Millie Bobby Brown (born February 19, 2004)[1] is a Spanish-born British actress who portrays Eleven in the Netflix original series, Stranger Things.
Millie has received a range of awards and nominations. In 2018, she became the youngest person to be included in Time magazine's list of the world's 100 most influential people.[2] She is also the youngest person to ever be appointed Goodwill Ambassador of UNICEF.[3]
Career[]
Millie started her acting career after she moved from Orlando, Florida to Los Angeles, California in the year 2013. She has appeared in some popular television shows such as Grey's Anatomy and NCIS, but only played minor roles. Portraying Eleven in Stranger Things was her first major role, for which she rose to prominence at a very early age.
Her first ever film role was in Godzilla: King of the Monsters. Millie also produced and featured in the film adaptation of the Enola Holmes Mysteries book. With that, she became one of the youngest people in Hollywood to earn a producer credit on a feature film, which was produced through her own company, PCMA Productions.[4] She is also set to narrate an episode of Spheres, a VR series produced by Darren Aronofsky.[5]
Personal life[]
On April 11, 2023, Brown posted information on her Instagram account that indicated that she was engaged to Jake Bongiovi, the son of rocker Jon Bon Jovi. In May, 2024, the couple were married.
Filmography[]
Film[]
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Spheres: Songs of Spacetime | Narrator |
| 2019 | Godzilla: King of the Monsters | Madison Russell |
| 2020 | Enola Holmes | Enola Holmes |
| 2021 | Godzilla vs. Kong | Madison Russell |
| 2022 | Enola Holmes 2 | Enola Holmes |
| 2024 | Damsel | Princess Elodie |
| 2025 | The Electric State | Michelle |
Television[]
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Once Upon a Time in Wonderland | Young Alice |
| 2014 | Intruders | Madison O'Donnell |
| NCIS | Rachel Barnes | |
| 2015 | Modern Family | Lizzie |
| Grey's Anatomy | Ruby | |
| 2016-present | Stranger Things | Eleven |
| 2020 | Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special | Herself |
Music Videos[]
| Year | Artist | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Sigma featuring Birdy | "Find Me" |
| 2017 | The xx | "I Dare You" |
| 2018 | Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B | "Girls Like You" |
| Drake | "In My Feelings" | |
| 2019 | Mariah Carey | "Happy Anniversary, All I Want For Christmas Is You!" |
Awards & Nominations[]
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Young Artist Awards | Best Performance in a Digital TV Series or Film – Young Actress | Stranger Things | Nominated |
| People's Choice Awards | Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actress | Nominated | ||
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Won | |||
| Fangoria Chainsaw Award | Best TV Actress | Won | ||
| Saturn Awards | Best Younger Actor in a Television Series | Won | ||
| MTV Movie & TV Awards | Best Actor in a Show | Won | ||
| Best Hero | Nominated | |||
| Teen Choice Awards | Choice Breakout TV Star | Nominated | ||
| Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated | ||
| Gold Derby TV Awards | Best Drama Supporting Actress | Nominated | ||
| Breakthrough Performer of the Year | Won | |||
| 2018 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Nominated | |||
| Empire Awards | Best Actress in a TV Series | Nominated | ||
| Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite TV actress | Won | ||
| Saturn Awards | Best Younger Actor in a Television Series | Nominated | ||
| MTV Movie & TV Awards | Best Performance in a Show | Won | ||
| Best Kiss | Nominated | |||
| Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated | ||
| Teen Choice Awards | Choice Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actress | Won | ||
| Gold Derby TV Awards | Best Drama Supporting Actress | Nominated | ||
| 2019 | Gold Derby Awards | Drama Supporting Actress of the Decade | Nominated | |
| Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite TV Actress | Nominated | ||
| People's Choice Awards | Favorite Female TV Star | Won | ||
| Favorite Female Movie Star | Godzilla: King of the Monsters | Nominated | ||
| Teen Choice Awards | Choice Summer TV Actress | Stranger Things | Won | |
| 2020 | Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite Female TV Star | Won | |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Nominated | ||
| 2021 | Bruin Film Society Awards | Best Character | Enola Holmes | Nominated |
| Huading Award | Best Global New Performer in a Motion Picture | Nominated | ||
| Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite Movie Actress | Won | ||
| Favorite Female TV Star | Stranger Things | Won | ||
| Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards | Youth in Film - Female | Enola Holmes | Won | |
| London Critics Circle Film Awards | Young British/Irish Performer of the Year | Nominated | ||
| Online Film & Television Association | Best Youth Performance | Nominated | ||
| Seattle Film Critics Society | Best Youth Performance | Nominated | ||
| Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards | Best Youth Performance | Nominated | ||
| 2022 | Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards | Best Supporting Actress in a Streaming Series, Drama | Stranger Things | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | Best Actress in a Streaming Series | Nominated | ||
| 2023 | Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite Female TV Star (Family) | Nominated | |
| Best Movie Actress | Enola Holmes | Won | ||
| MTV Movie & TV Awards | Best Fight | Stranger Things | Nominated | |
| 2024 | AACTA Awards | Audience Choice Favourite Actress | Nominated |
External Links[]
- Twitter (currently deactivated)
- Second Twitter (inactive)
- Musical.ly/TikTok (inactive)
Gallery[]
Stranger Things Spotlight Millie Bobby Brown Netflix
Millie Bobby Brown Stranger Things 3 Premiere Netflix
Trivia[]
- Millie was one of 307 girls who auditioned for the role of Eleven.[6]
- Millie and Noah Schnapp, who portrayed Will Byers, would often prank people on set while filming season one.
