Anya Taylor-Joy Breaks Down Her Most Iconic Characters

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Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga star Anya Taylor-Joy joins British GQ as she revisits some of the most notable film characters in her career so far: from playing Casey Cooke in M. Night Shyamalan’s Split to her leading role as Beth Harmon in The Queen’s Gambit

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[doriiansz]

Girl, you have like... three lol

[aliceofclubs]

even that is being generous

[scriptedending]

She's legit fantastic in everything I've seen her in except maybe The Menu, which I wasn't as hot on as other people. And Last Night in Soho wasn't good, but that wasn't her fault.

Emma got fucked over by releasing two weeks before COVID, but it was so damn good! I saw it in theaters, and then have watched it a couple times on Max since then. Would recommend.

We watched MM:FR after Furiosa, and Anya did a great job internalizing that character in a way that made the handoff to Charlize feel pretty seamless. Not an easy task!

And yeah, she absolutely made The Queen's Gambit. Excited to see her in more things.

[genbu_no_miko24]

She started off good in the menu but near the end her acting did slip a bit.

Everyone in EMMA was perfectly cast!!

She did good for having to follow-up Charlize! She even did her voice well!!

[missyxxmisch]

whaaaaaaaaat Last Night in Soho was great! Except that last act was a bit much for me. o_O

[brokecouture]

I LOVE her as Emma. It was the only Jane Austin book I ever managed to fully read and while I always skip that picnic scene where she makes a total ass of herself out of second hand embarrassment, I feel like her version is my go to.

[sandstorm]

I've only see New Mutants.

[doriiansz]

I'm sorry that happened to you.

[miharu]

She plays my favorite Marvel character and I couldn't make it past the first 20 minutes.

[anterrabre]

I've liked her in everything I've seen her in. I loved that scene in The Menu where she asks Ralph Fiennes for a cheeseburger and he happily makes one for her, then stands anxiously in front of her while she bites into it waiting for a response. It's a brief scene that is a masterclass in acting because both of them say so much to each other with simple gestures and looks.

[tanglespiders]

Queen’s Gambit and Emma are my favorites, but I also liked her in The Menu and The Witch. I don’t think I’ve seen any others?