Millie Bobby Brown

Biography

Millie Bobby Brown is a British actress & Model. Her career started playing a small role in Once Upon a Time in Wonderland. She is popular for playing the roles- Eleven in Stranger Things, Young Alice in Once Upon a Time in Wonderland, Madison Russell in Godzilla: King of the Monsters.

Millie Bobby Brown was born on 19th February 2004 in Marbella, Andalusia, Spain(Her parents ran a restaurant in Costa del Sol) to Robert Brown(Father) & Kelly Brown(Mother). She was brought up in Bournemouth, Dorset, England & Orlando, Florida, United States (Where her parents ran teeth whitening business). She has an older brother - Charlie Brown, Elder sister Paige Brown and a younger sister Ava Brown.

Millie Bobby Brown on Stranger Things: Millie Bobby Brown played Jane/ Eleven (code name) in the Horror, Sci-Fi Netflix Drama. She played a young gifted child with psychic powers who the Government was experimenting with, she became crucial near the end in avoiding an apocalypse from the beings of another dimension.

It was an emotional audition for her, she had passed the primary audition, followed by taped audition & skype

Millie's acting on the show drew lot of attention, she received tons of nominations and awards. Some of the recognitions she received include:

• NME Awards- Nominated
• People's Choice Awards- Nominated
• Primetime Emmy Awards- Nominated
• Screen Actors Guild Awards- Nominated
• Teen Choice Awards- Nominated
• Young Artist Awards- Nominated
• Fangoria Chainsaw Awards- Won
• Gold Derby TV Awards- Won
• MTV Movie & TV Awards- Won
• Saturn Awards- Won
• Screen Actors Guild Awards- Won

Video: Millie Rapping Nicki Minaj's Monster

Millie Bobby Brown: Trivia & Facts

• TV Shows she had appeared on are- Chelsea Handler, Ellen DeGeneres, Jimmy Fallon, Jonathan Ross, Kelly Ripa, Stephen Colbert, 
• She has attended Events like- MTV Video Music Awards, Primetime Emmy Awards, MTV Movie & TV Awards, Screen Actors Guild Awards, Teen Choice Awards 2017, Golden Globe Awards
• Find Me: Millie appeared in the youtube music video by Sigma (DJ) & Birdy(Singer), it was released in November 2016. It ranked #36 in the UK Singles Chart. It was #1 in the Billboard Dance Club Songs list of 2017
• I Dare You(2017): A music video with the English indie pop band
• Citigroup Commercial: She appeared in one of their TV ads in 2016
• Modelling: She has modelled for Calvin Klein through their Appointment campaign. They gave her the first Modelling experience. Since 2017 she has been working with IMG Models.
• Vogue Magazine cover: She was featured on the cover page of Vogue in October 2017
• She had to shave her head for the show Stranger Things
• She appeared on the cover page of Variety magazine
• She is the youngest Emmy Award Nominee ever.
• She is the 3rd of 4 children of her parents.
• She is a natural rapper, she likes rapping Nicki Minaj
• She is deaf in one ear, she had partial deafness as a kid, it grew as time went on.
• She took performing arts classes on the weekends when she lived in Florida.
• Her parents make her disciplined, she has to do her homework & chores without miss.
• She is a fan of Aaron Paul, the actor from Breaking Bad, he loved her role on the Stranger Things
• She is afraid of Sharks and Eggos
• She has been acting since she was 9 years old
• She had her first kiss while shooting for "Stranger Things"
• Time Magazine listed her in the 30 Most Influential Teenagers
• She likes musicals
• She attended her first fashion show with Winona Ryder
• She has appeared on the covers of magazines- Interview, Dazed, Stylist
• Millie is called new Natalie Portman, she has facial resemblance to Natalie and talented as well. She is also compared with Carrie Fisher.
• Controversy: It is believed that her father once asked for $100,000 before the project to sign her, which isn't a thing in Hollywood
• There is a British painter and performer by the same name- Millie Brown
• She supported the fund rising for a patient diagnosed with brain tumor
• Millie Stops Hate: She created a twitter account to support fighting harassment.
• When she was 10 years old she had her own youtube account where she sang songs like- Imagine(John Lennon), You Know I'm No Good ( Amy Winehouse), All of Me ( John Legend), Thinking Out Loud ( Ed Sheeran), Make You Feel My Love ( Adele)
• Stranger Things effect: Her instagram account grew from 25 followers to 1.4 Million followers within a day after the first episode of Stranger Things was aired on Netflix
• She received Hero of the Year (2017 ) award at the NME Awards
• She was in Spain when she was little, she can sing the spanish song 'Pimpón es a muñeco'
• She says she learnt American accent watching Disney Channel
• She likes combat sports like- Boxing, Muay Thai, Juijitsu, Kick-boxing.
• She likes Fidget spinner and has one
• She likes Climbing.
• Her first commercial was for Grand Floridian Spa
• Some of the magazine she has been featured in are: 
  
  • British Vogue
  • Dazed
  • ELLE
  • Emmy Magazine
  • Entertainment Weekly
  • InStyle
  • Interview Magazine
  • L'Officiel
  • L'uomo Vogue
  • Mujerhoy
  • Premiere
  • So It Goes
  • Teen Vogue
  • Variety
• She wants to go to college and study forensic science
• She goes to Dollar Store for shopping
• She likes fans and doesn't mind posing for a selfie unless it is at the airport where she is usually tired and sleep deprived
• She supports UNICEF
• She is home schooled
• She is scared of sharks(she had an experience in real life), darkness, & big bungalows
• She loves science & Literature
• Winona Ryder gave her a ring which she wears on her middle finger
• Her social network profiles are maintained by her siblings, Twitter by her brother Charlie and Instagram by sister Paige

Millie Bobby Brown: Quotes

• Acting is like breathing to me, I felt at one point I couldn't do it anymore.
• Being 13 is not cool, you have to take your shoes off at the airport.
• If you like to do it, if you genuinely enjoy doing it, then do it. No one should stop you.
• Most kids do what their friends are doing, like a domino effect, But I do my own thing.
• My mum helps me look my age, I can play with makeup, but I can't go crazy.
• I had time of my life playing Eleven
• I just love modelling, it is also a great way of expressing yourself in a picture
• Fries, Ceaser salad, and green juice is my life.
• You don't need hair to be beautiful. You are beautiful with or without.
• Honestly, all i want is for Kourtney K to shake my salad.
• I just want to help people, that is all I'm ever going to do, That is my main goal in life
• I had to cry in the audition(for Stranger Things). My emotions were so raw
• It is easier to go into roles you have no idea about, it is more instinctual that way
• Winona and I are like mother and daughter, we argue a lot and get along nicely afterwards.
• I love the 80s, there was so much freedom, I mean you could go bicycle riding