Age: 30
female
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.
Anya Taylor-Joy
Manon Blackbeak
for Manon Blackbeak in Throne of Glass
Suggested by danielleberr
Celaena Sardothien is a legendary assassin imprisoned in the brutal salt mines of Endovier when the Crown Prince Dorian offers her a chance at freedom. If she wins a competition to become the King's Champion, she'll earn her liberty. Alongside the mysterious swordmaster Chaol and the charming prince, Celaena enters a deadly tournament where competitors are eliminated one by one—some mysteriously murdered. As she navigates court politics, dark magic, and her own haunted past, Celaena discovers that the competition masks a far greater conspiracy. Ancient evil stirs beneath the castle, and she may be the only one powerful enough to stop it. Torn between her desire for freedom, her growing feelings for those around her, and her duty to protect the kingdom, Celaena must confront her true identity and the magic she's been hiding. This epic fantasy weaves together action, romance, and intricate world-building as a fierce heroine discovers her destiny.
