19-05-2025
Uma Thurman's seldom-seen younger daughter is spotted in rare outing with dad Arpad Busson and Elle Macpherson
Uma Thurman 's youngest daughter made a rare appearance with family recently after staying out of the spotlight for much of her childhood.
Thurman's two older children, Maya and Levon Hawke — whom she shares with her ex-husband Ethan Hawke — are well known for having followed their famous parents into acting.
But Thurman, 55, has cultivated a far more private existence for her youngest daughter, 12-year-old Luna Thurman-Busson, whom she shares with her ex, the French hedge fund manager Arpad Busson, 62.
Luna made a surprise appearance in photos posted to Instagram over the weekend by her older half-brother Flynn Busson, who is the son of Busson and the Australian supermodel Elle Macpherson.
Luna supported her older brother Cy at a graduation ceremony while also posing with Elle, Flynn and her dad Arpad in a black-and-white photo that Flynn captioned: 'Fam Bam.'
Luna — which is short for Rosalind Arusha Arkadina Altalune Florence Thurman-Busson — wore a cozy sweater with a white miniskirt and casual black Adidas Sambas.
Her father's ex Elle wrapped an arm around her and flashed a winning smile while wearing a chic light-colored satiny suit and aviator-style sunglasses.
Luna's brother Flynn and her father Arpad both favored business-ready navy suits, while Cy had on his graduation gowns.
Apad pumped his fist in the air and cheered as he joined Flynn and Cy in another photo showing them hanging out with other 'Lads' after graduation.
Luna's presence in her brother's photo was rare, as she spends most of her time with her mother, who ensures that she has far less of a public profile than her older siblings.
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 with her mother and sister, as well as Levon.
The event turned out to be a full family affair for the Stranger Things star, as Maya's dad Ethan also joined in on the party after the screening.
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],' the Kill Bill star told Jimmy Fallon during a Tonight Show appearance, via People. '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.
