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Millie Bobby Brown
Brown at the 2016 Phoenix Comicon
Born (2004-02-19) 19 February 2004 (age 20)
Marbella, Málaga, Spain
NationalityBritish
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
Years active2013–present

Millie Bobby Brown (born 19 February 2004) is an English actress and model born in Spain. She is known for her breakout role as Jane "Eleven" Ives in the Netflix science fiction drama series Stranger Things.[1]

Early life

Brown was born in Marbella, Málaga, Spain,[2] the third of four children born to English parents Kelly and Robert Brown. Her father is a real estate agent.[3] Brown's siblings are named Paige, Charlie, and Ava.[3] The family moved to Bournemouth, Dorset when Brown was four years old, and four years later emigrated to Orlando, Florida.[3]

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, Brown had a starring role in the BBC America paranormal drama-thriller series Intruders as Madison O'Donnell.[4] 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.

In 2016, Brown came to worldwide prominence for her role as Eleven in the Netflix science fiction drama series Stranger Things,[5] for which she was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series and won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series with her co-stars. She has been confirmed to return for the second season.[6]

In November 2016, Brown starred in the music video for Sigma and Birdy's single "Find Me".[7] Since November 2016, she has appeared in commercial advertisements for Citigroup.[8] In January 2017, Brown made her modelling debut in Calvin Klein's By Appointment campaign.[9] The following month, she was signed to the agency IMG Models.[10] Brown will make her feature film debut in the Godzilla sequel, Godzilla: King of the Monsters.[11]

Personal life

Brown resides between London and Los Angeles, California.[12] She has stated that she is an avid Liverpool F.C. supporter, like both her brother and father.[13]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2019 Godzilla: King of the Monsters In pre-production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2013 Once Upon a Time in Wonderland Young Alice 2 episodes
2014 Intruders Madison O'Donnell 8 episodes; Credited as "Millie Brown".
2014 NCIS Rachel Barnes Episode: "Parental Guidance Suggested"
2015 Modern Family Lizzie Episode: "Closet? You'll Love It!"
2015 Grey's Anatomy Ruby Episode: "I Feel the Earth Move"
2016–present Stranger Things Eleven 8 episodes

Music videos

Year Title Artist
2016 "Find Me" Sigma featuring Birdy

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2017 People's Choice Awards Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actress Stranger Things Nominated [14][15]
2017 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series Nominated [16]
Oustanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Won
2017 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards Best TV Actress Pending [17]
NME Awards Hero of the Year — Nominated [18]

References

  1. ^ Travers, Ben (19 July 2016). "Meet 'Stranger Things' Breakout Millie Bobby Brown, aka Lucky Number Eleven". IndieWire. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Millie Bobby Brown - Full Panel/Q&A - SLCC 2016". YouTube. 2 September 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  3. ^ a b c Graham, Caroline (7 August 2016). "Defeated, flat broke...but we risked it all to make our girl a star". Daily Mail. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  4. ^ "John Simm and Mira Sorvino Start Filming BBC AMERICA's Intruders as James Frain, Tory Kittles, and Millie Brown Join Cast". BBC Worldwide. 24 February 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  5. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (20 August 2016). "Duffer Bros. Netflix Supernatural Drama Series Sets Young Cast, Gets Title". Deadline.com.
  6. ^ Lincoln, Ross A. (4 November 2016). "'Stranger Things' Season 2 Cast Photo Reveals Who Returns From The Upside Down". Deadline.com. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  7. ^ Stone, Natalie (3 November 2016). "Watch Stranger Things' Millie Bobby Brown Star in Birdy and Sigma's New Music Video 'Find Me'". People. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  8. ^ "Citi Launches Digital Campaign To Spark a Nationwide Conversation About Money". Business Wire. 21 November 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  9. ^ Overdeep, Meghan (23 January 2017). "Stranger Things Star Millie Bobby Brown Is Officially a Calvin Klein Model". InStyle. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  10. ^ Kirkpatrick, Emily (13 February 2017). "Millie Bobby Brown Officially Signs with a Major Modeling Agency". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  11. ^ Kit, Borys (27 January 2017). "'Stranger Things' Breakout Millie Bobby Brown Set to Star in 'Godzilla' Sequel (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  12. ^ Ziegler, Maddie (25 October 2016). "Millie Bobby Brown". Interview. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  13. ^ Shaw, Chris (26 September 2016). "'Stranger Things' star: Why I love Liverpool FC". Liverpool F.C. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  14. ^ Hipes, Patrick (15 November 2016). "People's Choice Awards Nominees Set". Deadline.com.
  15. ^ "People's Choice Awards 2017: Full List Of Nominees". People's Choice Awards. 15 November 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  16. ^ Nolfi, Joely (14 December 2016). "SAG Awards nominations 2017: See the full list". Entertainment Weekly.
  17. ^ "Never mind Oscar, here's the 2017 FANGORIA Chainsaw Awards Nominees Ballot!". Fangoria. 7 February 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  18. ^ Trendell, Andrew (15 February 2017). "Here's the full list of VO5 NME Awards winners 2017". NME.

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