Anya Taylor-Joy has undergone a stunning transformation.
The up-and-coming star already has a seriously impressive CV, too.
It seems that the film and TV industry just can’t get enough of Taylor-Joy.
So how did she become one of the most prominent young British stars of 2020?
Here is the stunning transformation of Anya Taylor-Joy.
Anya Taylor-Joy was born in Miami and raised in Argentina
Anya Taylor-Joy had a pretty unusual childhood.
When she was six, the family relocated again to London, England.
As Taylor-Joy tells it, her uncle used theHarry Potterbooks to help her learn English.
“I was also very well versed in spells from a very young age.”
We love to imagine Taylor-Joy speaking like a littleHermione Granger!
As she explained to theIndependent, she actually can’t remember when becoming an actor first occurred to her.
“I just sort of knew.”
Apparently, Taylor-Joy’s parents were always super supportive as well.
As the actress toldNME, they were pretty tired after raising five other children.
One of her biggest inspirations is the Oscar-nominated Irish actressSaoirse Ronan.
Additionally, like Taylor-Joy, she began acting at a young age.
Seeing Ronan on the big screen when she was still a teenager clearly inspired Taylor-Joy to pursue her dreams.
To that end, at age 16, she ended up dropping out of school.
“I massively embarrassed myself but she was really sweet about it,” she added.
The very next day, she signed with the famous Storm modeling agency (viaIndependent).
Soon enough, Taylor-Joy was working in themodeling world.
The next thing she knew, she’d signed with his agent.
Talk about two fated meetings for the teenager!
The actress explained toBuzzFeedthat her very first audition ended up being a massive let down.
“It was my first experience of rejection like true rejection,” she confessed.
So, she explained that even though she looks nothing like Jolie, the rejection hit hard.
“I definitely cried for a very long time after that happened,” she continued.
For Taylor-Joy, the experience of making the movie was extremely informative.
The actress went into detail about it in an interview with theIndependent.
“The Witchwas Rob and I finding our feet,” she explained.
Apparently, neither of them had ever made a full length film before.
“I was finding my way,” she continued.
It sounds like filming and releasingThe Witchwas a seriously transformative period of Taylor-Joy’s life.
“It’s very interesting how people want to put you in a box,” she toldNME.
“I’m very grateful to directors who have seen outside of that.”
This variety isn’t exactly an accident, either.
So far, it seems as though Taylor-Joy’s plan is working.
“I used to be a ballet dancer,” she explained.
Wow sounds like Taylor-Joy developed a serious warrior side for this role!
It turns out, this is no accident.
As her career progressed, Taylor-Joy made the decision to be pretty selective about which roles she accepted.
Taylor-Joy also explained that misogyny doesn’t just happen in casting it’s also an issue in the media.
Unsurprisingly, the actress was a little intimidated.
But it wasn’t just the actors that made Taylor-Joy nervous it was also the long hours.
“I put a lot of pressure on myself,” she confessed toGlamour.
However, as time went on, Taylor-Joy grew more confident filmingEmma.
The film, set in Georgian-era British mansions, featured stunning, lavish sets by the designer Kava Quinn.
AsArchitectural Digestnoted, the film looked like it took place in “a bright and colorful dollhouse.”
Naturally, Taylor-Joy was enthralled by the designs.
“Our text chain conversations are just tons of pictures of wallpaper.”
Sounds like Taylor-Joy spent plenty of time on the set ofEmma.literally staring at the walls!
As she put it, “I don’t live anywhere.”
Plus, days on set can be seriously long and grueling.
To that end, Taylor-Joy learned how important self-care was in 2020 while filmingThe Queen’s Gambit.
So, how does Taylor-Joy do that?
Well, as she toldGlamour, it all begins with positive thinking.
“I think it’s just about learning to try and be easier on yourself,” she revealed.
“I’ve started to take the wins and not feel too bad about the losses.”
That’sa good example of self-care!
“I’m usually very instinctive,” she explained toInterview.
“I don’t like to prepare too much.”
However, when it came to playing Beth, Taylor-Joy realized that more preparation was necessary.
Sounds like this project taught Taylor-Joy a lot more than just some new acting skills!
And by the looks of things, she won’t be slowing down on her journey any time soon.
In fact, she wants to keep pushing herself to try new things.
As she toldNME, her next big goal is to take part in a musical.
Wow, it’s clear that Taylor-Joy has no plans to rest on her laurels.
