Maya Hawke: 14 facts about the Stranger Things star you should know
Maya Hawke is already a fan fave from Stranger Things so here's everything you need to know about the rising star...
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1. Everything you need to know about Maya Hawke
Maya Hawke is most well known for playing Robin in Stranger Things 3, and is set to appear in Netflix's Fear Street horror movie series. You'll probably recognise Maya's very famous surnames too - that's because she's the daughter of Uma Thurman and Ethan Hawke. Here's everything you need to know about the rising star. (Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images)
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2. How old is Maya Hawke?
Maya Hawke is 23 years old. She was born on July 8th in 1998. (Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Michael Kors)
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3. Who are Maya Hawke's parents?
If you think Maya Hawke looks familiar, you'd be right.She has two very famous parents - Uma Thurman and Ethan Hawke. Her parents met on the set of Gattaca in 1998 and were married for seven years before they split when Maya was 5 years old. (Bertrand Rindoff Petroff/Getty Images, Bruce Glikas/FilmMagic)
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4. How tall is Maya Hawke?
Maya Hawke is 1.75m tall, which is around 5ft 7in. (Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images)
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5. Maya Hawke plays Robin in Stranger Things 3
Maya Hawke plays the role of Robin in Stranger Things 3. Robin works at Scoops Ahoy in Starcourt Mall with Steve Harrington. After cracking a secret Russian code, Robin, Steve, Dustin and Erica find themselves in the middle of an underground bunker in Hawkins. Maya will return as Robin in Stranger Things 4, although not much has been revealed about her storyline just yet. (Netflix)
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6. Maya Hawke plays Flower Child in Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon A Time in Hollywood
Maya Hawke made her feature film debut in Quentin Tarantino's movie Once Upon A Time in Hollywood alongside Brad Pitt, Leo DiCaprio and Margot Robbie. She plays Flower Child (a.k.a. Linda Kasabian), a member of Charles Manson's Manson Family cult. (Rabbani and Solimene Photography/Getty Images)
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7. What movies has Maya Hawke been in?
Maya Hawke has a number of film credits under her name, including Ladyworld, Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, Human Capital, Mainstream, Italian Studies, and the first instalment of Netflix’s Fear Street franchise, Fear Street: 1994. Maya was also reportedly first choice for Sofia Coppola's The Little Mermaid but the role ultimately went to Chloe Grace Moretz. Both Coppola and Moretz later dropped out. (Karwai Tang/WireImage)
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8. What TV shows has Maya Hawke been in?
As as well as playing Robin in Stranger Things, Maya Hawke played the role of Jo March in BBC’s 2017 adaptation of Little Women. Kathryn Newton, Willa Fitzgerald and Annes Elwy played Maya’s on screen sisters Amy, Meg and Beth. (Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images)
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9. Is Maya Hawke a model?
As well as acting, Maya Hawke has also modelled for Calvin Klein and All Saints as well as editorial shoots for Vogue. She also attended the Met Gala in 2018, wearing Diane Von Furstenberg. (Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)
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10. Is Maya Hawke on Instagram?
Yes! Maya's Instagram handle is @maya_hawke. She is not currently on Twitter. (@maya_hawke via Instagram)
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11. Does Maya Hawke have any siblings?
Maya has one brother called Levon Thurman Hawke and three half-sisters called Clementine Hawke, Indiana Hawke and Luna Thurman-Busson. (@maya_hawke via Instagram)
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12. Maya Hawke reveals she was kicked out of school because she couldn't read
Maya Hawke revealed she was kicked out of school because of her dyslexia, and inability to read. In an interview with Metro, she said: "I went to a special school for kids with learning disabilities...I am still limited." She then added: "There’s something about having had a limitation in regards to my ability to produce and take in stories that made me even more determined to love them and understand them and grow in them." She wants to inspire other kids in a similar position to be creative.
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13. Will Maya Hawke be in Kill Bill 3?
Fans have speculated that Maya Hawke will be cast as Beatrix Kiddo’s daughter B.B. in Kill Bill 3, although there is no confirmation that the film will ever actually happen. Quentin Tarantino has stately publicly that it would be exciting to cast Maya in the role if it does eventually get made: “Now The Bride and B.B. are on the run and just the idea of being able to cast Uma and cast her daughter Maya in the thing would be fucking exciting.” [Getty, Miramax]
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14. Who does Maya Hawke play in Fear Street: 1994?
Maya Hawke stars in Netflix's new horror movie series Fear Street. She will appear in Fear Street: 1994 as Heather, a cashier who works in a bookstore in Shadyside Mall. In the first 5 minutes of the film, which was released on YouTube, Heather appears to get killed by a masked figure in a scene that pays homage to Scream. [Netflix]
