The multi-talented lady Maya Hawke inherited her skill from her actor parents. Besides, her acting career, she is also a singer, who has released her two singles in 2019.
Maya Hawke is an American actress who gained popularity from her role as Robin Buckley in the third season of Netflix series Stranger Things. She is set to appear in Gia Coppola’s upcoming movie Mainstream.
Maya Hawke Family Life, Education
Maya Ray Thurman Hawke was born on 8 July 1998 at St Luck’s-Roosevelt Hospital in New York City, New York. She is the daughter of actor Ethan Hawke and actress Uma Thurman and has a younger brother named Levon Thurman-Hawke. Her parents divorced when she was six years old. Her brother is also an actor, who appeared in the 2018 thriller movie Blackout.
In addition, Maya has two half-sisters Clementine Jane Hawke and Indiana Hawke from her father’s second marriage. She is another half-sister named Luna Thurman-Busson from her mother’s relationship with French financier Arpad Busson.
Hawke with a height of 5 feet 9 inches has dyslexia due to which she changed schools during her primary education. She attended Saint Ann’s School, a private school in Brooklyn, New York. Besides, she went to the performing arts school Juilliard for one year and later dropped out after accepting her role in Little Women.
Her Acting Career; Movies & TV Shows
Earlier, Maya worked as a model for Vogue at the beginning of her career. She appeared in a video campaign for Calvin Klein’s underwear range in 2017.
Hawke made her acting debut at the age of 19 in the role of Jo March in the BBC miniseries adaptation of Little Women in 2017. In 2019, she got an opportunity to cast as Robin Buckley in the Netflix series Stranger Things. Moreover, she appeared in movies, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and Human Capital in 2019.
Maya Hawke appears as Robin Buckley on Netflix’s Stranger Things (Picture: PopSugar)
Besides her acting role, Maya is also a singer. She released her first two singles, “To Love A Boy” and “Stay Open” in August 2019.
Maya Hawke Dating Status
The 21-year-old actress is rumored to be dating a guy named Gus Wenner. Gus now serves as the President and Chief Operating Officer of Wenner Media, which publishes Rolling Stone. He is the son of an American magazine magnate Jann Wenner.
Surfing to their Instagram posts, they were seen in numerous pictures together, posted on their respective Instagram. As they are yet to confirm their relation, the Instagram picture demonstrates their rumored dating relationship so far.
Some Interesting Facts About Maya Hawke
- Maya won Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress in Streaming Presentation for her role in Stranger Things in 2019.
- Her parents first met on the set of 1997 movie Gattaca and married on 1st May 1998.
- She has English, German, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Scottish, Swedish, Danish ancestry from her parent’s side.
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