Millie Bobby Brown

Millie Bobby Brown (born 19 February 2004)[1] is a British actress.[2] She rose to prominence for her role as Eleven in the Netflix science fiction horror series Stranger Things (2016–present),[3] for which she received Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. At age 13, she became one of the youngest nominees in Emmy history.[4] Her film debut came in 2019 with the monster film Godzilla: King of the Monsters. Brown will also play the titular role in the upcoming mystery film Enola Holmes.

Millie Bobby Brown
Brown at the 2018 San Diego Comic-Con
Born (2004-02-19) 19 February 2004
Marbella, Spain
NationalityBritish
OccupationActress
Years active2013–present

Brown is the youngest person to be featured on the Time 100 list of the world's most influential people[5] and is the youngest person to be appointed a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.

Early life

Brown was born in Marbella, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain,[6] the third of four children of British parents, Kelly and Robert Brown.[7] The family moved to Bournemouth, Dorset when she was around four years old, then to Windermere, Florida four years later.[8][9] She was born with partial hearing in one ear, gradually losing all hearing in that ear over several years.[10]

Brown divides her time between London, United Kingdom and Atlanta, Georgia.[10]

Career

In 2013, Brown made her acting debut as a guest star in the ABC fantasy drama series Once Upon a Time in Wonderland, a spin-off of Once Upon a Time, portraying the role of Young Alice. In 2014, she had a starring role in the BBC America paranormal drama-thriller series Intruders as Madison O'Donnell.[11] She then made guest appearances in the CBS police procedural drama NCIS, the ABC sitcom Modern Family, and the ABC medical drama series Grey's Anatomy.

Brown at the 2016 Phoenix Comic Fest

In 2016, Brown began portraying Eleven ('El') in the Netflix science fiction horror series Stranger Things.[12] Her portrayal received critical acclaim and she was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. She won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series with her co-stars[13] and won the 43rd Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series.[14] For her role as Eleven in the second season of Stranger Things, she received her second Emmy nomination in 2018.[15]

In November 2016, Brown starred in the music video for Sigma and Birdy's single "Find Me". Since November 2016, she has appeared in commercial advertisements for Citigroup.[16] In January 2017, she made her modelling debut in Calvin Klein's By Appointment campaign.[17] The following month, she was signed to the agency IMG Models.[18] She appeared in the campaign of the Italian brand Moncler in the summer of 2018.[19]

In January 2018, Brown was cast to star in and produce the film adaptation of Enola Holmes Mysteries,[20] as well as voice in Darren Aronofsky's virtual reality experience Spheres: Songs of Spacetime.[21] On 20 April 2018, she was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine, becoming the youngest person ever to be included in the list.[22][23] and on 20 November 2018, it was announced that she had become the youngest person ever to be appointed a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.[24]

In November 2018, EA Games announced that Brown collaborated with The Sims 4 programmers to feature in the Sims 4 Positivity Challenge.[25] She was named by Time magazine as one of the most influential teens of 2017 and of 2018.[26][27] In 2018, The Hollywood Reporter named Brown among Hollywood's top thirty stars under age eighteen.[28]

Brown made her feature film debut in 2019, in the sequel to Godzilla, titled Godzilla: King of the Monsters.[29] She will reprise her role in Godzilla vs. Kong.[30] In March the same year, it was announced Brown will be starring in the film adaptation of The Thing About Jellyfish by Ali Benjamin as Suzy.[31] Also in March 2019, she became the ambassador of UEFA's Together #WePlayStrong campaign.[32]

In August of 2019, Brown launched a clean skin care and beauty line, Florence by Mills.

Filmography
Brown speaking at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2018 Spheres Narrator Voice role; segment: "Chorus of the Cosmos"
2019 Godzilla: King of the Monsters Madison Russell
2020 Enola Holmes Enola Holmes Post-production; also producer
2021 Godzilla vs. Kong Madison Russell Post-production

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2013 Once Upon a Time in Wonderland Young Alice 2 episodes
2014 Intruders Madison O'Donnell Main role
NCIS Rachel Barnes Episode: "Parental Guidance Suggested"
2015 Modern Family Lizzie Episode: "Closet? You'll Love It!"
Grey's Anatomy Ruby Episode: "I Feel the Earth Move"
2016–present Stranger Things Eleven / Jane Main role

Music videos
Year Title Artist(s) Role Ref.
2016 "Find Me" Sigma featuring Birdy [33]
2017 "I Dare You" The xx [34]
2018 "Girls Like You" (Original, Volume 2 and Vertical Video versions) Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B Herself (cameo) [35][36][37]
"In My Feelings" Drake [38]
2019 "Happy Anniversary, All I Want for Christmas Is You!" Mariah Carey [39]

Awards and nominations
Year Nominated work Award Category Result Ref.
2017 N/A NME Awards Hero of the Year Nominated [40]
Stranger Things Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a Digital TV Series or Film – Young Actress [41]
People's Choice Awards Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actress [42]
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series [43]
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Won [43]
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards Best TV Actress [44]
Saturn Awards Best Younger Actor in a Television Series [14]
MTV Movie & TV Awards Best Actor in a Show [45]
Best Hero Nominated [45]
Teen Choice Awards Choice Breakout TV Star [46]
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series [47]
Gold Derby TV Awards Drama Supporting Actress [48]
Breakthrough Performer of the Year Won
IGN People's Choice Award Best Dramatic TV Performance [49]
2018 Stranger Things Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series Nominated [50]
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
Empire Awards Best Actress in a TV Series [51]
Kids' Choice Awards Favorite TV Actress Won [52]
Saturn Awards Best Younger Actor in a Television Series Nominated [53]
MTV Movie & TV Awards Best Performance in a Show Won [54]
Best Kiss (with Finn Wolfhard) Nominated
Teen Choice Awards Choice Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actress Won [55]
Choice TV Ship (with Finn Wolfhard) Nominated [56]
Gold Derby Awards Best Drama Supporting Actress [57]
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series [58]
2019 Stranger Things Kids' Choice Awards Favorite TV Actress [59]
Teen Choice Awards Choice Summer TV Actress Won [60]
Godzilla: King of the Monsters Saturn Awards Best Performance by a Younger Actor Nominated [61][62]
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