Maya Kazan

Maya Kazan (; born November 24, 1986) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Eleanor Gallinger on the television series The Knick (2014–2015).

Early life Maya Kazan was born on November 24, 1986 in Los Angeles, California. Her sister is actress Zoe Kazan. Her father's side of the family is Greek.

Career Theater In 2012, Kazan starred as Lucrece in Pierre Corneille's The Liar, written by David Ives at the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey.

In 2013, she played the role of Laura in Michael Rabe's play The Future Is Not What It Was at the Walkerspace theater in New York.

In 2014, she took on the role of the adult Perdita in William Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale at the Old Globe Theater. In a February 2014 Los Angeles Times review, critic Charles McNulty wrote: "Kazan doesn't yet possess a strong stage voice, but she has everything else that's needed to make us fall in love with Perdita — natural radiance, unassuming intelligence and gentleness."

Television In 2014, Kazan landed a recurring role as Eleanor Gallinger in Steven Soderbergh's The Knick on Cinemax alongside co-stars Clive Owen, Eve Hewson and Grainger Hines. That same year, she landed another recurring role on HBO's Boardwalk Empire playing Mabel Thompson, the wife of a young Nucky Thompson, in a string of flashbacks throughout the series' fifth and final season.

Filmography + Film Year Title Role Notes 2008 Christie Mae Christie Mae short film 2008 Lenore Lenore short film 2009 I'll Never Smile Again Amy short film 2011 Love Is Like Life But Longer Young nun short film 2011 Three Things short film 2012 Trial by Combat Emily short film 2012 Every Saturday Hannah 2012 Where the Sharpest Knife was Kept Carla short film 2012 Frances Ha Caroline 2013 Blood Moon Manya 2015 Prism Jewels 2018 The Unicorn Katie 2019 Plus One Shaina2020 Love Is Love Is Love Caroline 2020 Alia's Birth Jenna 2020 Useless Humans Wendy 2021 The Little Things Rhonda Rathbun

+ Television Year Title Role Notes 2013 Company Town Marla TV film 2014 Boardwalk Empire Mabel Jeffries-Thompson 4 episodes 2014–15 The Knick Eleanor Gallinger 13 episodes 2015–16 Sleepy Hollow Zoe Corinth Recurring (Season 3) 2017 Jane The Virgin Chloe Recurring (Season 3) 2017 Z: The Beginning of Everything Livye Hart Recurring (Season 1) 2018 Mosaic Laura Hurley 8 episodes 2018 Imposters Deputy Kim Bullock Episode:"Fillion Bollar King" 2020 Utopia Olivia Episode:"Life Begins" 2020 Homecoming Kaya Episode:"Previously" 2021 Love LifeEmily HextonSeason 2