Why Maya Hawke Won’t Watch Pulp Fiction
You probably recognize actress Maya Hawke from shows such as Stranger Things and Fear Street. But did you know that she’s actually the daughter of Uma Thurman and Ethan Hawke? And as if looking just like her gorgeous mom weren’t enough, she’s following in her footsteps career-wise, too. However, there’s one performance of her mom’s that she simply won’t watch — and for an unexpected reason.
Little Woman
Hawke’s still young, but she’s racked up a lot of high-profile roles already. Her first performance came in the BBC’s 2017 version of Little Women, and her career has done nothing but flourish since then. Her parents being Hollywood names in their own right certainly helped her along, but it’s clear she has talent.
Favorite place
And Hawke knew the ins and out of moviemaking from an early age. She told NME magazine in 2020, “My favorite place to be was on set, behind the camera with headphones on, watching the monitors while my mum and dad did the same scene 100 times over from different angles, just sitting and learning.”
Show time
Hawke was able to watch her dad work right up close when both of them appeared in Showtime’s The Good Lord Bird in 2021, playing father and daughter naturally. She told People magazine the following year that acting alongside one of her parents was something “we’ve been thinking about forever.”
Teacher and student
Hawke told People that she and her father were “always working together in one way or another.” She said, “Whether it’s me calling him, being like, ‘How do I do this? I need help.’ Or him helping me with audition tapes. There’s a real network of communication there. I really see him as my teacher more than almost anything else.”
