Maya Hawke, the daughter of the actress Uma Thurman, plays Robin in the latest season
of Stranger Things.
But did you know that she accepted the role without even knowing what the series was about?
Is she like other kids in Hollywood who use their parents’ names to make it big?
It’s Marky Mark and I’m gonna tell you about how Maya Hawke dropped out of school
to break Hollywood.
Her full name is Maya Ray Thurman-Hawke.
Do the last names sound familiar?
Well, that’s because the young actress is the oldest child of the actors Uma Thurman
and Ethan Hawke.
So basically acting is in her blood and she actually grew up around the Hollywood elite.
In an interview, Maya recalled growing up while watching her parents on set.
She said that she remembered moving to China so that her mom could film Kill Bill and she
would sit on the set eating gummy bears and watching her mom work.
Maya often changed schools because she had learning difficulties.
But one day, she started attending Saint Ann’s School, where there were no exams, and students
learned in an artistic environment.
Why didn’t anyone tell me earlier that the perfect school existed?
It was then that she decided to follow in her mother's footsteps because she realized
that acting was what she was the best at.
In 2016 she applied for the prestigious Julliard University but after a year, she had to drop
out because she got her first main role in the miniseries "Little Women".
Maya said that dropping out was a difficult decision and it left her feeling insecure
about her acting skills.
You’re telling me she was worried about her acting skills with genes like that?
It seems that 2017 was her breakthrough year because she not only scored the Little Women
role but she also started her modeling career.
She posed for the Vogue magazine, but, before that, she was the face of the AllSaints collection,
along with appearing in a campaign for a Calvin Klein collection.
But Maya was more than determined to be an actress.
As she said in an interview the offer to take the role of Robin in Stranger Things took
her completely by surprise.
And can you believe that before she got the offer, she hadn’t seen a single episode
of the series?!
However, she knew that the series was successful because both her brother and her mother were
fans of the series and they convinced her to give that project a go.
Later she admitted that she had so much fun working on the show, and said that her character
was very similar to her.
However, although Maya loved playing the part of Robin, it turned out that the character
wasn’t everyone’s favorite and it was for a very stupid reason.
Apparently, it was all because the charismatic girl had a different sexual orientation.
Can you believe that this is still a problem in this day and age?!
But Maya admitted that she didn’t care if her character was liked or not.
In fact, in an interview, she revealed that she was very lucky to play such an interesting
character because that allowed her to address relevant issues such as tolerance and acceptance.
But, in addition to the role of Robin in Stranger Things, we will see the young actress in the
movie "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" directed by Quentin Tarantino.
What a coincidence that her mother, Uma Thurman, is the famous director’s great friend and
a muse!
No, but on a serious note, Maya has shown her own talent, and although she is the daughter
of two extraordinary actors, all the credit for the role should go to her!
Obviously her parents can’t hide the pride of their oldest daughter’s achievements.
Would you also not be proud?
Ethan Hawke, like every good modern dad, even posted about it on his Instagram.
After all, Maya said that he was her mentor when she decided to pursue acting.
But her mom, Uma also congratulated Maya, and she even called her her "successor".
You can’t deny that Maya looks almost identical to her mother, don’t you think?
It also looks like in Maya's private life everything is going well.
On her social media, she posts many photos with Gus Wenner, the son of the co-founder
of the Rolling Stone magazine.
It looks like something more than a friendship, right?
Well, anyway the actress hasn’t confirmed whether there’s something more between the
two.
As of now, Maya is still focusing on the various projects she took part in, so we'll probably
hear more about her soon.
Besides Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Maya starred in a few other movies that are yet
to be released.
With the fame that’s coming her way Maya says she isn’t worried about being in the
spotlight because she learned a lot from her parents and admits that the world of celebrities
isn’t interesting for her.
Maya Hawke seems like a right down to earth girl.
But what do you think about Maya and her role as Robin in Stranger Things?
Are you looking forward to seeing her in other projects?
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