Anya Phillips (February 1955 – June 19, 1981) was a Taiwanese fashion designer and the co-founder of the New York nightclub the Mudd Club.

She formed a fake band with Diego Cortez and Duncan Smith in 1977, and she had a dominatrix act at CBGB with Terence Sellers.

[6] Phillips persuaded filmmaker Steve Maas to open a nightclub, envisioning it as an elegant place called the Molotov Cocktail Lounge.

[7] Phillips was also involved in New York City's late-1970s underground film scene, appearing in Amos Poe's The Foreigner in 1978.

[10] Phillips first encountered James Chance and the Contortions at a Colab benefit for X Motion Picture magazine in March 1978.

"[4] Phillips makes a rare vocal appearance in the recording of the James Chance and the Contortions concert in Rotterdam, Netherlands in June 1980 (tape released on ROIR in 1990), to introduce the band and as backing vocals on "I Danced with a Zombie" and "Melt Yourself Down".

[14] In June 1981, accompanied by her friend Debbie Harry, Phillips was taken to Westchester Hospital in New York City.