Alaqua Cox

Alaqua Cox

Alaqua Cox (born February 13, 1997) is a Native American (Menominee) actress. She landed her breakthrough role—her first ever acting experience—as Maya Lopez/Echo within the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the Disney+ series Hawkeye (2021), continuing as the protagonist in the spin-off series Echo (2024). Cox was born Deaf. She was born and raised on the Menominee Indian Reservation in Keshena, Wisconsin, and is of the Menominee and Mohican nations. 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. Part of Cox's right leg is amputated. She uses a prosthesis. On December 2, 2020, in her acting debut, she was cast in Hawkeye as Echo. The news drew applause from Deaf activist Nyle DiMarco. In June 2021, Echo co-creator David W. Mack reacted to the news of the Echo television series by expressing gratitude to Cox for being a representative for Deaf and Indigenous youth: "I taught at the School for the Deaf in Africa, Asia, [and] Europe in my work for the U.S. State Department, [and] the students love Echo [and] will be happy about this." At Marvel's Hawkeye premiere, Cox told a reporter from Variety. "I don't know why they're giving me this opportunity, but I'm just grateful. I'm excited for the support and being able to advocate for the Deaf community. We want to have that equality and get more people involved. I'm just so grateful for all of the opportunities I've been given." Cox told Disney's D23 magazine that Jeremy Renner and Hailee Steinfeld both worked to learn some American Sign Language so that they could communicate more easily with her. "I thought it was sweet of them putting in efforts to learn basic ASL to communicate with me. It means a lot to me as a Deaf person." Her maternal cousin, Darnell Besaw, played the child version of Cox's character in both Hawkeye (2021) and Echo (2024). On Mother's Day 2023, Cox announced that she was expecting a baby boy with her fiancé. Her son was born that October. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alaqua Cox, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

  • Title: Alaqua Cox
  • Popularity: 7.32
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1997-02-13
  • Place of Birth: Wisconsin, USA
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  • Also Known As: 阿拉奎·考克斯
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Alaqua Cox Movies

  • 2021
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    Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special

    Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special

    7 2021 HD

    Explore the Disney+ series of the MCU—past, present and future.

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  • 2022
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    Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye

    Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye

    7 2022 HD

    Join the likes of Jeremy Renner, Hailee Steinfeld, Florence Pugh, and Vincent D’Onofrio as they reveal how Marvel Studios’...

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  • 2024
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    Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Echo

    Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Echo

    6.1 2024 HD

    Join us on a revealing journey behind-the-scenes of Maya Lopez’s own groundbreaking series. Witness how the production took unprecedented steps...

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  • 2024
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    Echo

    Echo

    6.2 2024 HD

    Pursued by Wilson Fisk's criminal empire, Maya's journey brings her home and she must confront her own family and legacy.

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  • 2019
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    The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

    6.2 2019 HD

    Kelly Clarkson presents the biggest newsmakers and names in film, television and music; as well as emerging new talent and everyday people who are...

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  • 2014
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    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    5.8 2014 HD

    After Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent replacement. After 42 years in Los Angeles the program...

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  • 2021
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    Hawkeye

    Hawkeye

    7.9 2021 HD

    Former Avenger Clint Barton has a seemingly simple mission: get back to his family for Christmas. Possible? Maybe with the help of Kate Bishop, a...

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