Alaqua Cox was born on 13 February 1997 in Keshena, Wisconsin, USA. She is an actress, known for Hawkeye (2021), Echo (2023) and Marvel Studios: Assembled (2021).

Is Maya really deaf in real life?

"I grew up playing different kinds of sports — I would play one-on-one basketball with my older brother — so I love doing those kinds of physical things," the actress, who, like her character Maya Lopez, is an amputee and has been deaf all her life, tells PEOPLE in this week's issue.

Is the Echo girl really deaf?

Alaqua Cox is making history as the lead star in the new Disney+ series, "Echo." Cox, who is deaf and hails from the Menominee Nation in Wisconsin, said Monday on "Good Morning America" that being an actress has given her a platform to address the importance of representation in Hollywood.

Does Maya from Hawkeye really have a prosthetic leg?

“Although I am deaf and an amputee, I was able to do a lot of my fighting and stunts and it was important to me to show my prosthetic leg and not try to hide it under clothes. Maya Lopez is a badass, and I wanted people with disabilities to have someone that they could look up to and see within themselves.”

What happened with Maya in Hawkeye?

Echo appears in Marvel's Hawkeye

They escape, and she tries to follow them to get answers. In the penultimate episode of Hawkeye, Maya and the Ronin fight at the auto shop where her father was killed, and as he almost defeats her, Clint takes off the mask to reveal that he's her father's killer.

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Is Maya in Hawkeye actually deaf?

Cox was born Deaf. She was born and raised in the Menominee Indian Reservation in Keshena, Wisconsin, and is of the Menominee and Mohican nation. She attended the Wisconsin School for the Deaf, where she played on the girls' basketball team from 2014 to 2015 and on the volleyball team.

Did Maya forgive Clint?

When Maya sees Barton, he uses sign language to tell her that he is sorry. Maya nods to him, forgiving Barton for her father's death and finally giving him the absolution he'd been seeking.

Is Maya a villain in Hawkeye?

Considering the previous events of Hawkeye, where viewers first met Maya, she starts off the series largely known as a foe. And along with Maya's growing body count in Echo, director and executive producer Sydney Freeland tells Marvel.com, “The goal was never to turn her from a villain to a hero.

Is Maya related to Wilson Fisk?

Maya Lopez is a deaf member of the Choctaw tribe who moved out of her hometown as a child with her father William Lopez, and became the protegée of Wilson Fisk, growing up under his care. Losing her father due to Ronin's hunt for criminals, Lopez became the Tracksuit Mafia's commander, vowing revenge on Ronin.

Was Maya's mom deaf in Echo?

“Taloa is Maya's mother,” she said. “That is the character I'm playing, she is a Deaf and Indigenous woman. Maya is also Deaf and Indigenous.

What actress is legally deaf?

Marlee Matlin is, to date, the only deaf performer to have won an Academy Award.

Why is she called Echo?

(**) In the comics, she's called Echo because she has the ability to literally copy the movements and actions of any non-superhuman. Had the MCU version stuck with this, she could fight as well as Shang-Chi, shoot arrows as well as both Hawkeyes, etc.

What power did Echo have?

Echo, AKA Maya Lopez, possesses photographic reflexes and superhuman physicality. She is a prodigy, a master combatant, and deaf. All the things that make Echo unique make her perfectly suited to bear an omnipotent, cosmic force.

Is Echo good or bad?

The only real standout being Vincent D'Onofrio's excellent portrayal of Kingpin, but even that is tarnished by the writing and a limp wiltering flower of an ending. Echo also suffered from bad editing with the pacing and storyline feeling like they were all over the place.

Will there be an Echo season 2?

According to 'Hollywood Reporter', production finally started back up and the original Daredevil stunt coordinator has returned. It also said that Marvel Studios "is interested in doing more with the character and is already developing new ideas as it seeks to build out its street-level heroes."

Is Kingpin dead in Echo?

And just to answer the question above: no, Kingpin does not die. In a post-credit scene, New York's own Pat Kiernan tees Wilson up for the idea that — presumably in Daredevil: Born Again — he should run for Mayor of New York.

Is Echo Kingpin's daughter?

Maya Lopez is the adopted daughter of the supervillain Kingpin. She is also a supporting character of the superhero Matt Murdock / Daredevil. The character has been a member of the Avengers and the New Avengers at various points in her history.

Why is Fisk obsessed with Maya?

COX: Because he trusts Maya so much. It's obvious that Maya has bowed down to him and revered him as this high entity basically her whole life.

Why was Maya's dad killed?

William Lopez was a commander of the Tracksuit Mafia, the brother of Henry Lopez and the father of Maya Lopez. When Taloa Lopez died, William was disowned by his family and moved to New York. He was then murdered by Ronin acting on a tip from Kingpin.

Why does Echo have a handprint on her face?

Echo's handprint explained

The final dying request of Crazy Horse is for the Kingpin to raise Maya well, and he leaves a bloody handprint on Maya's cheek. Treating her as his daughter, Kingpin carries out his final request.

Who killed Echo's dad?

As a child, Echo was raised by her father, William, who led the Tracksuit Mafia before her. However, at some point during the Blip, Echo's father is assassinated by Clint Barton - who was operating as the murderous vigilante Ronin.

Is Hawkeye's wife Mockingbird?

Hawkeye's finale made canon for the MCU something fans have been theorizing about for quite some time: not only is Hawkeye/Clint Barton's (Jeremy Renner) wife Laura Barton (Linda Cardellini) a former S.H.I.E.L.D. agent, she's actually Agent 19, also known as Mockingbird.

Does Maya become an avenger?

In the meantime, she befriends Daredevil and joins the New Avengers as "Ronin", a masked sword-wielding vigilante. After making a name for herself and helping the Avengers fight the Hand, a Skrull posing as Elektra kills Maya.

Why does Hawkeye's wife want the watch?

She asked him if there was anything else missing from the compound, and he replied by asking if it was the Rolex she was asking about. This implies that the watch might have sentimental value to him. In the same episode, Laura could track the watch's location using its signal.