Age: 30
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Anya-Josephine Marie Taylor-Joy (/ˈænjə/; born 16 April 1996) is an American actress and voice actress. Born in Miami and raised in Buenos Aires and London, she left school at 16 to pursue an acting career. After several minor television roles, her breakthrough came with a leading role in the horror film The Witch (2015). Her career progressed with roles in the horror film Split (2016) and its sequel Glass (2019), the black comedy film Thoroughbreds (2017), and playing Emma Woodhouse in the period drama Emma (2020). Taylor-Joy featured in the television crime drama series Peaky Blinders (2019–2022) and earned international recognition for playing Beth Harmon in the period drama miniseries The Queen's Gambit (2020), winning a Golden Globe Award and a SAG Award, in addition to a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award. She then starred in the horror film Last Night in Soho (2021), the action films The Northman (2022) and The Gorge (2025), and the black comedy The Menu (2022). She also voiced Princess Peach in the animated film The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023). She starred as Imperator Furiosa in the apocalyptic film Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024). Description above from the Wikipedia article Anya Taylor-Joy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
"The King" is not just about soccer; it is a psychological and political thriller about the construction of a god under the shadow of an oppressive regime. The film traces the journey of Edson Arantes do Nascimento from the poverty of Bauru, where he promised his father he would win a World Cup, to becoming the most valuable asset in Brazil. The central conflict focuses on the Military Dictatorship Era (1964-1985). While the world saw the magical smile and "The Beautiful Game," the film reveals the backstage reality: Pelé as a golden prisoner, barred from playing in Europe by a government that declared him a "National Treasure" to exploit his image for nationalist propaganda. The narrative explores the torturous duality between Edson (the man who wanted to protect his family and remain neutral) and Pelé (the myth General Médici needed to pacify the people). It also highlights his complex relationship with Garrincha—the "Angel with Bent Legs" who succumbed to the vices Pelé coldly avoided. The climax is the 1970 World Cup: not a celebration, but a life-or-death mission where winning meant surviving the pressure of an entire nation and its generals.
