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Maya Hawke’s music career continues to grow alongside her acting endeavours. Maya’s talent, versatility, and artistic background make her a standout figure in the entertainment industry, and fans eagerly anticipate her future projects.
Maya Hawke’s Biography
Maya Ray Thurman Hawke, born on July 8, 1998, in New York City, is an American actress and singer-songwriter.
She is the daughter of Oscar-winning actresses Uma Thurman and Ethan Hawke. Maya began her career in modelling before moving on to acting and music.
Maya hails from a family with a long history in the entertainment industry. Her parents met while filming Gattaca and married in May 1998. They split in 2005, which was unfortunate.
Maya has one brother, two half-sisters from her father’s second marriage, and another half-sister from her mother’s prior marriage.
She comes from an artsy background on both sides of her family. Maya is a distant relative of the famed writer Tennessee Williams on her father’s side.
She is the granddaughter of Buddhist professor Robert Thurman and model Nena von Schlebrügge on her mother’s side. Birgit Holmquist, her grandmother, was a model who posed for sculptor Axel Ebbe.
Maya has encountered her own difficulties as a result of her dyslexia. Because of this problem, she had to attend numerous different schools during her primary schooling.
She eventually found a home at Saint Ann’s School in Brooklyn, New York, which values artistic expression and does not employ traditional grading systems. Her passion for acting was encouraged by the artistic environment at Saint Ann’s.
Maya also attended London’s Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and New York’s Stella Adler Studio of Acting.
She temporarily attended the elite Juilliard School of Acting but pulled out after securing a role in the BBC rendition of Little Women, where she made her screen debut as Jo March in 2017. This was the start of her acting career.
Maya’s modelling career took off, and she joined her mother and grandmother in modelling for Vogue.
She was also the face of All Saints’ fashion collection in 2016/2017, and she participated in a Sofia Coppola-directed video campaign for Calvin Klein’s knickers line.
Maya has built a name for herself in the acting industry in addition to her successful modelling career. Beginning in 2019, she received global fame for her role as Robin Buckley in the smash Netflix series Stranger Things.
She has also been seen in films like Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Fear Street Part One: 1994, Do Revenge, and Asteroid City.
Maya’s abilities go beyond acting and modelling. She is also a singer-songwriter who is inspired by folk music and performers such as Leonard Cohen, Patti Smith, and Joni Mitchell.
Maya’s first two songs, “To Love a Boy” and “Stay Open,” were favourably welcomed in 2019. Blush, her debut album, was published in 2020 after the release of multiple singles.
She also gave live performances in New York City to promote her musical ability.
Who Are Maya Hawke’s Parents?
Maya Hawke’s parents are renowned actors Uma Thurman and Ethan Hawke.
