We have been fans of Maya Hawke since her Phenomenal performance in the 3rd season of Stranger Things. However, we should not be surprised at this. Firstly, she is the daughter of Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman. Hence she will have the acting bone in her body. Secondly, we know that she has gotten a lot of great career advice from her parents. Thirdly, she used to be a model on many fashion and clothing brands. Maybe this is her first major role, but she knew the art from a very young age.
In this article, we will tell you every detail about her life, work so far, achievements, and future plans. You must follow the piece if you are interested to know about the budding star’s life like us.
Perks of Being The Daughter of Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman
Maya Hawke is the daughter of Hollywood royalty Uma Thurman and Ethan Hawke. Hence we understand why Maya Hawke chose to follow in her famous parents’ footsteps. According to Hollywood Life, her parents met in 1997 on the set of the film Gattaca and were married in 1998. Maya was born in July 1998. However, Thurman and Hawke separated in 2003 and they got a divorce in 2005. But, despite their divorce, they look after her very well. Furthermore, they have always supported her in good or bad.
Ethan Hawke said many good things about his daughter in the 2019 debut of “Stranger Things” with a post on Instagram that showed Maya dressed up in the promo as her character Robin. In fact, we see that he was a proud father. After praising some of his daughter’s previous work, he wrote something. “Ladies & Gentleman, get to know MAYA HAWKE. She’s the real thing.”
Furthermore, during an interview on “The Jenny McCarthy Show,” the host asked Maya Hawke about her parents. To this, she said that she is grateful that they are her parents. They have been nothing but supportive throughout her life.
Her work as A Model
Before she acted in “Stranger Things” as a Scoops Ahoy employee, Maya Hawke was a well-known model. Firstly, In 2016, Elle reported that Hawke, when she was just 18 started her career. She was a model in the British brand AllSaints. Secondly, Hawke took part in the company’s Spring/Summer 2017 campaign. Furthermore, she was the star in the brand’s short “Far From Here”.
AllSaints’ creative director Wil Beedle said impressive things about her. “Anyone who spends any time with Maya will tell you that she’s smart, cool, and possesses an infectious enthusiasm for new ideas, the creative process, and life in general.”
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She Talks About Her Dyslexia
During an NPR interview about dyslexia with Scott Simon, Maya Hawke said many things. “I have read that you suffer from dyslexia,” Simon stated. The actor replied, “I wouldn’t say ‘suffer’. I would say it is, like, one of the great blessings of my life in a lot of ways.” Her fans hear how it was a difficult situation for her when she got to know about this. Furthermore, she says that when she was a child, she was kicked out of school. She had to finish her education at a school for children with learning difficulties.
However, we see that Hawke is a very optimistic person. She said that dyslexia only helped her. She used to appreciate art and literature even more with her gift. Although the school put her at different reading levels than her friends, she learned a lot. But despite having issues with schoolwork, her parents always cared for her.
Besides, they supported her creative abilities. Recently, while talking with The Guardian, Hawke said that “Learning lines is fine. But it makes it hard to look at a pile of scripts with excitement.”
Who do You Think was The Flowerchild in Once Upon A Time in Hollywood?
During an interview with The Hollywood, Maya Hawke said everything about her audition for a role in Quentin Tarantino’s masterpiece Once upon a time in Hollywood. In the film, we see that Hawke plays a character called Flowerchild, one of Charles Manson’s family members. “I got an audition for the project through the normal channels through my agents.” In fact, The actor said she sent her audition tape to Tarantino. Besides, she said that the “callback process was unlike anything I’ve ever been through.”
Little Women were Her Debut
In 2017, Hawke acted in her debut in the PBS miniseries Little women. In fact, she talked about this with Vulture. Hawke said that she found out about the classic novel during 8th grade. “The only book on the list that had in it any kind of feeling of what I was experiencing in my life was the title ‘Little Women,'” she said. However, she said that she had to use audiobooks because she had dyslexia.
She said that she loved reading the book ‘Little Women’ because Jo( a character there) inspired her a lot. Furthermore, she said that when she got a role in the mini-series, she was very excited. This is because she could relate a lot to her character.
She Loved The Stranger Things Series
When Maya Hawke was speaking to The Hollywood said that she was excited because her role was of an LGBTQ+. However, she had to portray the character really well which was a “big deal” for her. She said, “It feels wonderful to have a piece of that humanity involved in this giant action-packed drama.” We see that she also talked about the scene where the truth comes out. Where Robin( her character) tells Joe Keery’s Steve Harrington that she had a crush on their former classmate, Tammy Thompson.
Hawk said that it was a very unique idea to put an emotional scene in the middle of an action sequence. It was “a really beautiful thing.” Furthermore, she said, “I feel really lucky that I got to play that.”
She is Multi-Talented!
We already know what a talented actress she is. But did you know Maya Hawke is a soulful singer? In fact, Vogue talked about this. In August of 2019, the then-newcomer to “Stranger Things” was truly experiencing a career-making summer thanks to her role in the Netflix series and her part in Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in 1Hollywood.” However, apart from these we also hear her folk-inspired songs on Spotify and iTunes. They are “Stay Open” and “To Love a Boy”. According to Vogue, the rising star took some help from Grammy-nominated producer Jesse Harris to write these songs.
When talking about talents we can say that she loves poetry.
“My truest love is the poetry in Shakespeare plays, the poetry in John Patrick Shanley plays, the poetry in Leonard Cohen songs”. Hawk explains how poetry connects to other forms of art. “That thread that connects all those things and makes them the same is the language.”
However, she doesn’t like Technology. We are a little surprised to hear this because she is a young girl of this generation. “I’m a real nature girl, and I love the Earth, She says proudly.
She will Join Her Mother in Her Latest Project The Kill Room
Collider reported that Hawke is ready to join her mother, Uma Thurman, and fellow Pulp fiction alum Samuel L. Jackson for a dark comedy thriller titled The kill room. Furthermore, it said that Nicol Paone will be the director of the Jonathan Jacobson-written screenplay. The story will centre around a hitman named Reggie (played by actor Joe Manganiello), his boss (Jackson), and an art dealer (Thurman). We cannot disclose more than this. If you wish to know more, you can see the movie as soon as it hits the theatres.
Ending Note
We see that Maya Hawke is a multi-talented woman. We hope to see her ruling the screen in the future. An actor as talented as her deserves it.