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Anya Taylor-Joy is an American-born Argentine actress. Born in Miami and raised in Buenos Aires and London, Taylor-Joy left school at the age of 16 to pursue an acting career. After a series of small television roles, her breakthrough came with a leading role in the horror film "The Witch" (2015), which earned her several accolades. She continued with roles in the horror film "Split" (2016) and its sequel "Glass" (2019), the black comedy film "Thoroughbreds" (2017), and the television crime drama series "Peaky Blinders" (2019–2022).
Taylor-Joy received her first Golden Globe Award nomination for playing Emma Woodhouse in the period drama "Emma" (2020). She then earned international recognition for playing Beth Harmon in the Netflix miniseries "The Queen's Gambit" (2020), winning a Golden Globe and SAG Award, and being nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award. She has since appeared in the horror film "Last Night in Soho" (2021), the action films "The Northman" (2022), "The Menu" (2022), Princess Peach in the animated film "The Super Mario Bros Movie" (2023), and Imperator Furiosa in the apocalyptic film "Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga" (2024).
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