Maya Hawke

Maya Ray Thurman Hawke (born July 8, 1998) in New York City, to actors Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman. and divorced in 2005. Hawke has a younger brother, Levon. She also has two half-sisters by her father's second wife, Ryan Shawhughes, and another half-sister by her mother's ex-fiancé, financier Arpad Busson.

On her father's side, Hawke is a distant cousin of playwright Tennessee Williams. On her mother's side, she is a granddaughter of Buddhist scholar Robert Thurman and model Nena von Schlebrügge. Schlebrügge's mother, Birgit Holmquist, was also a model, having posed for Axel Ebbe's statue Famntaget, currently in Smygehuk, Sweden.

Hawke has dyslexia, which resulted in her changing schools frequently during her primary education before she finally enrolled at Saint Ann's School, a private school in Brooklyn, New York, that emphasizes artistic creativity and does not grade work. The artistic environment eventually led her to acting. She studied toward a BFA in acting at the Juilliard School for a year before dropping out after accepting her role in Little Women. She was also chosen as the face of the British fashion retailer AllSaints' 2016/2017 collection. In September 2022, Hawke modeled for Calvin Klein's FW22 Underwear campaign.

Acting Hawke was Sofia Coppola's choice to play the title role of The Little Mermaid in Universal Pictures's live-action adaptation, but the producers preferred Chloë Grace Moretz. This and other conflicts led Coppola to leave the project in 2015. Moretz eventually dropped out as well, and the film was not produced.

Hawke made her acting debut in 2017 as Jo March in the BBC miniseries adaptation of Little Women. Hawke later broke out with her performance as Robin Buckley in the third season of Netflix's Stranger Things, which released in July 2019. Also that year, Hawke played Linda Kasabian/'Flowerchild' in Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, and co-starred in Marc Meyers's thriller film Human Capital, based on Stephen Amidon's 2004 novel of the same name.

In 2020, Hawke starred in Gia Coppola's sophomore film, Mainstream, alongside Andrew Garfield. The same year, she guest starred in the fifth episode of the miniseries The Good Lord Bird, which stars her father, Ethan Hawke. She stars as Annie Brown, the daughter of her father's character. In June, she appeared in Italian Studies, written and directed by Adam Leon and co-starring Vanessa Kirby. It premiered in the Tribeca Film Festival and was released in January 2022. Later that month, she appeared as Heather in the Netflix horror film Fear Street Part One: 1994. In 2021, she also starred in a spin-off podcast series based on her Stranger Things character, Rebel Robin: Surviving Hawkins. She starred in another scripted podcast series, The Playboy Interview, in which she plays Helen Gurley Brown. thumb

In 2022, Hawke starred in Netflix's dark comedy film Do Revenge alongside Camila Mendes. In April 2022, she was cast in Bradley Cooper's biographical film about Leonard Bernstein, Maestro, co-starring Cooper and Carey Mulligan. In May, it was reported that she had been cast in the film The Kill Room alongside her mother, Uma Thurman, and Samuel L. Jackson. In July, it was announced that she would guest star in Disney's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, which premiered in 2023. She voiced the character Anxiety in the 2024 Pixar animated film Inside Out 2, the sequel to Inside Out (2015). In February 2024, it was reported that Hawke would star in a Billy Wilder biopic titled Wilder & Me. In May 2025, Hawke was announced to lead a biopic about Irish dancer Lucia Joyce, and was also announced as a part of The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping cast, playing a younger version of Wiress.

Music In August 2019, Hawke released her first two singles, "To Love a Boy" and "Stay Open". The songs were written and recorded by Hawke and Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Jesse Harris. Hawke performed a series of headlining gigs around New York City in early 2020, her first ever solo live performances as a musician. In these shows, Hawke was supported by Benjamin Lazar Davis, Tōth, Will Graefe, and Nick Cianci, respectively. amid the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests. Hawke wrote: "I feel like this is not a time for self-promotion. It is a time for activation, education and self-examination." The album's second single, "Coverage", was released on April 22, 2020, and its video, directed by Maya's father Ethan Hawke, was released on April 28. Initially set for release on June 19, 2020, Blush was delayed to August 21, 2020.

