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Anya Taylor-Joy Recounts Childhood Bullying and Early Discovery in New Profile

Taylor-Joy says childhood isolation shaped her career, prompting her to insist on the ending she wanted for Furiosa.

Overview

  • In a Hollywood Reporter profile published Thursday, Taylor-Joy said she was ostracised at Queen's Gate School after moving from Buenos Aires to London at age six.
  • She told the magazine that classmates repeatedly told her she was not beautiful, an experience she says left her feeling alienated as a child.
  • Taylor-Joy relayed the anecdote that she was approached by model scout Sarah Doukas outside Harrods as a teenager, while noting this account comes from her own recollection.
  • She described lobbying director George Miller for the Furiosa ending she wanted and called that effort 'hard, hard won,' adding the topic is difficult to discuss.
  • The profile was paired with a fashion shoot and renewed attention to her filmography, noting roles from The Witch and The Queen's Gambit to Dune: Part Two and her upcoming Apple TV+ series Lucky.