Anya Taylor-Joy
Taylor-Joy in 2015, photo by Prphotos
Birth Name: Anya-Josephine Taylor-Joy
Place of Birth: Miami, Florida, U.S.
Date of Birth: April 16, 1996
Ethnicity: Scottish, Argentinian, Spanish, English
Anya Taylor-Joy is an American-born Argentinian and British actress and model. She is known for starring in the films The Witch and Split, among others. She was born in Miami, Florida, then grew up in Argentina, and moved to London, England, at age six. Her name Anya is Russian.
Anya is described in articles as the daughter of a Scottish-Argentinian father and a Spanish-English mother, and Anya has said that as well. She has also said:
So my Dad’s Scottish-Argentine and my Mum’s African-Spanish – and the political situation in Argentina was getting so dire that they wanted their children to grow up in an environment without fear. We all really resented them for [leaving Argentina] and now we look back, we’re like thank you so much because they gave us such an opportunity in life.
It is not clear from these descriptions if her father is an Argentinian of Scottish descent, or is of mixed Scottish and Argentinian ancestry, or if her mother is of mixed Spanish, English, and African, ancestry, or has citizenship or residency in multiple countries.
Her grandparents live in Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain.
A picture of Anya with her mother can be seen here.
Sources: http://www.interviewmagazine.com
http://www.goldenglobes.com
Hmmm… Spanish-English… African-Spanish… What does she mean? She doesn’t strike me as someone with recent African ancestry.
Her mother looks completely white
https://www.instagram.com/p/BWVnkqsDkuA/
She has stated to have grandparents from Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain.
http://www.goldenglobes.com/articles/un-c%C3%B3ctel-llamado-anya-taylor-joy
Her parents are Jennifer Marina Joy and Dennis Taylor. So if she has Hispanic ancestry it’s probably from a grandmother or two.
If these records from the company Carlton Lodge are of her parents, then they are both British by nationality.
https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/03128159/officers
http://www.companydirectorcheck.com/jennifer-marina-joy-de-taylor
This Jennifer goes under the surname “Taylor De Joy”, as in Spanish naming custom. Dennis Taylor has the middle name “Alan”. He was born in 1940, which make him seem too old to be Anya’s father, although she has actually said: “I have a lot of brothers and sisters, but they’re all a lot older than me, so my parents and I are very close.”
Her father would be about 77 then.
@Ashash
That’s not impossible, My grandfather was almost 60 when my mother was born. My grandmother was 28 at the time. My father was almost 20yrs older than my mother.For some younger women like older men
Yes, those are her parents.
spanish not hispanic ancestry, please, we dont have native american or african blood in us.
Hispanic refers to people whose mother tongue is Spanish (or occasionally people with Spanish-speaking ancestors). So Spanish people are indeed hispanic.
@blue
You may not, but I’m pretty sure a good number of Spaniards do. whether it be North or Sub-Saharan
that is what she stated at this interview on the Argentinian channel C5N, at 0:53.
Presenter: is your mother Spanish and your father Argentinian?
Anya: Yes, Spanish and English and daddy is Argentinan and Scottish
I’m still not clear on what that means (a grandparent from each country?). Argentinians are also very multi-ethnic.
this is the interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QItKA7oDwrU
@follers
she sounds like someone who speaks Spanish at home.