Famous People with Name Maya

Maya Deren            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Maya Deren: was an American avant-garde filmmaker and film theorist of the 1940s and 1950s. Deren was also a choreographer, dancer, poet, writer and photographer.In the early 1940s, Deren used some of the inheritance from her father to purchase a used 16 mm Bolex camera. She used this camera to make her first and best-known film, Meshes of the Afternoon (1943), in collaboration with Hammid. Meshes of the Afternoon is recognized as a seminal American avant-garde film. Originally a silent film with no dialogue, music for the film was composed by Deren's third husband Teiji Ito in 1957.

Maya Jupiter            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Maya Jupiter: an Australian rapper and radio announcer.In 2003 she released her first album on Mother Tongues, the first label in the world dedicated to developing women in hip hop music.[1Also In 2003, eleven-piece latin/jazz/hip hop band, Son Veneno, asked Maya to accompany them at The Belligen Global Music Festival. The combination have since performed at numerous festivals including Homebake, Bacardi festival and supported Kelis.

Maya Bouskilla            Origin/Culture/Country: Jewish

Maya Bouskilla: an Israeli pop singer of Moroccan descent.She released her debut album Sold Out Story (????? ????) in 2004, which sold 20,000 copies in the first three weeks. In February 2005, Maya won two awards: Artist Of The Year and New Artist Of The Year. It has been revealed that Maya is the possible choice for Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009.[1]

Maya Hakvoort            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Maya Hakvoort: a Dutch musical actress.Maya Hakvoort studied singing at the conservatory of Maastricht and acting and dancing at the kleinkunst-academy "De Trap" in Amsterdam, before she started gathering practical musical experience in Holland, Germany, Austria and Bel

Maya Sakura            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Maya Sakura: an enka singer who was born 26 July 1998 in Obihiro, Hokkaido, Japan. In 2008, she made her debut with single "Tairyo Matsuri" (????? ?) at the age of 10.