10 films and TV series with Anya Taylor Joy - the star of "Queen's Run"

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

Lifehacker has collected 10 striking roles of one of the most memorable young actresses.

Films with Anya Taylor-Joy

1. Witch

• Canada, USA, 2015.
• Horror.
• Duration: 93 minutes.
• IMDb: 6, 9.

In 17th century New England, the family of William and Catherine is expelled from the Puritan community. Together with four children, they settle near the forest, but soon the witch steals their newborn child. Parents blame the eldest daughter Thomasin for this, who did not follow her brother, and this becomes the beginning of a common misfortune.

The debut film by Robert Eggers glorified both the author himself and Anya Taylor-Joy, for whom the picture became the first major work in cinema. According to the actress herself, she studied the script only the night before the audition and almost missed the casting itself. But the director, who was looking for unusual and memorable new faces, immediately appreciated the girl's talent.

Moreover, Robert Eggers tried to shoot the film as naturalistic as possible: the actors were made costumes of the corresponding era, and the shooting was carried out under natural light. Because of this approach, as well as due to the unusual look at horror films, the picture is often called one of the most impressive horror films of the 21st century.

2. Morgan

• USA, 2016.
• Science fiction, thriller, horror.
• Duration: 92 minutes.
• IMDb: 5, 8.

A young worker, Lee Weathers, goes to a laboratory where people are artificially created. She must investigate a dangerous incident. As it turns out, the source of the problem is the Morgan hybrid who looks like a young girl. Lee needs to figure out why the creature attacked one of the employees. But she just can't understand: is Morgan a living person or something artificial?

The next film, where Anya Taylor-Joy played, was not so successful. The director of the film, Luke Scott (the son of the famous Ridley Scott), was accused of excessive similarity of the plot with the film "Out of the Car" by Alex Garland. But the cast pleases. Taylor-Joy got the fantastic image of Morgan, and along with her played Kate Mara ("House of Cards") and Rose Leslie ("Game of Thrones").

3. Split

• USA, 2016.
• Thriller, horror.
• Duration: 117 minutes.
• IMDb: 7, 3.

Maniac Kevin Crumb lulls and kidnaps three girls in a parking lot. They wake up locked in a basement room. Soon, the girls find out that 23 personalities coexist in the body of the criminal, and another one may come - the most dangerous. Young Casey is trying to figure out how to escape.

Already gaining popularity, Ana Taylor-Joy had a chance to get into the film by M. Night Shyamalan. Moreover, the director invited the actress without seeing any of her previous work. The famous James McAvoy became Taylor-Joy's partner. Of course, a more serious burden fell on him: he portrayed completely different personalities. But the young actress was not lost against his background, adding a lot of her own ideas to the reaction of her heroine.

4. Thoroughbreds

• USA, 2017.
• Thriller, drama, crime.
• Duration: 92 minutes.
• IMDb: 6, 7.

Friends at school, Amanda and Lily did not see each other for several years. Having met again, the heroines decide to resume communication. But it turns out that Amanda has an unusual disease: the girl has no feelings. And soon she invites her friend to plan the murder of her stepfather.

Initially, the author's project of the screenwriter and director Corey Finley was planned to be made just a TV show. But then they decided to turn it into a full-fledged film and recruited an excellent young cast. Anya Taylor-Joy played Lily, Olivia Cook (Ready Player One) went to the role of Amanda, and Anton Yelchin appeared as Tim the drug dealer.

5. Abode of shadows

• Spain, 2017.
• Horror, thriller, drama.
• Duration: 110 minutes.
• IMDb: 6, 7.

Fleeing from the past, Rose and her children live in a secluded old house. Three sons and a daughter quickly find a common language with Ellie, who lives next door. However, then Rose dies, and a creepy ghost appears in the mansion.

The role of Ellie in the film by the Spaniard Sergio H. Sanchez was for Ani Taylor-Joy a return to her roots. This is again a low-budget horror in-camera film that was filmed in natural light and mostly in the same house.

6. Dangerous element

• UK, Hungary, China, France, USA, 2019.
• Biography, drama, melodrama.
• Duration: 111 minutes.
• IMDb: 6, 2.

The biographical picture is dedicated to the life of Maria Sklodowska-Curie. The main character builds a family and works with Pierre Curie to discover radium and polonium. And after the death of her husband, she starts an affair with Paul Langevin.

The leading role in the film was played by the magnificent Rosamund Pike. And Anya Taylor-Joy appeared in the form of Mary's daughter Irene. The film was directed by Marzhan Satrapi, the author of the famous Persepolis comic strip.

7. Emma

• UK, 2020.
• Melodrama, comedy.
• Duration: 124 minutes.
• IMDb: 6, 7.

The film, based on the work of the same name by Jane Austen, is dedicated to the young Emma Woodhouse, who often acts as a matchmaker for her girlfriends. One day she discourages the shy Harriet Smith from marrying a farmer, planning to set her up with Mr. Elton. Only he falls in love with Emma herself.

Jane Austen's classic novel has been screened eight times before. So everyone can choose for themselves the closest and most understandable image of Emma: the heroine was played by Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Beckinsale, Alicia Silverstone and other stars. In the new version by Autumn de Wilde, this role is played by Anya Taylor-Joy.

TV series with Anya Taylor-Joy

1. Miniaturist

• UK, 2017.
• Drama, detective.
• Duration: 1 season.
• IMDb: 7, 0.

In the 17th century, the young Petronella Ortman moved to Amsterdam to the house of her new husband. Its inhabitants meet the heroine rather coolly, and soon she receives a dollhouse as a gift, completely copying the mansion in which she lives.

The series, based on the novel of the same name by Jesse Burton, partly retells the story of the real-life Petronella Ortman and her famous dollhouse. The project once again confirms that all kinds of historical images are perfect for Ana Taylor-Joy. In the costumes of bygone eras, she looks very bright.

2. Peaky Blinders

• UK, 2013 - present.
• Drama, crime.
• Duration: 5 seasons.
• IMDb: 8, 8.

Based on real events in England at the beginning of the 20th century, the series tells about one of the street gangs in Birmingham. Members of the group sewed blades into their caps, for which they received the nickname "Peaky Blinders".

Anya Taylor-Joy joined the cast for the fifth season. She got the role of Michael's wife, one of the main characters. According to the plot, they met in America, after which Michael moved his wife to his hometown, which greatly influenced the whole family.

3. Queen's move

• USA, 2020.
• Drama.
• Duration: 1 season.
• IMDb: 8, 8.

After the death of her mother, Elizabeth Harmon ends up in an orphanage, where a cleaner teaches her to play chess. It soon turns out that the girl is a real child prodigy. Beth matures and soon becomes one of the strongest chess players in the United States and even the world. But the girl cannot cope with her addiction to drugs and alcohol.

Queen's Move turned out to be one of the main TV series of 2020, it even set a record for views on Netflix and caused an unprecedented rise in interest in chess. It's all about a successful combination of a theme that is relevant at all times, beautiful filming and, of course, the magnificent image of the main character, played by Anya Taylor-Joy.