Millie Bobby Brown — Biography
Background and Early Years Millie Bobby Brown entered the world on February 19, 2004, in Marbella, Málaga, Spain, as the third of four children to British parents Kelly and Robert Brown, who worked as an estate agent. She was born with compromised hearing in her left ear, a condition that worsened progressively until she experienced complete hearing loss in that ear. When she turned four, her family relocated to Bournemouth, England, and she spent her formative years there until age eight, when the household moved to Orlando, Florida.
Professional Work 2013 to 2017 marked Brown's transition into the entertainment industry. She first appeared on screen in 2013 as Young Alice in the ABC fantasy drama Once Upon a Time in Wonderland, a spinoff of the original series. The following year brought her a prominent role in BBC America's paranormal thriller Intruders, where she played Madison O'Donnell. Guest spots on popular television programs including NCIS, Modern Family, and Grey's Anatomy followed.
Brown's most significant breakthrough came in 2016 when she was selected for the role of Eleven in Netflix's science fiction horror series Stranger Things. The performance garnered widespread critical acclaim and earned her nominations for the Screen Actors Guild Award and the Primetime Emmy Award. She shared the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series with her castmates and claimed the 43rd Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series. The following year brought additional nominations for both the Screen Actors Guild Award and Primetime Emmy Award for her work in the show's second season.
Beyond acting, Brown expanded into music and fashion. In November 2016, she starred in the Sigma and Birdy music video for "Find Me" and began appearing in Citigroup advertisements. She made her modeling debut in January 2017 with Calvin Klein's campaign and subsequently signed with IMG Models. Additional modeling work included a Moncler campaign in summer 2018 and multiple Vogue covers.
2018 and Beyond Brown voiced content for the Darren Aronofsky-directed virtual reality project Spheres: Songs of Spacetime. Time magazine recognized her as one of the world's 100 most influential people in 2018, making her the youngest honoree, and also named her among the most influential teens of 2017 and 2018. She became the youngest ever appointed as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador that year. The Hollywood Reporter included her among Hollywood's top thirty under-eighteen stars.
Her feature film career launched in 2019 with Godzilla: King of the Monsters, followed by its sequel Godzilla vs. Kong
Professional Work 2013 to 2017 marked Brown's transition into the entertainment industry. She first appeared on screen in 2013 as Young Alice in the ABC fantasy drama Once Upon a Time in Wonderland, a spinoff of the original series. The following year brought her a prominent role in BBC America's paranormal thriller Intruders, where she played Madison O'Donnell. Guest spots on popular television programs including NCIS, Modern Family, and Grey's Anatomy followed.
Brown's most significant breakthrough came in 2016 when she was selected for the role of Eleven in Netflix's science fiction horror series Stranger Things. The performance garnered widespread critical acclaim and earned her nominations for the Screen Actors Guild Award and the Primetime Emmy Award. She shared the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series with her castmates and claimed the 43rd Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series. The following year brought additional nominations for both the Screen Actors Guild Award and Primetime Emmy Award for her work in the show's second season.
Beyond acting, Brown expanded into music and fashion. In November 2016, she starred in the Sigma and Birdy music video for "Find Me" and began appearing in Citigroup advertisements. She made her modeling debut in January 2017 with Calvin Klein's campaign and subsequently signed with IMG Models. Additional modeling work included a Moncler campaign in summer 2018 and multiple Vogue covers.
2018 and Beyond Brown voiced content for the Darren Aronofsky-directed virtual reality project Spheres: Songs of Spacetime. Time magazine recognized her as one of the world's 100 most influential people in 2018, making her the youngest honoree, and also named her among the most influential teens of 2017 and 2018. She became the youngest ever appointed as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador that year. The Hollywood Reporter included her among Hollywood's top thirty under-eighteen stars.
Her feature film career launched in 2019 with Godzilla: King of the Monsters, followed by its sequel Godzilla vs. Kong
