By TARA RUSSELL
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She catapulted to fame as the flame-haired chess sensation in The Queen’s Gambit.
But Anya Taylor-Joy has a killer new look – going back to brunette to play a glamorous murderer in a dark comedy thriller series.
The British-Argentine actress, who has regularly upgraded her hair colour and style for her roles, was spotted filming scenes last week for How To Kill Your Family, a Netflix adaptation of Bella Mackie’s best-selling novel.
The 30-year-old will play the cunning but charming Grace Bernard, who embarks on a killing spree, picking off her relatives one by one.
Dressed in a £1,895 Burberry camel trench coat over a white T-shirt and denim skirt, and matching blue ankle socks with burgundy loafers, the star of Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga was filmed leaving a London townhouse pulling a £48 Coolife cabin suitcase.
The new look overhauls her style from just a few days previously. Earlier last week, Anya was seen with long blonde locks and wearing an elegant cream gown as she starred in the Dior Beauty Christmas campaign, left.
The Netflix series follows Grace, the illegitimate daughter of London billionaire Simon Artemis – played by Clive Owen – who inherits a multi-million-pound fortune.
But she uses her spoils to track down and target members of her estranged extended family to seek revenge for abandoning her and her mother, and to avenge her mother’s death.
The Queen's Gambit star Anya Taylor Joy as a blonde in Dior's Beauty Holiday 2026 campaign
Anya Taylor-Joy has a killer new look – going back to brunette to play a glamorous murderer in a dark comedy thriller series
The British-Argentine actress, who has regularly upgraded her hair colour and style for her roles, was spotted filming scenes last week for How To Kill Your Family in London
The 30-year-old will play the cunning but charming Grace Bernard, who embarks on a killing spree, picking off her relatives one by one, in the adaptation of Bella Mackie's novel
The actress was dressed in a £1,895 Burberry camel trench coat over a white T-shirt and denim skirt, and matching blue ankle socks with burgundy loafers
The star of Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga was filmed leaving a London townhouse pulling a £48 Coolife cabin suitcase
Anya has told how she embarked on some ‘light stalking’ of Bella Mackie before getting the part.
She said: ‘As soon as I turned the last page I knew I had to be a part of bringing this story to life. I am looking forward to getting our hands even dirtier.’
l How To Kill Your Family is expected to be released next year.