Millicent Simmonds

Quick Facts

Full Name	Millicent Simmonds
Occupation	Actor
Date Of Birth	Mar 1, 2003(2003-03-01)
Age	21
Birthplace	Utah
Country	United States
Horoscope	Pisces

Millicent Simmonds Biography

Millicent Simmonds is one of the most popular and richest Actor who was born on March 1, 2003 in Utah, United States. Millicent “Millie” Simmonds, a deaf American teenager actress, was born (2003-03-06) March 6,

2003. She starred in Wonderstruck 2017, and A Quiet Place (2018). She was nominated in both films for the best youth performance award. She also appeared in Andi Mack (2018) and This Close (2019) on television. In 2020, she will be appearing in A Quiet Place Part II.

Simmonds was a guest star in two episodes of Andi Mack’s third season in 2018, and she is still available for the role. Simmonds first appeared in the series as an extra. The series creators invited her back to reprise the role. Simmonds was a teacher to the other actors ASL. The showrunners chose to show Simmonds’ scenes without subtitles, so that viewers could concentrate on understanding the sign language. Simmonds spoke on camera for the first time, saying “I like” to Asher Angel’s character Jonah. She then responded with “I like” to her character. Simmonds stated that the spoken dialogue was “I don’t remember how or who suggested it. But I do remember my mom asking me what I thought about it and I replied I would try. It was quite nerve-wracking. “I don’t use my voice much in public.”

Simmonds was twelve years old when Wonderstruck came out in 2017. Simmonds had already read Wonderstruck, a juvenile novel about the deaf. It was published in 2011. Her former drama teacher told her about the casting call and she applied for the role. She was one of over 250 other candidates. She moved to New York City to film Wonderstruck with her mother and younger siblings after she was awarded the role. Simmonds used American Sign Language interpreters on set to communicate with her mother and younger siblings. She also had a tutor who helped her continue her schoolwork during filming. Charles Bramesco, Vanity Fair’s director of film, said that Simmonds, a Utah native with no major film credits, was expected to make a big splash as both a new face in Hollywood and as an icon for sensory-disabled actors. Jake Coyle, Associated Press, stated that Simmonds’s screen debut at Wonderstruck’s 2017 Cannes Film Festival was “hailed a breakthrough.” Simmonds received several awards for the best youth performance. (See accolades). Simmonds was also named by the Associated Press as one of the eight Breakthrough Entertainers for 2017.

Millicent Simmonds Net Worth

Millicent Simmonds is one of the richest Actor from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Millicent Simmonds 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Simmonds hails from Utah, the United States. She resides in Bountiful (Utah). She is the youngest of four siblings, with two older than her and two younger. Simmonds had lost her hearing at 12 months of age due to an overdose of medication. Simmonds’ mother taught her family American Sign Language so that they could communicate with each other. Simmonds was also encouraged by her mother to read a lot. Simmonds began attending the Jean Massieu School of the Deaf when she was three years old. She participated in the drama club. As Puck, her first play was A Midsummer Night’s Dream. She was accepted into the Mueller Park Junior High School after she finished sixth grade. After performing at the Utah Shakespeare Festival, Cedar City, Utah, she mainstreamed at the Mueller Park Junior High School in the fall of 2015. Simmonds wears a cochlear implant. She can listen to Father John Misty or Red Hot Chili Peppers with it. The Truman Show (1998) is her favorite film.

KSL.com’s Liesl Nielsen reported that Millie intends to continue acting and advocating for deaf people in May 2017. She starred as the deaf child of a couple with hearing impairments in A Quiet Place in 2018. Although the producers didn’t intend to cast a deaf actor as the deaf girl, Krasinski (who was also the director) pushed for a deaf actress. Simmonds answered Krasinski’s questions about writing a screenplay that focuses on a family with a child who is deaf. Simmonds was able to communicate with Simmonds using both sign and spoken language. Simmonds taught her fellow actors how to sign.

In February 2019, following the box-office success of A Quiet Place, Simmonds entered talks to reprise her role for the sequel in development. In the following June, Simmonds received the Greenwich International Film Festival’s Make An Impact Award and participated on the festival’s panel to discuss cinematic representation of people with disabilities. In October, Simmonds was cast in a lead role in the pilot for the TV series Close Up on Freeform.

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Who is Millicent Simmonds Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Millicent Ranked on the list of most popular Actor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Millicent Simmonds celebrates birthday on March 1 of every year.

Is Millicent Simmonds 100% deaf?

Millicent Simmonds
Occupation| Actress
Years active| 2017–present

Is Millicent actually deaf?

The deaf actress actually does use a cochlear implant in real life to make things a little less quiet for her, which she revealed when speaking to Vpro Cinema to promote the 2017 drama Wonderstruck, which was the beginning of her career in movies – something she originally never expected would happen for her.

Is John Krasinski's daughter deaf?

All credit goes to Millicent Simmonds , the young deaf actress who plays his onscreen daughter.

Is Millicent Simmonds mute in real life?

Simmonds is actually deaf in real life. Born in Utah in the US, she lost her hearing due to medication overdose before she turned one year old. Simmonds’ mother then taught her American Sign Language so she could be independent, and encouraged her to read.

Who is the most famous deaf person?

Helen Keller was a remarkable American educator, disability activist and author. She is the most famous DeafBlind person in history. In 1882, Keller was 18 months old and fell ill with an acute illness which caused her to become deaf, blind and mute.