Anya-Josephine Taylor-Joy (born 16 April 1996) is an Argentine and English actress born in the united states. After gaining critical acclaim for her debut in the period horror film The Witch (2015), she received further recognition for her starring role in the psychological horror film Split (2016) and its sequel Glass (2019). She also starred in the black comedy Thoroughbreds (2017) and as Emma Woodhouse in the comedy-drama Emma. (2020).
Taylor-Joy was the 2017 winner of the Cannes Film Festival's Trophée Chopard.
Taylor-Joy was born in Miami, Florida, the youngest of six children. Her mother worked in photography and interior design and is English of South African and Spanish descent; her father, a former international banker, is Scottish Argentine. Taylor-Joy moved to Buenos Aires as an infant and spoke only Spanish before moving to London at age six. She attended the preparatory school Hill House in Kensington, then Northlands School in Argentina and Queen's Gate School in London. She has trained in ballet dancing.