Anxiety (Inside Out)

Anxiety
Inside Out character
First appearanceInside Out 2 (2024)
Created by
Based onAnxiety (emotion)
Voiced byMaya Hawke
In-universe information
OccupationEmotion of the anxiety

Anxiety is a fictional character from the 2024 film Inside Out 2. She is the personification of the emotion of the same name. Maya Hawke is the official voice of the character, whose role was landed after having a meeting with director Kelsey Mann via Zoom in a back office at Epcot.

Originally, the character was going to be a shape-shifting monster who would lie about who he was, but this was changed so as not to further complicate the story. The character was generally well received by critics, who praised her personality and Hawke's performance.