Trivia
Find here funny or interesting facts about Anya Taylor-Joy. Please note that everything has been said or stated by Anya in interviews. We respect her privacy.
- Spoke only Spanish until she was 8 years old, when she learned English after moving to London. She still is fluent in Spanish.
- Can speak three languages: spanish, english and french.
- She can play ukulele and electric guitar.
- She is a former ballet dancer.
- Her full name is Anya Josephine Marie Taylor-Joy.
- Though primarily seen with dark hair, she is a natural blonde.
- Her favorite movies are ‘Bringing Up Baby’ and ‘Almost Famous’.
- Her favorite fictional character is Peter Pan.
- She has a tattoo on the inside of her mouth that says “VV”.
- She can never resist truffles.
- Says she swears like a sailor.
- Read the book ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ in an hour and a half then ran to meet the director of the Netflix series.
- Is a big fan of Saoirse Ronan and Eddie Redymayne.
- Her first ever audition was to play the younger version of Angelina Jolie’s Maleficent.
- She wrote an essay to convince her parents to let her pursue acting.
- She’s scared of revolving doors.
- On her first day of shooting ‘Peaky Blinders’, she got stuck in the revolving doors.
- Has a dog named Khala.
- Learned english by reading Harry Potter.
- Her favorite Harry Potter book is Order of the Phoenix.
- Loves History.
- Almost fell down the stairs at the 2018 Met Gala until Jimmy Fallon saved her.
- Her go-to karaoke song is Johnny Cash’s Folsom Prison Blues.
- Has a ragdoll cat named Kitsune.