Anya Taylor-Joy

Actress

1996-04-16

Anya Taylor-Joy is an actress born on 1996-04-16 in Miami, Florida. She is known for screen roles including The Queens Gambit and The Witch. She has worked in film and television across international productions.

Quotes by Anya Taylor-Joy

My first school play was 'Perkin and the Pastry Cook' that my primary school put on, and I played a boy, and it was so much fun, and I'd love to play a boy again. I think that would be great.
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I got scouted when I was 16, almost 17, and it was something that had never entered my thoughts. I never thought I could be a model. I was such a tomboy growing up, and I've never really been into makeup or anything like that, so it was really surprising, but I definitely saw it as an in for acting.
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I just want to see what life's going to throw my way. So far, it's been very unexpected. I'm kinda on a roller coaster and want to enjoy that.
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'The Witch' is feminist.
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I'd go into the woods to look for the witches, the mythical beings.
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I have always believed in magic. I used to run into the woods as a little kid looking for witches. But I'm not superstitious, because I m not afraid of it. I see it as something really beautiful, and I wouldn't want to live in a world without magic.
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