Acting

Anya Taylor-Joy

Born April 16, 1996Miami, Florida, USA

Yearbook Entry

Class of… whatever timeline this is.

“I promised to sign yearbooks after saving reality.”

Anya-Josephine Marie Taylor-Joy (/ˈænjə/; born 16 April 1996) is an actress. Born in Miami and raised in Buenos Aires and London, she left school at 16 to pursue an acting career. After several minor television roles, her breakthrough came with a leading role in the horror film The Witch (2015). Her career progressed with roles in the horror film Split (2016) and its sequel Glass (2019), the black...

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Dune: Part Three — Messiah

as Alia Atreides

Dune

The Gorge

as Drasa

OTHERverse

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

as Furiosa

OTHERverse

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie

as Princess Peach (voice)

OTHERverse

The Super Mario Bros. Movie

as Princess Peach (voice)

OTHERverse

The New Mutants

as Illyana Rasputin

Marvel

Anya Taylor-Joy in Cinematic Lore

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Lore entries connected to movies featuring this actor.

Mythology

The Bloodline of Betrayal

From Agamemnon's doomed homecoming to the fall of House Atreides, the oldest wars are often fought inside the family.

DEPTH IV

Ritual

The Water Discipline of the Fremen

Love measured by what a people refuses to waste.

DEPTH V

Doctrine

The Bene Gesserit Breeding Program

Bloodlines shaped into prophecy by patient control.

DEPTH V

Cosmic Entity

Sandworms as Ecological Gods

The planet’s gods move beneath the sand.

DEPTH V

Location

Arrakis

A desert planet that teaches empire humility.

DEPTH IV

Ritual

The Gom Jabbar

Pain as the doorway between animal and human.

DEPTH IV

Substance

Spice Melange

The sacred drug that makes empire possible.

DEPTH IV

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Also Known For

Dune: Part Two

2024

Sacrifice

2026

The Northman

2022

The Witch

2016

The Menu

2022

Split

2017

Last Night in Soho

2021

Glass

2019

Emma.

2020

Marrowbone

2017