On June 29, 2022, alongside the release of the single "Thérèse", Hawke announced her second album, Moss, which was released on September 23, 2022.

In April 2023, Hawke recorded her third studio album. The first single, "Missing Out", was released on February 14, 2024, and the second single, "Dark", on March 20. The full album, Chaos Angel, was released on May 31. She performed songs from the album on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, and The Daily Show. In October 2024, four additional songs from the album were released on the Clipped Wings EP.

In March 2026, Hawke released the single "Devil You Know" as the lead single to her May 2026 album Maitreya Corso.

Hawke has said that folk music has influenced her music, including Leonard Cohen, Patti Smith, and Joni Mitchell.

Personal life Hawke has said that she has no denominational beliefs but is "highly optimistic that there is something."

Hawke began a relationship with longtime friend and fellow musician Christian Lee Hutson in 2023. They married on February 14, 2026, in New York City. The wedding was attended by many of her Stranger Things costars, as well as Sam Nivola and Kathryn Newton, among others.

Acting credits

Film Year Title Role Notes 2018 Ladyworld Romy 2019 Once Upon a Time in Hollywood "Flower Child" 2020 Mainstream Frankie 2021 Italian Studies Erin Fear Street Part One: 1994 Heather Watkins 2023 Asteroid City June Douglas / Lucretia Shaver Wildcat Flannery O'Connor Also executive producer Maestro Jamie Bernstein 2026 Wishful Thinking Julia The Non-Actor Bella Short film One Night Only Malika data-sort-value="Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, The" Wiress Post-production 2022 The Last Movie Stars Herself TV documentary 2023–2025 Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur Abyss Voice role; 3 episodes 2025 Nightmares of Nature Self - Narrator The American Revolution Betsy Ambler (voice) TV documentary Judy Luptack Main role; series in production as of June 2026

Video game Year Title Role Notes 2024Disney SpeedstormAnxietyGrouped under "Featuring the Voice Talents Of"

Music videos Year Title Artist Album Notes 2019 "Goodnight, and Happy Birthday!" Nick Cianci "To Love a Boy" Maya Hawke "Juliette" Tōth 2020 "By Myself" Maya Hawke Blush "Is There Something in the Movies?" Samia The Baby "Generous Heart" Maya Hawke Blush Also co-director 2021 "Blue Hippo" 2022 "Thérèse" Moss "Sweet Tooth" 2024 "Missing Out" Chaos Angel 2026 "Lioness" Maitreya Corso

Theatre Year Title Role Venue(s) Notes 2025 Dry Land Amy Newman Mills Theater, New York Main role; one-off benefit reading Eurydice Eurydice Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre, New York Lead role

Audio Year Title Role Notes 2021 Rebel Robin: Surviving Hawkins Robin Buckley Main role The Playboy Interview Helen Gurley Brown 2026 The Summer Oath Livia Gaines The Chronicles of Astrimos Calico Jones

Discography Studio albums Blush (2020) Moss (2022) Chaos Angel (2024) Maitreya Corso (2026)

Extended plays Clipped Wings EP (2024)

Singles Year Title Album 2019 "To Love a Boy" / "Stay Open" "Coverage" 2021 "Blue Hippo" 2022 "Thérèse" Moss "Sweet Tooth" "Luna Moth" 2023 "Coming Around Again" 2024 "Missing Out" Chaos Angel "Dark" "Kamikaze Comic" Clipped Wings EP Astra Film Awards 2024 Best Voice Over Performance Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards 2022 Best Supporting Actress in a Streaming Series, Drama Stranger Things Hunter Mountain Film Festival 2019 Best Actress As They Slept MTV Movie & TV Awards 2023 Best On-Screen Duo Do Revenge Screen Actors Guild Awards 2020 Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series St. Louis Film Critics Association 2024 Best Vocal Performance Inside Out 2 Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association 2024 Best Voice Performance Women's Image Network Awards 2019 Best Actress in a MFT Movie / Mini-Series Little Women