Anya Taylor-Joy Wiki/Biography
The birth of Anya Taylor-Joy took place on 16 April 1996 in Miami, Florida, United States. She was named after her birth mother Anya Taylor-Joy. American-Argentine-British is her nationality. The ethnicity she is of is mixed. She is of English-Spanish-Argentine descent. Aries is her zodiac astrological sign.
She was born as the eldest child of a Scottish-Argentine father and an English-Spanish mother. Her father was an international banker, while her mother was an interior designer. There are five siblings.
Following her birth, the family moved from Buenos Aires and when she was six her family moved to London where she completed her education at the Hill House International Junior School. In the following years, she attended Queen’s Gate School in London.
Name | Anya Taylor-Joy |
Full Name | Anya Josephine Marie Taylor-Joy |
Net Worth | $3 Million |
Date of Birth | April 16, 1996 |
Birth Place | Miami, Florida, United States |
Age | 26 Years old |
Height | 5’8” |
Weight | 58 kg (approx) |
Nationality | American-British-Argentine |
Religion | Catholic |
Home Town | Miami, Florida |
Currently, Live In | Miami |
Debut | TV Series: Endeavour (2014) Music Video: Red Lips (2015) Film: The Witch (2015) |
Profession | Actress and Model |
School/High School | Northlands School, Miami, Florida, United States Queen’s Gate School, London, England |
College/University | – |
Education Qualification | High School |
Taylor has also taken dance classes, where she learned ballet. Taylor also plays the electric guitar and the ukulele. She started modeling at the age of 16 when she was scouted by Harrods Department Store by an agent from Storm Model Management.
She is active on social media and has a massive fan base. Since the year 2020, she was the spokesperson for brands such as Tiffany and Co. And Viktor and Rolf. She received her education at Northlands School in Miami and then moved to London when she was just six.
She continued her studies through Hill house. Hill House and was enrolled in the Queen’s Gate School, but subsequently left at age 14. Then, she relocated to New York and was spotted by the four percent of a talent management agency called Storm management at just at 16.
Physical Appearance
Anya is attractive in her physical appearance. She is 5 feet 8 inches tall. The weight of her body is about 58 kilograms. Her hair color is brown, and she has stunning brown eyes. She has a wonderful personality. Her skin tone is fair. Anya Taylor-Joy is gorgeous intelligent, talented and clever. Anya is a charming face with a beautiful smile. She dresses in a trendy fashion.
Family and relationships
Anya Taylor-Joy, the American model is the daughter of Dennis Alan Taylor, a former banker, who was an awardee of the MBE as well as the OBE while her mother, Jennifer Marina Joy, is a psychologist.
Her birthplace was Miami since her parents were on tour in the early years of her life and, as a result, she gained her American citizenship. Since her father is from Argentina she was of English as well as Scottish heritage. Anya Taylor-Joy was the youngest among Six siblings.
He was the daughter of an Argentine-British mother and an Argentine-born British father. She was the daughter of the English diplomat’s father David Joy and her mother was a Spanish woman born in Barcelona and was raised in Zambia. She is the eldest of six siblings. Four of them were siblings from her father’s previous marriage.
Anya Taylor-Joy’s marital status married. Her husband’s surname is Malcolm McCrae. She was engaged to photographer Ben Seed, and Irish actor Eoin Macken. The couple has not publicly admitted to their relationship, and it’s not known whether they were ever in a relationship or not.
Anya Taylor Joy Career
in 2014 Anya Taylor Joy made her debut as an actor in the horror comedy film “Vampire Academy”. In the same year, she made her first TV appearance on an episode of the drama series about detectives called “Endeavour”. Anya Taylor Joy came to the spotlight in 2015 which she played the leading part in the horror film “The Witch,” where she played the character of Thomasin.
In the year 2016, Anya Taylor Joy took a part in the science film “Morgan” a horror-fiction film “Morgan” and unfortunately it received mixed reviews. It was also a failure on the screen.
In 2016 she played the character in the role of Charlotte Baughman, Barack Obama’s girlfriend in the drama “Barry’. The year after, in 2017 saw Anya received even more fame in the world of the film thanks to her performance in the horror thriller film “Split”. The year 2019 was another big year for Anya as she debuted five seasons of the show ‘Peaky Blinders’. She introduced the character of Gina Gray and gained a lot of attention.
In the year 2020, Anya Taylor appeared as Emma Woodhouse in a comedy-drama movie titled “Emma,” which is an adaptation of Jane Austen’s novel 1815 with the same title. Then, Anya Taylor Joy also starred in the Netflix miniseries “The Queen’s Gambit” where she received high praise for her portrayal.
In 2021, Taylor’s performance in “Emma” as well as “The Queen’s Gambit’ garnered her additional nominations for awards. Anya Taylor Joy found herself in the 100 Next lists of “emerging leaders” according to Time magazine 2021.
In addition, Anya Taylor Joy also was featured in music videos in 2015. Anya was featured as a Skrillex performer in the Remix tracks ‘Red Lips’. Then in the year 2019, she was featured in the Hozier music video for his track “Dinner & Diatribes”.
NetWorth
Anya Taylor-Joy, also referred to by the name of Anya Josephine Marie Taylor Joy is an American model and actress. In 2022, her net worth was $7 million. She is primarily employed in the American TV and film industries. Her first job was as a model but gradually began to enter the entertainment business.
She is famous for her work in Netflix’s popular series The Queen’s Gambit. Aside from that she has appeared in several cult Hollywood films such as Split, Glass, thoroughbreds, and more. Her role in The Queen’s Gambit was highly loved and the show was the largest miniseries available on Netflix.
