Actress, Marvel's Hawkeye
Alaqua Cox: Biography at a Glance
- Alaqua Cox is an up and coming actress known for her breakout role as “Maya Lopez / Echo” within the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
- She made her first debut as “Echo” in the Disney+ series Hawkeye starring Jeremey Renner and Hailee Steinfeld
- Alaqua earned her own spin-off series Echo, which focuses on her character for Disney+.
- Alaqua is an inspiration to many as her casting made her the first major Indigenous character — and only second deaf one — to be prominently featured in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
- She was born and raised in the Menominee Indian Reservation in Keshena, Wisconsin and is of the Menominee and Mohican nation.
Biography
Alaqua Cox is an up-and-coming actress known for her breakout role as "Maya Lopez" / "Echo" within the Marvel Cinematic Universe. She made her first debut as "Echo" in the Disney+ series Hawkeye starring Jeremey Renner and Hailee Steinfeld, which debuted in to rave reviews. Alaqua is set to star in her own spin-off series Echo, which focuses on her character for Disney+.
Like the character she plays, Alaqua Cox is deaf and Native American. Since the announcement of Alaqua’s casting in the MCU, she has become an inspiration to many and continues to be a strong advocate for the deaf community worldwide. She was born and raised in the Menominee Indian Reservation in Keshena, Wisconsin and is of the Menominee and Mohican nation.
