Recently, the movie ‘Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga’ received many compliments when it premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.
After nearly a decade of diligent dedication with a series of quality works from cinema to television, Anya Taylor-Joy has risen to become one of the most prominent female stars in the European and American entertainment industry.
“Transformation” in new work
Recently, the movie “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” received many compliments when it premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. In particular, the acting of female lead Anya Taylor-Joy is considered a highlight.
“Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” is considered a prequel film to “Mad Max: Fury Road” (2015). The film tells the story of the young years of female warrior Furiosa after she was kidnapped from her hometown.
Furiosa fell into the hands of the Bike Horde gang led by Dementus. She is forced to face the madness and intensity of the world. After many years, Furiosa still harbors the desire to return home. In the film, “living doll” actress Anya Taylor-Joy plays the young female warrior Furiosa.
The film received a six-minute standing ovation, a sign that the Cannes audience was appreciative of the work. Director George Miller said: “We worked very hard on this film. It’s wonderful to see how well it was received.” Lead actress Anya Taylor-Joy received a “shower of praise” for her talented performance.
Born in 1996 in Florida, Anya holds British and American nationality. At the age of 16, Anya began her first step into acting with supporting roles in “Vampire Academy” (2014), “Downton Abbey” (2010 – 2015) and has participated in many television projects as well as making model.
Anya’s name began to shine when she met director Robert Eggers and accepted the offer to participate in “The Witch” in 2015. It was the first time Anya took on a leading role, starring alongside stars such as Nicole Kidman, Ethan Hawke, Willem Dafoe and Bjork. The role helped her win the ‘Best New Actress’ award at the 2017 Empire Awards.
Anya left a deep impression on the audience since she was 19 years old, with her angular face, big round eyes and porcelain white skin. She quickly became famous for horror film series such as: “Split” (2016), “Morga” (2016), “Thoroughbreds” (2017), “Glass” (2019) and “The New Mutants” (2020).
Talented as she is, the actress once felt she wasn’t beautiful enough to be on camera.
Top star
In 2020, Anya officially became an A-list star in Hollywood after creating a big craze with her leading role in the series “The Queen’s Gambit”. For the role of Beth Harmon, for the first time in her career, she excellently received the Best Actress award at the 2021 Golden Globes. It can be said that the global success of the series “The Queen’s Gambit” and the work adaptation “Emma” (2020) took Anya’s career to new heights.
The actress’s progress is deeply shown, as she gradually becomes a symbol of quality assurance for every work she participates in. Anya has left her mark in many famous works such as “Peaky Blinder” seasons 5 and 6 (2021 – 2022), “Last Night in Soho” (2021), “The Menu” (2022) and especially
“Amsterdam” (2022) with the participation of stars such as: Christian Bale, Margot Robbie, John David Washington… In “The Northman” (2022), she was highly appreciated for her acting ability with attractive eyes. lead the audience.
Recently, Anya impressed with her mysterious role in “Dune 2” (2024). It wasn’t until the film was released that the public knew that she played Alia Atreides (Paul’s sister played by Timotheé Chalamet). Even though she only appeared in a few short scenes about Paul’s subconscious, Anya made the audience excited and expected her acting in the sequel to “Dune”.
In “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga,” Anya Taylor-Joy’s face is covered in dust for most of the film. This makes her eye acting skills all the more important. It was a difficult challenge, but in the end, the actress was praised for doing it extremely well.
In fact, when sharing about her role in this work with Refinery29 Australia, she once said: “This is the dirtiest and bloodiest role I have ever had. I can’t imagine it. At one point I was wearing 7 different layers of dirty clothes. I think George Miller’s lenses should have their own dust protection. My body had to be the same color as the ground to look dirty on screen. Oh my god, this is crazy.”
Talented as she is, the actress once felt she wasn’t beautiful enough to be on camera. After completing “The Queen’s Gambit”, in an interview with The Sun newspaper, she commented that she was not beautiful.
Anya said: “I never and never thought I was beautiful. I don’t think I’m beautiful enough to act in movies. It sounded pathetic and my boyfriend warned me that people would think I was an absolute idiot for saying these things. However, I just thought I looked weird.”
After this statement, many fans commented that Anya Taylor-Joy may be different from conventional standards of beauty, but the actress absolutely does not fit the word “ugly” as she often uses to describe herself. close.
Regarding talent, it is undeniable that Anya has real strength and the ability to transform into diverse roles. That allows her to play her roles wonderfully, even though the script has many problems, such as the case of “The New Mutants” (2020).