Uma Thurman opens up about ‘beautiful’ motherhood and the ‘mind-boggling’ difference between how she parents compared to her own upbringing

Uma Thurman has opened up about how ‘beautiful’ motherhood and compared her parenting to her own upbringing. 

The Kill Bill star, 55, shares two children with actor Ethan Hawke, Maya, 26, and Levon, 23, and 13-year-old daughter Luna with financier Arpad Busson.

And speaking to The Sunday Times, Uma has spoken about how her life has changed from her younger days in Hollywood since becoming a mother.

‘It’s beautiful and there’s not that much time left in the day,’ Uma said, but she is now looking towards what life will be like once all her children have flown the nest, in what she calls the ‘sunset period’.

Uma is planning what she will do when her time isn’t spent ‘shopping and driving and emailing teachers and all the things we do’.

But elsewhere, Uma shared that she often compares how she parents her children to the ‘mind-boggling’ freedoms she enjoyed as a teenager.

Uma Thurman has opened up about how ‘beautiful’ motherhood and compared her parenting to her own upbringing (Seen in June)

The Kill Bill star, 55, shares two children with actor Ethan Hawke, Maya (right), 26, and Levon (centre left), 23, and 13-year-old daughter Luna (left) with financier Arpad Busson (Seen in 2023)

Uma revealed she used to travel into the city on her own as a teenager to audition with just a quarter in case she got lost.

She said: ‘Mind-boggling, I mean, it’s unimaginable, those were different times.’ 

It comes after Uma was joined by her rarely seen daughter Luna at the opening night of Eurydice at the Signature Theatre in New York City in May. 

The actress and her youngest stepped out to support her oldest daughter Maya ahead of her Off-Broadway debut. Maya starred as the titular character in Sarah Ruhl’s adaptation of the classic Greek myth, which ran until June 22. 

Walking the red carpet head of the show, Uma looked effortlessly chic in a wool coat, which she teamed with smart trousers. 

Smiling for photos beside her mum, Luna opted for a black top and a pair of straight leg jeans. 

Maya looked stunning in a draped, satin midi dress which she teamed with a matching rust-coloured umbrella and heels.   

Uma’s two older children, Maya and Levon – whom she shares with her ex-husband Ethan Hawke — are well known for having followed their famous parents into acting.

Uma’s two older children, Maya and Levon – whom she shares with her ex-husband Ethan Hawke (Seen in 1997)

It comes after Uma was joined by her rarely seen daughter Luna at the opening night of Eurydice at the Signature Theatre in New York City in May 

The actress and her youngest stepped out to support her oldest daughter Maya Hawke ahead of her Off-Broadway debut

But she has cultivated a far more private existence for her youngest daughter Luna, whom she shares with her ex, the French hedge fund manager Arpad Busson, 62.

A rare exception occurred in 2023 at the New York City premiere of Wes Anderson’s critically acclaimed comedy Asteroid City, which Maya had a small role in.

Even though Luna isn’t usually spotted at similar events, this time she was seen posing for photographers. 

While little is known about Luna, Uma previously opened up about why she decided to give her daughter four middle names.

‘Maya came up with the best excuse, which was that I probably wouldn’t get to have any more children, so I just put every name that I liked into Luna’s,’ she told Jimmy Fallon during a Tonight Show appearance.

‘We couldn’t quite agree on the name, so we call her Luna. She’s lucky that way.’ 

Uma and her financier ex Arpad Busson began their on–off relationship back in 2007, and revealed that they were engaged in June of the following year, but they called off the engagement in 2009. 

The split was short-lived, though, and Uma and Arpad reunited in 2010, with the engagement back on. 

Luna arrived in 2012, but her parents still hadn’t married by 2014, when they called it off their engagement for a second time and seemingly split for good. 

In early 2017, Uma and Arpad became engaged in a custody battle over their youngest child, with The Pulp Fiction star ultimately receiving primary physical custody of Luna.

Prior to dating Arpad, Thurman was married twice: from 1990 to 1992 to Oscar winner Gary Oldman, and then from 1998 to 2005 to Ethan Hawke after they met on the set of their 1997 sci-fi drama Gattaca.

They welcomed Maya in 1998 and Levon in 2002, before separating in 2003. 

Prior to his relationship with Uma, Arpad’s best-known partner was Elle Macpherson, whom he was together with from 1996 to 2005 and shared two sons.