A child of Hollywood royalty,Maya Hawkeburst onto the acting scene and appeared in Netflix hitStranger Things.
However, parents Ethan Hawke andUma Thurmanhelped her move through her struggles.
“Every grade that went by, you get dropped down into a lower and lower reading group.
And other kids find out.
And there’s bullying in place.
But my parents did a wonderful job of encouraging me to be creative.”
After staying involved in theater throughout her time at school, she continued her schooling at Juilliard.
She landed her first part in the BBC series,Little Womenand the rest is history.
As for her father, Hawke explains that he’s a “brilliant and sort of a philosopher himself.
While her parents split up when she was five, their daughter didn’t seem to miss a beat.
“I remember my oldest daughter Maya, when she was turning sixteen.
‘Oh, I better keep these guys away, keep a shotgun at the door’ or something.
And if you act all scared of her sexuality, how is she supposed to feel?”
Clearly an egalitarian, modern household, the Hawkes seem to stay rather close throughout their successful careers.
