Anya Taylor-Joy

Anya Taylor Joy, a half-Spanish and half-English woman was born on the 16th of April 1996, in Miami Florida. Half English and a quarter Spanish she is the daughter of Dennis Alan Taylor a former banker as well as Jennifer Marina Joy a psychologist. His father, an native of Argentina with Scottish and English descent is her mother. Her mother is Spanish-English. She was the youngest of the family comprised of six children. Four siblings of Taylor-Joy are from her previous marriage to Taylor's father. She lived with her family living in Buenos Aires from the time she was 6 years old before they relocated to Victoria, London. According to Taylor-Joy, this relocation was difficult and she decided to not learn English to the hope of moving back to Argentina. Hill House had to be her new school after she moved from Northlands. Then, she was enrolled at Queen's Gate School to study ballet and to perform in school's plays. At the age of 16, she quit school to make a career of acting. From a young age Taylor-Joy was aware of her desire to pursue a career as an actress. her dreams came true when she was given the opportunity to model Sarah Doukas the founder of Storm Management.