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Actress and model Anya Taylor-Joy is of Argentinian and British descent. She is well-known for playing the lead in The Witch, Split, and Thoroughbreds movies.
The girl was born in Miami, Florida, raised in Argentina, and then relocated to London, England when she was six years old. She is known by the name Anya. Her parents support environmental causes.
Dennis, Anya’s father, was brought up in Buenos Aires, Argentina, by his English-born father and Scottish and English-born mother. The MBE and OBE are both in Dennis.
What Are Anya Taylor-Joy Descendants?
Anya’s mother’s name is Jennifer, and she is a Scottish and English diplomat mother. She was born and reared in Zambia, Africa. Anya’s grandparents finally moved to Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain, where she was nurtured partly in London.
You can see numerous photos of Anya and her mother on Anya’s Instagram. Anya is a descendant of statesman Oliver Cromwell and his father, Henry Cromwell (1628–1674), through her maternal grandfather. Henry Cromwell served as the Lord Deputy of Ireland (1599-1658). Her grandfather was of distant Irish and French descent.
Who Is Anya Taylor-Joy’s Paternal Grandfather?
Alfred Royal Taylor was Anya’s paternal grandfather, the offspring of Henry William Taylor and Janette/Jeannette Liddle McDonald. Alfred was an Argentinean living in Buenos Aires and was born in Romford, Essex, England.
The parents of Henry were John Taylor and Caroline Howell. The daughter of Jessie McDonald and William Robertson, Janette was born in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland.
Who Is Her Maternal Grandfather?
David Joy was the maternal grandfather of Anya (the son of Harold Oliver Joy and Doris Kate Buxton). David was an officer and diplomat for the British Crown Civil Service who was born in Oldham, Lancashire, England.
Harold was the child of Leah Crossley and Leopold Oliver de Blaquiere Joy, who was of English descent from Kent and was born in Akron, Ohio, in the United States. He also had some Irish and French ancestry. Doris was the child of Frances/Fanny Elizabeth Harmer and George Earl/Earle Buxton.
Who Is Her Maternal Grandma?
Montserrat Morancho Saumench is Anya’s maternal grandmother. She is the offspring of Marina Josefa/Josefa Marina Saumench Castells and Morancho Garreta. Spain’s Barcelona is the place of Montserrat’s birth.
Once Anya said,
They desired for their children to grow up in an environment free from terror due to the dismal political scenario in Argentina. All of us were bitter about their leaving Argentina, but now that we are looking back, we are grateful that they provided us with such a chance to succeed.
