Actress Anya Taylor-Joy on runaway success of The Queen's Gambit

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Anya Taylor-Joy suggests it is the loneliness and self-doubt of her character which makes her journey so compelling.

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LOS ANGELES - Anya Taylor-Joy is the charismatic star of The Queen's Gambit, the wildly popular drama series that made chess sexy and became Netflix's most-watched scripted limited series.
And the 24-year-old believes she knows why.
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