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Anya Taylor-Joy

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Anya-Josephine Marie Taylor-Joy (; born 16 April 1996) is an actress. Born in Miami and raised in Buenos Aires and London, she left school at the age of 16, following which she pursued an acting career. After a series of small 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 comedy film Thoroughbreds (2017), and for playing Emma Woodhouse in the period drama Emma (2020). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Anya Taylor-Joy is the 4,052nd most popular actor (up from 5,390th in 2019), the 6,529th most popular biography from United States (up from 7,848th in 2019) and the 1,876th most popular American Actor.

Anya Taylor-Joy is an American-born Argentine-British actress who rose to international prominence for her lead role as Thomasin in the horror film The Witch (2015). She has since starred in several other acclaimed films and TV series, including Split, Emma, The Queen's Gambit for which she won a Golden Globe and a Critics' Choice Award, and the dark comedy film The Menu (2022).

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Among actors, Anya Taylor-Joy ranks 4,052 out of 13,578. Before her are Mena Massoud, Peter Haber, Tommy Cooper, Mykelti Williamson, John Thaw, and Omero Antonutti. After her are Roy Thinnes, Lizabeth Scott, Alan Cumming, Freddy Rodriguez, Thom Barry, and Richard Quine.

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Among people born in 1996, Anya Taylor-Joy ranks 24. Before her are Aurora, Lewis Capaldi, Lucas Hernandez, Fabián Ruiz, Marco Asensio, and Benjamin Pavard. After her are Kingsley Coman, Denzel Dumfries, Lili Reinhart, Serhou Guirassy, Alex Iwobi, and Dele Alli.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Anya Taylor-Joy ranks 6,530 out of 20,380. Before her are Bobby Bland (1930), Marie Colvin (1956), Glenn Hardin (1910), Danny Hillis (1956), Ted DiBiase (1954), and Mykelti Williamson (1960). After her are Roy Thinnes (1938), William Jordan (1898), Lizabeth Scott (1922), Jane Pierce (1806), Freddy Rodriguez (1975), and Thom Barry (1950).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Anya Taylor-Joy ranks 1,876. Before her are Kristin Bauer van Straten (1966), Ian Keith (1899), Christopher McDonald (1955), Marlon Wayans (1972), Mark Moses (1958), and Mykelti Williamson (1960). After her are Roy Thinnes (1938), Lizabeth Scott (1922), Freddy Rodriguez (1975), Thom Barry (1950), Richard Quine (1920), and Charles King (1895).

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