Actress Anya Taylor-Joy is mostly known for playing Beth Harmon in the Netflix miniseries The Queen's Gambit. And while that show definitely helped Anya's rise to fame, there are numerous other movies and series she's starred in that are equally good or even better than The Queen's Gambit.
Today's article takes a look at some of the actress's best and most popular roles in movies and TV series, excluding The Queen's Gambit. From horror movies to period dramas — Anya Taylor-Joy can effortlessly play in any movie genre and nail it. Keep on scrolling to see which roles made the cut!
10 Cassandra In 'Atlantis' (2015)
Kicking the list off is Anya Taylor-Joy as Cassandra in the British fantasy series Atlantis. Inspired by Greek mythology, Atlantis follows a young man who finds himself in the lost kingdom of Atlantis. Taylor-Joy's character Cassandra is the future Oracle of Atlantis and she is bald, so we get to see Taylor-Joy totally pull off the bald look.
The young actress appeared in six episodes in season two, before leaving it to pursue other projects. If you're a fan of Greek mythology, then you should definitely give Atlantis a try.
9 Thomasin In 'The Witch' (2015)
Next on the list is Anya Taylor-Joy as Thomasin in the 2015 horror movie The Witch. This critically acclaimed movie follows a religious family who encounters dark and sinister forces around their isolated farm. Besides Taylor-Joy, The Witch stars Ralph Ineson and Kate Dickie. It currently has a 6.9 rating on IMDb and a 90% "fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
8 Casey Cooke In 'Split' (2016)
In 2016, Anya Taylor-Joy starred in the psychological thriller Split, alongside James McAvoy and Betty Buckley. The movie follows a man with a multiple personality disorder, who kidnaps three girls — and Anya Taylor-Joy plays one of them. The movie was met with positive reviews from critics and it was a commercial success — it grossed $278 million.
7 Petronella Brandt In 'The Miniaturist' (2017)
Let's move on to the BBC miniseries The Miniaturist, a period drama based on the Jessie Burton novel of the same name. The series stars Anya Taylor-Joy as Nella Oortman, a young Dutch woman whose life, after marrying a wealthy merchant from Amsterdam, becomes flooded with secrets and lies. Besides Taylor-Joy, The Miniaturist also stars Romola Garai, Alex Hassell, Hayley Squires, and Paapa Essiedu.
6 Allie In 'Marrowbone' (2017)
Another horror movie that made it onto today's list is the Spanish movie Marrowbone, which was released in 2017. The movie follows four siblings who, after their mother's death, move from England to Maine, where they encounter an evil presence in their new home. Taylor-Joy plays Allie, a girl who befriends the siblings and eventually gets romantically involved with one of them. The movie, which was directed by the Spanish director Sergio G. Sánchez, currently has a 6.7 rating on IMDb.
5 Gina Gray In 'Peaky Blinders' (2019)
Peaky Blinders is a British period drama series that follows the life of a crime family in Birmingham, England, right after the end of the First World War. Anya Taylor-Joy joined the show for season five, as Gina Gray, the wife of Michael Gray. Peaky Blinders was met with rave reviews from critics and, judging by its 8.8 IMDb rating, it seems like the viewers are enjoying it as well.
4 Casey Cooke In 'Glass' (2019)
Next on the list is the 2019 superhero/thriller movie, Glass, which is set in the same universe as the 2016 movie Split. James McAvoy and Anya Taylor-Joy reprised the roles of Kevin Wendell and Casey Cooke. Joining them in this movie are also Hollywood legends Sarah Paulson and Samuel L. Jackson, so that's an extra reason why you should watch these movies. The movie holds a 6.6 rating on IMDb.
3 Emma Woodhouse In 'Emma' (2020)
Let's move on to the 2020 period comedy Emma, which was based on Jane Austen's novel of the same name. Set in the Regency Era, the movie follows the young and wealthy woman Emma Woodhouse, who thinks of herself as a great matchmaker and meddles in he friends' love lives. Emma received two Oscar nominations for Best Costume and Best Makeup and Hairstyling.
2 Illyana Rasputin/Magik In 'The New Mutants' (2020)
The New Mutants is a superhero movie starring Maisie Williams, Charlie Heaton, and Anya Taylor-Joy among others, as young mutants who are being held captive in a secret facility. Taylor-Joy plays a Russian mutant Illyana Rasputin, who also goes under the name of Magik.
If you're a fan of Marvel and DC movies, then The New Mutants is definitely something to add to your watch list.
1 Sandy in 'Last Night In Soho' (2021)
Wrapping the list up is Anya Taylor-Joy as a young singer named Eloise, in the upcoming psychological horror movie Last Night in Soho. Directed by Edgar Wright and starring big names such as Thomasin McKenzie, Diana Rigg, Matt Smith, and Anya Taylor-Joy, the movie is scheduled for a September 2021 release at this year's Toronto International Film Festival. The trailer for the movie is already out and it got the fans so hyped to see the actress in another horror flick.