Anya Taylor-Joy’s parents are Jennifer Morancho and Dennis Alan Taylor. Her mother mother is a psychologist, interior decorator, and photographer while her father is a former world powerboat champion and a retired investment banker.

Anya Taylor-Joy is an actress who is currently best known for her stellar work on Netflix’s The Queen’s Gambit. She made her film debut in the 2015 horror film The Witch and has since gone on to star in several motion picture productions while picking up significant accolades. This article, however, focuses on her parents whom Anya has praised on several occasions for being vitally instrumental in her successful career as an actress.

Anya Taylor-Joy’s Father Is Dennis Alan Taylor

As previously mentioned, Anya Taylor-Joy comes from a family of eight whose patriarch is none other than Dennis Alan Taylor. Several reports have it that he was born in February 1940, in Argentina.

Dennis Alan Taylor is the son of Alfred Royal Taylor, a British citizen, and Violet Mary Forrest, an Anglo-Argentine woman. Anya’s dad, Dennis, has strong Scottish, Argentine, and  English ancestral roots through his father, Alfred, who was born in Romford, Essex, England, and was the first son of Henry William Taylor and Janette Liddle McDonald, a Scottish woman.

Part of the celebrity dad’s Scottish and Argentine ancestry is derived through his mother Violet, who was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina ,but is the daughter of Alexander Gibson Forrest a Scottish man who was born in Pettinain, Lanark, Scotland, and Englishwoman, Mabel Carter, who was born in Reading, England.

Details of other members of Dennis Alan Taylor’s birth family have yet to become public knowledge, and as a result, it is quite challenging to determine whether his parents had any other children besides Dennis and his brother Juan, both of whom spent most of their early years in Argentina.

Dennis Alan Taylor Is A Retired Investment Banker

There is not enough information to verify the details of Dennis Alan Taylor’s formal education background, but all signs suggest that he received enough to have a professional career as an investment banker in the latter years of his career.

Before that, he had a successful career in offshore racing, alongside his brother Juan. He won the 1987 UIM 3D World Championship in Italy, as well as the UIM 6 liter World title in Messina, Italy, just a year later. Dennis Taylor also emerged as the winner of the 1982, 1986, and 1988 South American Championships.

His dedication to his craft and his Argentine and British community respectively earned him an MBE and an OBE from the British government in 1982.

Anya Taylor-Joy’s Mother, Jennifer Morancho, Is The Daughter Of An English Diplomat

Anya’s mother was born Jennifer Marina Joy-Morancho in March 1961 in Zambia where her father, David Joy, worked as a British Crown Civil Service diplomat. Her exact date of birth has yet to be revealed to the public, but Jennifer’s dad had her with a Spanish woman named Montserrat Morancho Saumensch.

From the above, it becomes evident that Jennifer Morancho-Joy’s national identity is also as diversified as her husband’s in the sense that David Joy, her father, is a full Brit, and the son of Harold Oliver Joy and Doris Kate Buxton. It is also important to mention the fact that David was born and raised in Oldham, Lancashire, England before professional engagements took him to Africa where he later gave birth to Anya’s mother.

Jennifer’s Spanish roots are derived from her mother, Montserrat ,who was born to Ángel Morancho Garreta and Marina Josefa Saumensch Castells in Barcelona, Spain.

She Is A Psychologist, Interior Decorator, And Photographer

So far, we have been unable to uncover the pertinent details of Jennifer Morancho’s formal educational background such as where she went to school. However, a close look at her professional career indicates that she must have acquired the necessary academic qualifications to serve her community and the public as a psychologist.

Furthermore, it would seem that she picked up several skills along the way to augment her income as a psychologist. Several sources have revealed that she is also a competent interior decorator and a talented photographer, and when she is not rendering health care services, she spends her time beautifying the homes of her clients with creative decorations.