Anya Major (born 1966) is an English athlete, actress, model and singer who starred in Apple Computer's "1984" commercial and, in 1985, appeared as "Nikita" in the video to Elton John's song of the same name.
In 1983, the Chiat/Day advertising agency held a casting call in London, on behalf of their client, Apple Computer, for what would prove to be a landmark television commercial.
Most of the models and actresses tested struggled to do this; one errant throw nearly struck a passerby at the Hyde Park casting call.
It was first screened in December 1983, right before the 1:00 am sign-off on KMVT in Twin Falls, Idaho, so that it would be eligible for advertising industry awards for that year.
[7] More recently in 2016, she starred in the documentary "Silicon Cowboys[8]" produced by Jason Cohen, to represent her involvement in the Macintosh commercial.