Millie Bobby Brown is a British actress who rose to fame for her role as Eleven in the Netflix science fiction series Stranger Things, which has been running since 2016.
Her performance in the series has earned her two Primetime Emmy Award nominations.
Early life and Education
Millie Bobby Brown was born on February 19, 2004, in Marbella, Málaga, Spain, as the third of four children to British parents Kelly and Robert Brown. Her father, an estate agent, gave her the name “Bobby.” Born with partial hearing loss in her left ear, she eventually lost all hearing in that ear over the years. At age four, she moved with her family back to England, settling in Bournemouth, and then relocated to Orlando, Florida, when she was eight.
Career
In 2013, Millie Bobby Brown made her acting debut as a guest star in the ABC fantasy drama series “Once Upon a Time in Wonderland,” portraying Young Alice. The following year, she starred as Madison O’Donnell in the BBC America paranormal drama-thriller series “Intruders.” She also made guest appearances in several TV shows, including the CBS police procedural drama “NCIS,” the ABC sitcom “Modern Family,” and the ABC medical drama series “Grey’s Anatomy.”
In 2016, Brown was cast as Eleven in the Netflix science fiction horror series “Stranger Things,” earning critical acclaim and nominations for a Screen Actors Guild Award and a Primetime Emmy Award for her performance. She won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series with her co-stars and the 43rd Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series. She received her second nominations for a Screen Actors Guild Award and a Primetime Emmy Award for the second season of “Stranger Things” in 2018.
In November 2016, Brown appeared in the music video for Sigma and Birdy’s single “Find Me” and has since been featured in advertisements for Citigroup. In January 2017, she made her modeling debut in Calvin Klein’s “By Appointment” campaign and was signed by IMG Models the following month. She also appeared in the summer 2018 campaign for the Italian brand Moncler and graced the cover of Vogue.
Brown voiced a character in the Darren Aronofsky-produced virtual reality experience “Spheres: Songs of Spacetime.” In 2018, she was named one of Time’s 100 most influential people in the world, becoming the youngest person to make the list, and was also recognized as one of the most influential teens by Time in both 2017 and 2018. She became the youngest-ever UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and collaborated with EA Games for The Sims 4 Positivity Challenge. The Hollywood Reporter included her among Hollywood’s top thirty stars under eighteen.
In 2019, Brown made her feature film debut in “Godzilla: King of the Monsters” and reprised her role in “Godzilla vs. Kong” (2021). She became the ambassador for UEFA’s Together #WePlayStrong campaign and launched her own beauty product line, Florence by Mills. In 2020, she starred in and produced the film adaptation of “The Enola Holmes Mysteries.”
In 2022, Brown reprised her role in “Enola Holmes 2,” earning $10 million for the role, and became an ambassador for Louis Vuitton. She released her debut novel, “Nineteen Steps,” in September 2023. In 2024, she starred in and executive produced the Netflix fantasy film “Damsel.” She is set to star in the Russo brothers’ “The Electric State,” an adaptation of Simon Stålenhag’s graphic novel.
Personal life
At age 12, Millie Bobby Brown gained widespread attention for her role in “Stranger Things.” However, at 14, she faced challenges as false homophobic quotes attributed to her circulated online, leading her to leave Twitter. She has also dealt with online bullying and sexualization. Despite these difficulties, she has spoken out against inaccuracies and inappropriate comments, expressing her frustrations with the impact on her well-being.
Since 2021, Brown has been in a relationship with actor Jake Bongiovi, with whom she got engaged in April 2023 and married in May 2024. As of August 2022, she is an online student at Purdue University, studying health and human services.
Brown is an avid animal lover, with ten pets including dogs, cats, tortoises, a rabbit, and a donkey. She often shares photos of fostered animals on social media to help them find homes. In May 2023, she announced a partnership with Kanine Pets World Limited for pet apparel and accessories.
Ner Worth
Estimated to be over 14 million dollars