Anya Taylor-Joy (born 16 April 1996) is an actress and model, who has received several accolades, including a Actor Award, a Critics' Choice Television Award, and a Golden Globe Award as well as a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award.
Taylor-Joy made her debut in the fantasy series Atlantis (2015), and had her breakthrough for starring as Thomasin in the horror film The Witch (2015), which earned her the Empire Award for Best Newcomer and a nomination for the Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor. She starred in the psychological horror films Split (2016) and Glass (2019), and Lily Reynolds in the black comedy Thoroughbreds (2017). In 2017, she earned a nomination for the BAFTA Rising Star Award, and won the Trophée Chopard at the Cannes Film Festival.
Taylor-Joy garnered praise for her roles as Emma Woodhouse in the Autumn de Wilde directed comedy-drama film Emma. (2020) and Beth Harmon in the Netflix coming-of-age period drama miniseries The Queen's Gambit (2020). For Emma., she earned nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical and the Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture. For The Queen's Gambit, she won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film, the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Movie/Miniseries and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie or Miniseries.
She played an aspiring singer in the 1960s in the Edgar Wright directed psychological horror film Last Night in Soho (2022) for which she was nominated for the Best Actress in a Horror Movie. She played the title role of Furiosa in the George Miller directed post-apocalyptic action epic Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024) for which she was nominated for the Best Actress in an Action Movie. She played a working class woman who attends a mysterious and exclusive dinner in the Mark Mylod directed comedy horror thriller The Menu (2022) for which she was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy.
Major associations Actor Awards Year Category Work Result 2020Outstanding Actress in a Miniseries or Television Movie The Queen's Gambit
Critics' Choice Awards Year Category Work Result Critics' Choice Television Awards 2020 Best Actress in a Movie/Miniseries The Queen's Gambit Critics' Choice Super Awards 2022 Best Actress in a Horror Movie Last Night in Soho 2025 Best Actress in an Action Movie Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Emmy Awards Year Category Work Result Primetime Emmy Awards 2021 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie The Queen's Gambit
Golden Globe Awards Year Category Work Result 2020Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or MusicalEmma.Best Actress in a Miniseries or Television FilmThe Queen's Gambit 2022 Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical The Menu
Miscellaneous awards Year Award Category Nominated work Result Gotham AwardsBreakthrough ActorThe WitchLondon Critics CircleYoung British/Irish Performer of the YearWashington D.C. Film Critics AssociationBest Youth PerformanceSan Diego Film Critics SocietyBreakthrough ArtistAustin Film Critics AssociationBreakthrough Artist AwardPhoenix Film Critics SocietyBreakthrough PerformanceFright Meter AwardsBest Actress in a Leading RoleGolden Shmoes AwardsBreakthrough Performance of the YearBloodGuts UK Horror AwardsBreakthrough Artist AwardIGN Summer Movie AwardsBest Movie ActressInternational Online Cinema AwardsBest ActressNew Mexico Film CriticsBest Young ActressEmpire AwardsBest Female NewcomerSaturn AwardsBest Performance by a Younger ActorFangoria Chainsaw AwardsBest ActressOnline Film & Television AssociationBest Breakthrough Performance - FemaleSeattle Film Critics SocietyBest Youth PerformanceCentral Ohio Film Critics AssociationBreakthrough Film ArtistHerselfBritish Academy Film AwardsRising Star AwardCannes Film FestivalTrophée ChopardBloodGuts UK Horror AwardsBest Supporting ActressSplitLondon Critics CircleYoung British/Irish Performer of the YearThoroughbredsHollywood Critics AssociationBest ActressEmma.Indiana Film Journalists AssociationBest ActressSatellite AwardsBest Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical Best Actress in a Miniseries or TV FilmThe Queen's Gambit IGN AwardsBest Dramatic Performance in a TV Series Time 100 Next Phenoms AACTA International Awards Best Actress in a Series The Queen's Gambit MTV Movie & TV Awards Best Performance in a Show TCA Awards Individual Achievement in Drama Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards Best Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Television Movie Online Film and Television Association Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Limited or Anthology Series Dead Meat Awards Best Supporting Performer Last Night in Soho Hollywood Critics Association Midseason Film Awards Best Supporting Actress The Northman Hawaii Film Critics Society Best Actress The Menu Saturn Awards Best Actress in a Film Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Female Voice From an Animated Movie The Super Mario Bros. Movie Astra Midseason Movie Awards Best Actress Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga Astra TV Awards Best Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie The Gorge
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