Portrait of Anya Taylor-Joy

Acting

Anya Taylor-Joy

Career

Active from 2014 to 2026, busiest in 2017 and 2020 with 4 main titles each.

Leading roles
25
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Queen's Gambit
The Queen's Gambit
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 32 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Anya Taylor-Joy Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.3, average 5.4
  • Situational Comedy
    2.1, average 2.7
  • Physical Comedy
    1.7, average 2.4

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Psychological Thriller 6
  • Psychological Drama 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Uncanny Miniatures 2
  • Slow-Burn Dread 2
  • Visually Opulent 2
  • Dialogue-Driven Mystery 2
  • Star-Studded Cast 2
  • Tense Atmosphere 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

40
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

3 titles
Untitled Joni Mitchell Biopic
Untitled Joni Mitchell Biopic

as Joni Mitchell

How to Kill Your Family
How to Kill Your Family

TV show ยท as Grace Bernard

She comes for revenge
She comes for revenge

as Melissa (voice)

2020s

19 titles ยท average score 64
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026)
GoodWatch score 55

as Princess Peach (voice)

Sacrifice
Sacrifice (2026)
GoodWatch score 40

as Joan

Lucky
Lucky (2026)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Luciana 'Lucky' Armstrong

The Gorge
The Gorge (2025)
GoodWatch score 63

as Drasa

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024)
GoodWatch score 79

as Furiosa

The Super Mario Bros. Movie
The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)
GoodWatch score 64

as Princess Peach (voice)

The Menu
The Menu (2022)
GoodWatch score 75

as Margot

The Northman
The Northman (2022)
GoodWatch score 78

as Olga of the Birch Forest

Last Night in Soho
Last Night in Soho (2021)
GoodWatch score 71

as Sandie

The Queen's Gambit
The Queen's Gambit (2020)
GoodWatch score 87

TV show ยท as Beth Harmon

Emma.
Emma. (2020)
GoodWatch score 73

as Emma Woodhouse

The New Mutants
The New Mutants (2020)
GoodWatch score 44

as Illyana Rasputin

2010s

18 titles ยท average score 63
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (2019)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show ยท as Brea (voice)

Playmobil: The Movie
Playmobil: The Movie (2019)
GoodWatch score 33

as Marla

Glass
Glass (2019)
GoodWatch score 52

as Casey Cooke

Thoroughbreds
Thoroughbreds (2018)
GoodWatch score 74

as Lily

Crossmaglen
Crossmaglen (2018)

as Ana

Split
Split (2017)
GoodWatch score 72

as Casey Cooke

Marrowbone
Marrowbone (2017)
GoodWatch score 62

as Allie

The Miniaturist
The Miniaturist (2017)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Petronella Brandt

The Miniaturist
The Miniaturist (2017)
GoodWatch score 70

as Petronella 'Nella' Oortman

The Witch
The Witch (2016)
GoodWatch score 78

as Thomasin

Morgan
Morgan (2016)
GoodWatch score 47

as Morgan

Barry
Barry (2016)
GoodWatch score 66

as Charlotte Baughman