Famous People with Name Maaya

Maaya Sakamoto            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Maaya Sakamoto: a Japanese seiyu and singer-songwriter who made her debut in 1996 as the voice of Hitomi Kanzaki[1] in the hit anime series The Vision of Escaflowne. She sings songs in both Japanese and English.She is set to voice Alphard, alongside Miyuki Sawashiro who voices the main character Canaan, in the anime Canaan.[2] She also does the voice of Padmé Amidala in the Japanese dub of Star Wars Episodes I, II, and III. She reprised the role in the current ongoing American 3D CGI animated television series, Star Wars: The Clone Wars.[3]

Maayan Strauss            Origin/Culture/Country: Jewish

Maayan Strauss: is an Israeli artist.Strauss studied architecture at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem. She has exhibited in several galleries and art projects, such as the project "Sharon", that suggests, according to curator Joshua Simon, "an unlikely connection between the most affluent region in Israel, and the name of the Israeli PM."