“I’m like Liam Neeson in ‘Taken'”: Golden Globe Winner Anya Taylor-Joy’s Weirdest Skill is Creepy and Unique

"I'm like Liam Neeson in 'Taken'": Golden Globe Winner Anya Taylor-Joy's Weirdest Skill is Creepy and Unique
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Anya Taylor-Joy is a relatively new actress in Hollywood. Although she is new to the industry, the actress possesses a skill set never heard of before. With iconic and notable roles to her name, Taylor-Joy found recent fame by starring in Netflix’s The Queen’s Gambit.

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Her acting and other skills, however, were seen before but went unnoticed. Talking about the actor’s special talent, Anya Taylor-Joy revealed that she can perform a nosebleed on command! Comparing herself to Liam Neeson from Taken, here’s what Taylor-Joy did on the sets of Emma.

Anya Taylor-Joy
Anya Taylor-Joy

Anya Taylor-Joy Is Like Liam Neeson From Taken

Anya Taylor-Joy has had an impressive career over the years that she has worked in Hollywood. Back in 2020, the actress starred in a romance/drama alongside Mia Goth. The movie titled Emma portrayed Taylor-Joy in the lead role.

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Anya Taylor Joy in Emma (2020).
Anya Taylor Joy in Emma (2020).

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During the shooting of the movie, Anya Taylor-Joy revealed a unique talent that only she possesses. In an interview with The Guardian, The Witch actress described a scene where she had to go through a nosebleed during the ending. Well, Taylor-Joy surprised everyone when she revealed that she can perform a nosebleed on command!

“I’m like Liam Neeson in ‘Taken,’ in that I have a very particular set of skills that would render me useless anywhere else other than in the acting world.”

Before her nosebleed, there were multiple cameras set up all around her so that the nosebleed could be digitally added later. Director Autumn de Wilde was quite pleased with Taylor-Joy when she was able to conjure a nosebleed on command.

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Anya Taylor-Joy Reveals She Used To Get Bullied in School!

Anya Taylor-Joy in The Northman (2022)
Anya Taylor-Joy in The Northman (2022)

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In an interview, Taylor-Joy talked about how difficult her childhood was. From relocating to England from Argentina, The Queen’s Gambit actress revealed that she used to get bullied often during her school years.

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“I didn’t really feel like I fitted in anywhere. I was too English to be Argentine, too Argentine to be English, too American to be anything. The kids just didn’t understand me in any shape or form. I used to get locked in lockers.”

The actress further revealed that,

“I spent a lot of time in school crying in bathrooms; I was so lonely as a kid”

It seems that the hard years paid off since Anya Taylor-Joy currently sits at a net worth of $7 million. The actress has also a number of awards to her name such as the Golden Globes and the Critics Choice Awards. The actress was last seen voicing the character of Princess Peach in The Super Mario Bros. Movie. 

Source: Looper

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Written by Visarg Acharya

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Visarg Acharya, Associate Content Writer, has been heavily involved in movies, series, and history. Having an experience of 2 years in the field of content writing, Visarg is a seasoned writer. Having a degree in Physics, Visarg Acharya has published a dissertation alongside a plethora of poems and short stories along the way.