Anya Taylor-Joy's Net Worth: The Queen's Gambit Star Makes Less Than You Think

Anya Taylor-Joy has been buzzed about as one of the most promising young actresses of today. The 24-year-old actress proved just that when she took home her first Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Limited Series for her role as Beth Harmon in The Queen's Gambit. Many have hailed the show as Taylor-Joy's breakout, but she's far from a newcomer to show business. In fact, her nomination for The Queen's Gambit wasn't her only Golden Globe nomination of the night. She was also nominated for Best Actress in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for Emma. 

Taylor-Joy got her start in acting at 18. In her first few years in the industry, she worked in film, television, voice acting, and even made some music video cameos (per IMDb). Things began to pick up for her in 2019, when she voiced Brea in The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance. That same year, she also played Gina Gray in Peaky Blinders, a role she's believed to be returning to at some point this year (per Screen Rant).

Embodying Beth Harmon came easy to Anya Taylor-Joy, who related her character's passion for chess to her own for acting. "Beth is the character I've given the most of myself to," she told The Guardian. "I didn't realize until I met her that she was a voice I'd had in my head for as long as I remember. I'm goofier and lighter-hearted than Beth — but we have a lot of the same struggles and at our core, we're pretty similar."

While moving on from the character has been a little emotional for her, she's also kept herself busy. This year, Taylor-Joy will star in a thriller set in 1960s London, Last Night in Soho (per Collider). With at least four more projects in the pipeline, she shows no signs of slowing down. In doing so, her star is rising quickly, as is her income. The actress is estimated to have a net worth of $3 million (per Celebrity Net Worth).