When you’re an actor, you never really know what characters of yours are going to become popular, but Maya Hawke has had some good luck on that front. Along with playing Stranger Things’ fan-favorite Robin Buckley, last year she voiced the Pixar character Anxiety, and it was the biggest blockbuster hit of 2025. She just opened up to Amy Poehler about what playing the character means to her over a year later.
Maya Hawke fittingly was on the podcast her Inside Out 2 costar hosts, Good Hang with Amy Poehler. During their conversation, the 27-year-old talked about being behind the viral animated character. In her words:
