anya Josephine Marie Taylor-Joy.

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    She studied ballet as a child.

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    Anya is bilingual; she speaks English and Spanish fluently.

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    She was cut from the final edit of her first acting role in the 2014 horror comedy Vampire Academy, and her role went uncredited.

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    Ani's mother is English of South African and Spanish descent, and her father is a Scottish Argentine.

Family & relationships

Malcolm MacRae husband
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