Anya Jenkins
| Anya Jenkins | |
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| Buffy the Vampire Slayer character | |
Emma Caulfield as Anya Jenkins | |
| First appearance | "The Wish" (1998) |
| Last appearance | Own It (2016) |
| Created by | Joss Whedon Marti Noxon |
| Portrayed by | Emma Caulfield |
| In-universe information | |
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| Affiliation | Scooby Gang |
| Classification | Vengeance demon (formerly) Human (formerly) Ghost (currently) |
| Notable powers | Wish-granting. Superhuman physical attributes, teleportation, telekinesis, invulnerability. |
Anya Christina Emmanuella Jenkins (born as Aud) is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon for the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Portrayed by Emma Caulfield, she appears as a recurring guest in the third and fourth seasons, before becoming a series regular in the show's fifth, sixth, and seventh seasons. She made her last TV appearance in Buffy's series finale that aired on May 20, 2003.
Anya begins the series as Anyanka, a vengeance demon who wreaks havoc by granting the wishes of women wronged by men. In her first appearance in "The Wish", she becomes trapped in human form, and is forced to re-learn what it means to be human in subsequent episodes. Anya is unaware of social conventions, and speaks bluntly and honestly—flashbacks reveal that she was much the same before becoming a demon. Over a decade after her death in the series finale, Anya returns as a ghost in the 2014 comic book series Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Ten.