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Maya Hawke

Maya Hawke, American actress

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Born
July 8, 1998
Age in 2026
28
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1998

About Maya Hawke

Maya Ray Thurman Hawke is an American actress and singer-songwriter. The daughter of Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman, she began her career in modeling, and subsequently made her screen debut as Jo March in the 2017 BBC adaptation of Little Women. She gained international recognition for starring as Robin Buckley in the Netflix science fiction horror series Stranger Things (2019–2025). In August 2019, Hawke released her first two singles, "To Love a Boy" and "Stay Open". Hawke performed a series of headlining gigs around New York City in early 2020, her first ever solo live performances as a musician. On March 18, 2020, Hawke released the first single "By Myself" and announced her debut album titled Blush amid the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests. To support the release of Blush, Hawke appeared as a musical guest for the first time in her career on The Today Show in late August 2020.

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Maya Hawke timeline

  1. The daughter of Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman, she began her career in modeling, and subsequently made her screen debut as Jo March in the 2017 BBC adaptation of Little Women.
  2. In August 2019, Hawke released her first two singles, "To Love a Boy" and "Stay Open".
  3. Hawke performed a series of headlining gigs around New York City in early 2020, her first ever solo live performances as a musician.
  4. On March 18, 2020, Hawke released the first single "By Myself" and announced her debut album titled Blush amid the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests.
  5. To support the release of Blush, Hawke appeared as a musical guest for the first time in her career on The Today Show in late August 2020.

The world when Maya Hawke was born

Maya Hawke was born in 1998. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1998

  • #1 song"Too Close" – Next
  • Top movieShakespeare in Love
  • Top TV showSeinfeld
  • Best-selling bookA Man in Full – Tom Wolfe

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentMark McGwire hits 70 home runs, breaking Roger Maris's record
  • Top headlinePresident Clinton impeached by the House of Representatives
  • Technology milestoneGoogle founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin
  • Defining fadFurby
  • Notable inventionGoogle founded
  • World population5.93 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderBill Clinton
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • Also wonChicago Bulls (NBA)
  • U.S. population270.2M

1998 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Maya Hawke's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19982026
Gas$1.06$3.45/gal
Average home$128,400$435,000
Average income$48,950$67,500
Minimum wage$5.15$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$4.69$11.95
Postage stamp$0.32$0.73
Population270.2M341 million

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