- Millie's kiss with Finn Wolfhard, who played Mike Wheeler in the series, was her first actual kiss as well.[7]
- Though she does like Eggos similar to her character Eleven, she has stated the number of times that eating them during filming made her sick.
- She was signed to the modeling company IMG at the age of 13.
- She is the ambassador of UEFA's Together #WePlayStrong campaign.[8]
- Facing harassment by some Twitter users who would edit pictures of her and add anti-LGBT captions, Millie deactivated her Twitter account, but pleaded to end online bullying after alluding to her disappearance from Twitter during her acceptance of the Best Performance award at the MTV. Her side account, created for the purpose of preventing bullying, remains active.[9]
- For the first and second seasons of Stranger Things, Millie along with her co-stars earned $20,000 and $60,000 per episode respectively. However, for the third season, the majority of the cast including Millie got a raise, with her receiving approximately $350,000 per episode.
- She is deaf in her right ear, and her left ear hears only one sound. Millie once said that acting was difficult due to her struggle to hear the director, who often sits far from the set, so she has her assistant turn around to help her hear.
- Her favorite soccer/football team is Liverpool.
- "Runaway" is Millie's favorite Bon Jovi song, and it played in Stranger Things previously in "The Lost Sister". She likes it not only because it is a good song, but feels it was "foreshadowing" her future engagement with Jon Bon Jovi's son, Jake.[10]
- In an interview regarding filming the final season and leaving Eleven, Brown said:
- "Well, I'm really emotional, and I do attach myself to characters. I got the Eleven tattoo, so I always feel like there's gonna be a sense of her with me, and I'll always go back to her for reference. Of course, I wanna grow as an actor and as a person, but of course, that's always gonna be my home and my root to who I was and who I am."[11]
- That same interview, Millie said playing Eleven had been "super influential" on her, saying the character "really shaped me into a woman and she really shaped me into the kind of actor I want to be."[11]
References
- ↑ "Stranger Things Millie Bobby Brown & David Harbour Panel Phoenix Comicon Fanfest"
- ↑ Time 100: Stranger Things' Millie Bobby Brown becomes youngest person to be named on list
- ↑ "Millie Bobby Brown named Unicef’s youngest ever Goodwill Ambassador" INDEPENDENT. October 18, 2018.
- ↑ Stranger Things' Millie Bobby Brown to become Hollywood's youngest producer with movies about Sherlock's sister
- ↑ "‘Stranger Things’ Star Millie Bobby Brown to Narrate Darren Aronofsky’s ‘Spheres’" Variety.
- ↑ The Duffer Brothers introduce their new Netflix series
- ↑ Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
- ↑ Millie Bobby Brown signs up for Together #WePlayStrong
- ↑ Bobby Brown Addresses Her Twitter Trolls At Movie & TV Awards
- ↑ "Jon Bon Jovi’s future daughter-in-law Millie Bobby Brown reveals her favorite Bon Jovi tune" KSLX. March 6, 2024.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Millie Bobby Brown Won’t Say Goodbye to Eleven When ‘Stranger Things’ Is Over" Collider. March 7, 2024.