American actress Maya Hawke, who is also a model and singer-songwriter, is mostly regarded for her role as Robin Buckley in the popular Netflix original ‘Stranger Things. Maya Hawke’s parents are also actors and actresses.
Her mother Uma Thurman is known for her roles in ‘Dangerous Liaisons’, ‘Pulp Fiction, ‘And Kill Bill Volume 1 and 2 and is the receiver of a number of nominations including an Academy Award and BAFTA Award.
Her father Ethan Hawke also received four nominations for Academy Awards and is widely known for the lead role in the ‘Before trilogy.
Maya Hawke has starred in supporting roles in a number of series and films.
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Below is the list of important series and films in which Maya Hawke has been cast.
Fear Street Part One: 1994 (2021)-
Leigh Janiak’s American slasher movie is adapted from R. L. Stine’s same-named book and serves as the first installment of the Fear Street trilogy.
The plot of the film centers around a number of teenagers being terrorized by an ancient evil of Shadyside which had been plaguing the town through many brutal murders for centuries. The story begins with the murder of a bookstore employee named Heather Watkins by her friend.
Maya Hawke plays the role of Heather in the film. Other significant cast members are Kiana Madeira, Olivia Scott Welch, Benjamin Flores Jr., Fred Hechinger, Ashley Zukerman, Darrell Britt-Gibson, etc.
The movie was released on June 28, 2021, in Los Angeles and on July 2, 2021, in the United States.
Little Women-
Number of Seasons: 1
The historical miniseries of BBC television ‘Little Women’ is based on the renowned same-named novel of Louisa May Alcott. The story is about the four March sisters who struggle and support each other through the bents of life.
Maya Hawke plays the middle sister Jo March who is characterized by her rebellious nature.
Other cast members of the series are Emily Watson, Willa Fitzgerald, Kathryn Newton, Annes Elwy, Jonah Hauer-King, etc. The series ran from December 26 to 28 in 2017.
Ladyworld (2018)-
This thriller movie directed by Amanda Kramer is inspired by Golding’s 1954 novel ‘Lord of the Flies and serves as an all-female take on it. The plot presents eight teenage girls who, after a fatal earthquake, are trapped inside a house. But as livestock runs low, the girls find themselves backsliding to basic instincts.
Maya Hawke portrays one of those teenagers in the series whose name is Romy. The rest of the girls in the film are portrayed by Ariela Barer, Annalise Basso, Ryan Simpkins, Odessa Adlon, Tatsumi Romano, Zora Casabere, and Atheena Frizzell.
The movie was released on September 22, 2018, at Fantastic Fest which is the annual film festival in Austin, Texas.
Stranger Things-
Number of Seasons: 4
The Duffer Brothers’ sci-fi tv series ‘Stranger Things is a very popular show scoring 97%, 94%, 89%, and 88% respectively in four seasons on Rotten Tomatoes. The award-winning series is set in the 1980s fictional Hawkins of Indiana.
The story began with Hawkins National Laboratory’s experiment with supernatural and paranormal themes involving human test subjects and creating a portal into an alternate dimension named “Upside Down”.
Maya Hawke plays the role of Robin Buckley in the series who joined the cast in Season 3. Other cast members of the series include Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown, etc.
The series premiered on July 15, 2016, on Netflix. In February of 2022, a fifth and final season has been renewed by Netflix.
Human Capital (2019)-
Marc Meyers’ American-Italian movie ‘Human Capital’ is adapted from the 2004 same-named novel by Stephen Amidon. The plot of the movie deals with two families that fall into collision after the two children of the two families get engaged in a relationship leading to a tragedy.
The name of the character that Maya Hawke played in the movie is Shannon Hagel. Other cast members are Liev Schreiber, Alex Wolff, Marisa Tomei, Peter Sarsgaard, Betty Gabriel, Paul Sparks, Aasif Mandvi, Fred Hechinger etc.
The movie premiered at Toronto International Film Festival on September 10, 2019, and had its theatrical release on July 17, 2020.
Italian Studies (2021)-
Adam Leon’s movie ‘Italian Studies’ is about a writer named Alina Reynolds. In New York City she finds herself to have lost her memory. She has to connect with a number of strangers in order to find a way home. But are all of those people real?
Vanessa Kirby starred as Alina Reynolds in the movie. The character that Hawke played is named Maya Hawke. Other cast members are Simon Brickner, Annika Wahlsten, Annabel Hoffman, Fred Hechinger etc.
At Tribeca Film Festival the movie premiered on June 12, 2021. In theaters, it was released on January 14, 2022.
