Anya Taylor-Joy has firmly established herself as one of her generation’s leading and most versatile actors. At 30, she has built a career across film and television, appearing in franchises like Super Mario and Mad Max, and winning a Golden Globe for her role in The Queen’s Gambit. This year she starred in the Apple TV series Lucky and will also appear in Dune: Part Three. She is one of the few modern stars who comfortably fit the movie-star label. It all began with her career-defining breakout role, which turned the final girl trope on its head — a girl who survives not by fighting, but by giving in.