Taylor-Joy was born in Miami, Florida, the youngest of six children. Her mother worked in photography and interior design and is English of South-African and Spanish descent; her father, a former international banker, is Scottish Argentine. Taylor-Joy moved to Argentina as an infant and only spoke Spanish before moving to London at age six. She attended the preparatory school Hill House in Kensington before attending the Northlands School in Argentina and Queen's Gate School in London.[citation needed] She has trained in ballet dancing. At the age of 16, she was scouted as a model while walking outside Harrods Department Store by Sarah Doukas of Storm Management. It was through her work as a model that she met and signed with an acting agent.
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