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Millie Bobby Brown

Actor and producer

Born 2004

Millie Bobby Brown was born in Marbella to British parents. Childhood performing classes in Britain gave way to a family move to Orlando, then Hollywood for her early television work. Television guest appearances preceded another return to Britain. Her parents encouraged a Stranger Things audition before she abandoned acting; she landed Eleven in 2015. In her 2016 Vogue interview, Brown described developing Eleven through instinct, body language and her own suggestions. Her father helped her practise lines, and family members managed her early social accounts. Television watched while living in Orlando helped her develop the American accent required for screen work. Her earliest screen roles include Young Alice in Once Upon a Time in Wonderland and Madison O’Donnell in Intruders. Stranger Things brought her portrayal of Eleven to an international audience, while the Godzilla films introduced Madison Russell to her feature-film career. Fantasy remained a central thread. Brown has described its imagined worlds as a refuge from an intimidating reality, while choosing stories about women finding power in different fields. Enola Holmes turns Sherlock’s younger sister into a detective in her own right. Damsel begins with a royal marriage bargain and follows Elodie’s struggle to survive a dragon’s cave. Brown described the film’s stunts, rather than its emotional scenes, as the greatest physical challenge of the shoot. Damsel also developed her work behind the camera: she was an executive producer as well as its lead actor. In her release interview, she explained that she deliberately avoided extensive preparation so the character’s physical mistakes would remain believable. Her approach to emotional scenes relied on instinct rather than a fixed acting method. Away from acting, her work includes Florence by Mills, the PCMA production company and the Joey’s Friends animal rescue. The Georgia home she established while making Stranger Things became the setting for her farm life and rescue work. In her November 2025 interview she was still completing a veterinary technician degree. Her novel Nineteen Steps adds fiction writing to that range. Kathleen McGurl acknowledges their collaboration on the book; Brown’s authorship is presented with that collaboration clear. UNICEF appointed her a Goodwill Ambassador in 2018, making her its youngest-ever ambassador. Her advocacy addresses children’s rights and bullying. The organisation’s record also describes a 2025 Power4Girls keynote and a school visit in São Paulo, connecting her public platform to children’s education and opportunity. The third Enola Holmes film arrived on Netflix in July 2026. Brown returned in the title role and as a producer through PCMA, with Philip Barantini directing Jack Thorne’s screenplay. Her career now spans episodic television, fantasy and science-fiction features, music-video appearances, producing, entrepreneurship and animal-rescue work. Netflix announced another acting and producing collaboration in June 2026: an untitled Jack Thorne spy series with David Harbour. Brown is attached to play Rebecca and executive produce. The announcement specifies a series order, without a release date.

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ConnectionJake BongioviHusband named in her family interview.

ConnectionKathleen McGurlCollaborator on Nineteen Steps.

ConnectionPhilip BarantiniDirector of Enola Holmes 3.

Millie Bobby Brown at Stranger Fan Meet 5, July 2022. — Profile image · Laviru Koruwakankanamge / CC BY-SA 4.0

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A personal wedding-anniversary post

Brown marks her wedding anniversary in a caption shared on her verified personal account.

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2026

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Winnie joins Dogue
Vogue profiles her miniature poodle and their life around film sets.
18 Aug 2026Source checked
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She shares her current beauty staples
Brown names Pineapple Whip moisturizer and Byredo Bibliothèque in her personal routine.
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Enola Holmes 3 is streaming
The detective returns in Philip Barantini’s film, released on Netflix on July 1, with Brown starring and producing.
2 Jul 2026Source checked
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An announced spy-series reunion
Netflix orders a Jack Thorne series with Brown and David Harbour starring and executive producing. A release date is unannounced.
26 Jun 2026Official source
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Family, rescue work and a changing career
Her British Vogue interview discusses PCMA, Joey’s Friends and her veterinary technician studies.
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Selected Credits

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Year	Title	Role
2024	DamselfilmIMDb	Elodie
2025	The Electric StatefilmIMDb	Michelle
2026	Enola Holmes 3filmIMDb	Enola Holmes
2026	Celebrity Substitute: Millie Bobby BrowntelevisionIMDb	Self
2026	Enola Holmes 3filmIMDb	Producer

Timeline

2004—2026

200402 19: Born in Marbella, Spain.
YouthPerforming classes in Britain precede family moves to Orlando and Hollywood.
2013Plays Young Alice in Once Upon a Time in Wonderland.
2014Stars as Madison O’Donnell in Intruders.
2015Guest roles in Modern Family and Grey’s Anatomy precede Eleven.
2016Stranger Things introduces Eleven.
2017Receives a supporting-actress Emmy nomination.
2018Receives another supporting-actress Emmy nomination.
2018Becomes UNICEF’s youngest-ever Goodwill Ambassador.
2019Plays Madison Russell in Godzilla: King of the Monsters.
2020Stars in and produces Enola Holmes.
2021Returns as Madison Russell in Godzilla vs. Kong.
2022Stars in and produces Enola Holmes 2.
2023Nineteen Steps adds collaborative fiction writing to her work.
2024Stars in and executive produces Damsel.
2024Marries Jake Bongiovi; their ceremonies take place in May and September.
2025Plays Michelle in The Electric State.
202607 01: Enola Holmes 3 reaches Netflix.
FutureAttached to Netflix’s untitled spy series as Rebecca and executive producer; release date unannounced.

A personal wedding-anniversary post

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Winnie joins Dogue

She shares her current beauty staples

Enola Holmes 3 is streaming

An announced spy-series reunion

Family, rescue work and a changing career