Anya Taylor-Joy
Argentine-British model turned actress, Anya Taylor-Joy is best known for her role as the young Puritan girl Tomasin in the 2015 period horror film, The Witch. The movie earned her Gotham Independent Film Awards, Fright Meter Awards, and Empire awards.
She is also recognized for her performances in the movies and television series Morgan (2016), Barry (2016), Split (2017), Thoroughbreds (2017), and Marrowbone (2017). Taylor-Joy is quite ambitious and hardworking. As of 2018, she resides in Los Angeles, California.
Early Life and Ethincity
Anya Taylor Joy was born Anya Josephine Marie Taylor-Joy on April 16, 1996, in Miami, Florida, US. She is the youngest of six children of her parents.
Her mother is a photographer and interior designer and her father is a former international banker. Taylor Joy is American and belongs to mixed ethnicity (British-Spanish and Scottish-Argentinian).
Educational Details
She moved to Argentina along with her parents when she was an infant, and she only spoke Spanish. Later she moved to London with her family at that time she was just 6 years old.
Taylor Jou attended the preparatory school Hill House in Kensington. Then she joined the independent Queen's Gate School. She is also a trained ballet dancer.
Early Career
Anya Taylor Joy started her modeling career at the age of 16. She was first scouted by Sarah Doukas of Storm Model Management while she walked outside Harrods Department Store.
She modeled for several brands and walked the ramp for many fashion designers.
Won Four awards
After two years of modeling, Taylor Joy pursued her career in acting. She made her acting debut with Vampire Academy in 2014, but her role goes uncredited. After a year, she got a major role in a period supernatural horror film, The Witch. She played the role of Thomasin in the movie which earned her several nominations and awards.
Taylor Joy succeeded to win four awards for her performance in The Witch including, Gotham Independent Film Awards, Fright Meter Awards, Empire, and Fangoria Chainsaw Awards.
Upcoming Projects
In 2015, she starred in the British fantasy-adventure television program, Atlantis. Similarly, she appeared in some films including Split, Thoroughbreds, Marrowbone, and The Miniaturist. She received an award at Cannes Film Festival in 2017.
As of now, Anya Taylor Joy is busy with her three upcoming projects Glass, The New Mutants, and Radioactive which are scheduled to be released in 2019.
Net Worth
Anya Taylor Joy is one of the rising Hollywood stars. She has earned an impressive name and fame in the short span of her acting career. Considering her career growth, Taylor Joy might have an estimated net worth of a six-digit figure, but no official confirmation has been made.
Some of her box-office success movies are enlisted below,
| Year | Movie | Budget (US Dollar) | Box-office collection (US Dollar) | IMDb rating | Starring |
| 2015 | The Witch | $4 million | $40.4 million | 6.8 stars | Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie, Harvey Scrimshaw, Ellie Grainger, Lucas Dawson |
| 2016 | Morgan | $8 million | $8.8 million | 5.8 stars | Kate Mara, Toby Jones, Rose Leslie, Boyd Holbrook, Michelle Yeoh |
| 2016 | Split | $9 million | $278.5 million | 7.3 stars | James McAvoy, Betty Buckley |
Relationship Status
Anya Taylor Joy is possibly in a relationship status. She is quite secretive about her private life and prefers to keep her personal life away from the limelight.
Anya has been dating musician Malcolm McRae since early 2021, while the pair have been photographed kissing and together on the red carpet on various occasions
Social Media
Anya Taylor Joy is quite active on Instagram as of 2022, she has more than 9 million followers on Instagram. She is an animal lover and often posts snaps of her dog and cat on her Instagram.
Check out the video of Anna Taylor Joy with British Vogue,.
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