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- Second-oldest sibling Jo, a writer and bold rejector of gender roles, has been encouraging artistic, adventure-seeking girls to chase their dreams for more than a century. She’s been the star of every major adaptation of Alcott’s magnum opus—the latest of which is a PBS Masterpiece miniseries, premiering May 13, with Maya Hawke as Jo.
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- Little Women was her first job! At just 19 nineteen years old, Maya Hawke has already honed her craft at Saint Ann’s School and Juilliard–but Little Women is her very first on-screen role.
- You may know her parents. It’s true: Maya Hawke has quite the Hollywood pedigree, as the daughter of actors Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman, two stars known for huge blockbusters such as Kill Bill, Pulp Fiction, the Before trilogy, and Training Day.
- She struggles with dyslexia. Although it’s easy to identify with the free-spirited Jo, Hawke’s personal connection to her character ran even deeper. Hawke battled dyslexia throughout her childhood, and Little Women was one of the first books she read by herself.
- You'll see her in Stranger Things! After Little Women airs on MASTERPIECE, viewers can see Hawke in Season 3 of sci-fi smash hit Stranger Things! According to Variety, Hawke will play, “An ‘alternative girl’ bored with her mundane day job.
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May 20, 2018 · Maya Hawke and Jonah Hauer-King, “Little Women”PBS. In her performance as Jo, Hawke brings a far different dynamic between Jo and Laurie, played by Jonah Hauer-King.
- She Grew Up with Hollywood Royalty.
- She Dropped Out of Juilliard to Play Jo in Little Woman.
- She Calls Her Father Her Mentor.
- She Had Never Seen Stranger Things Before Landing The role.
- She’S Realistic About Fame.
Maya is the oldest child of fHawke and Thurman, who met on the set of Gattacain 1996, wed in 1998, separated in 2003 and divorced in 2005 (The pair are also parents to son Levon Roan, 17, while Uma has another daughter — Luna, 6 — with ex-fiancé Arpad Busson, and Ethan shares daughters Clementine Jane, 11, and Indiana, 8, with wife Ryan Hawke, whom...
The opportunity to join the cast of Little Womenopposite Emily Watson and Angela Lansbury meant walking away from Juilliard’s prestigious drama program, where Maya was studying at the time. It wasn’t an easy decision. As she told Elle, “One thing about leaving your training early is that it leaves you with all the tools with which to criticize your...
For Maya, acting always felt as natural as “swimming or breathing or kissing,” she told Elle. The native New Yorker’s love of literature and theater was honed during her time at an arts-oriented Brooklyn private school, Saint Ann’s, and, of course, through her parents. “She was always an artist, writing poems, singing songs. [But] she didn’t discov...
Maya was staying in Los Angeles when the Duffer brothers offered her the role of Robin. She knew of the show’s success, especially because her mother and brother were fans. But she herself had never seen it, she told WWD. The Duffer brothers didn’t hold that against her. Instead, they re-wrote Robin to be more like Maya. “I’m a super joyful, exuber...
With all the buzz coming her way, Maya isn’t worried about the spotlight. “The world of celebrity that comes with the world of art is not particularly interesting to me,” she told Elle, explaining that she learned a lot from watching her parents navigate the industry. That’s also humbled her to Hollywood’s ups and downs. In fact, she talks frankly ...
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Jan 18, 2019 · Meet the cast of Little Women. Uma Thurman and Ethan Hawke's daughter Maya Hawke makes her acting debut as Jo March alongside Angela Lansbury, Emily Watson and Michael Gambon. Eleanor Bley ...
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Jul 9, 2019 · Hawke was born Maya Ray Thurman Hawke in New York City on July 8, 1998, two months after her parents were married. This means that she's just celebrated the big 2-1. She played Jo March in...
Apr 4, 2024 · View Jo Hawke’s profile on LinkedIn, a professional community of 1 billion members. SERVICE OPERATIONS / RESEARCH LEADERSHIP<br>Research interests include: Evidence-based…
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May 14, 2018 · Jo is played by Maya Hawke, who inhabits her as a devoted sister and daughter who nonetheless feels the weight of responsibility for the family, particularly since Marmee spends a solid chunk...
