Meadow Walker

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Meadow Walker
Born
Meadow Rain Walker

(1998-11-04) November 4, 1998 (age 25)
Occupations
  • Model
  • actress
Years active2017–present
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Spouse
Louis Thornton-Allan
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(m. 2021;sep. 2023)​
Father Paul Walker
Relatives Cody Walker (uncle)

Meadow Rain Walker (born November 4, 1998) is an American model and actress. She is the only child of actor Paul Walker. [1]

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Early life

Walker was born on November 4, 1998 [1] , the only child of actor Paul Walker and Rebecca Soteros. She is of Greek and Swedish descent through her mother. [2] She grew up in Hawaii and, in 2011, moved to live with her father in California aged 13. Her father died in 2013, after which there was a custody battle. Her parents kept their daughter out of the spotlight, and she did not seek publicity until she started her modeling career. She kept her father's collection of crystals, including one that is the size of a laptop. [1] [3]

Career

Walker first signed with DNA Models in 2017. [1] [4] She has worked with Proenza Schouler and Givenchy, which she wore at her wedding. She opened Givenchy's Fall Winter 2021 ready-to-wear show. [5] [3] At the Schouler shows, she has worked alongside Ella Emhoff. [1]

In 2023, she made her acting debut in the form of a cameo appearance as a flight attendant in Fast X , the tenth installment of the Fast & Furious film series that her father was best known for. Her father also appeared in the film via archival footage.

Personal life

In August 2021, Walker announced her engagement to actor Louis Thornton-Allan. [1] They were married that October in the Dominican Republic. Though the wedding was a small and private affair, [1] it was highly publicized, including an interview with Vogue . She was given away by her father's Fast & Furious co-star Vin Diesel, who is her godfather. [6] [7] [8] She also attended the premiere of F9 . [1] In December 2023, she announced her separation from Louis Thornton-Allan. [9]

Walker has an interest in yoga, acupuncture and holistic medicine. She continues her father's charitable work through the conservation organization The Paul Walker Foundation, which she founded in 2015. [4] The organization offers grants to marine biology students. [3] [1] She has also worked with Soma Sara, who runs the anti-rape movement Everyone's Invited. [3]

Meadow married Louis Thornton-Allan in the Dominican Republic in October 2021, following a two-month engagement [10] . Meadow’s godfather, Vin Diesel, walked her down the aisle. [10] Meadow filled for divorce on Feb. 15, 2024, and requested that Thornton-Allan does not receive spousal support. [11] Their divorce was settled in June, 2024. [12]

In June 2022, she revealed that she had an abortion in 2020. [13]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2023 Fast X Flight Attendant

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  7. ↑ "Vin Diesel walks late actor and close friend Paul Walker's daughter down the aisle at her wedding". CBS News. October 25, 2021. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
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  9. ↑ Walcott, Escher (December 28, 2023). "Paul Walker's Daughter Meadow Walker Separates From Husband: 'We Maintain Mutual Love'".
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  11. ↑ Whitman, Sara (March 19, 2024). "Estranged husband of Paul Walker's daughter Meadow Rain demands spousal support in divorce" . Retrieved September 16, 2024.
  12. ↑ "Paul Walker's Daughter Meadow Settles Divorce From Louis Thornton-Allan Weeks After His Support Demand". Yahoo Entertainment. June 14, 2024. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
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