Millie Bobby Brown

I will speak out for the millions of children whose voices have been silenced for far too long.

Millie Bobby Brown (born 19 February 2004) is an English actress and producer. She gained recognition for playing Eleven in the Netflix science fiction series Stranger Things (2016–2025).

Quotes

The day I shaved my head was the most empowering moment of my whole life.

• It really came out of the blue, to be honest. I was in England, and I didn’t get a lot of auditions there. So I did the first audition — a very emotional audition — and they said, ‘Come back for a callback.’ And I was like, ‘Okay!'
  • "Meet ‘Stranger Things’ Breakout Millie Bobby Brown, aka Lucky Number Eleven". IndieWire. (July 19, 2016).

• Noah is my best friend. We're the same age. We do everything together. We go to Six Flags. We have play dates. I mean, we are children.
  • "Millie Bobby Brown mania descends on Indiana Comic Con". The Indianapolis Star. (April 16, 2017).

• I know this sounds crazy, but once I find something I want to do, nobody's stopping me. If I don't know how to sew, and I really had that passion to sew, that's it, I'm going to sew. That's also with acting. So here I am.
  • "How ‘Stranger Things’ Star Millie Bobby Brown Made Eleven ‘Iconic’ and Catapulted Into Pop Culture". Variety. (October 31, 2017).

• The day I shaved my head was the most empowering moment of my whole life. The last strand of hair cut off was the moment my whole face was on show and I couldn't hide behind my hair like I used to. As I looked in the mirror I realised I had one job to do. Inspire ... Shaving your head is so empowering. You don't need hair to be beautiful. You are beautiful with or without. I learnt that too.
  • "Millie Bobby Brown admits tension with her Stranger Things co-stars". dailymail.co.uk. (26 March 2018).

• I will speak out for the millions of children whose voices have been silenced for far too long. I will shine a light on the issues that vulnerable children have suffered around the world. Including representing them at places they haven’t yet had a seat at the table.
  • "Millie Bobby Brown Talks To Orlando Bloom About All Things Actvism, Stranger Things & Godzilla". Glamour. (21 May 2019).

• There are moments I get frustrated from the inaccuracy, inappropriate comments, sexualisation and unnecessary insults that have ultimately resulted in pain and insecurity for me.
  • Hines, Ree (20 February 2020). "Millie Bobby Brown criticizes 'sexualization' and 'insults' she's been facing as she turns 16". Today.

• She said, ‘Can I take a video of you?' I said, ‘Um, no.' But why would anyone want to be taken a video of? Of me? It's not like of the both of us. I don't need to justify it to anyone. If I don't want to be taken a video of, I don't have to be. I was paying and she walked past me and began to video me again. And I said, ‘I'm a human being. Like, what more can I ask from you?' She said 'So I can't take a video of a human being?' And I said, 'No, not when I said no.' It just makes me upset when people try to push the boundary, and I just wish people were more respectful. I'm still trying to navigate this all and it's still overwhelming... Where are my rights to say no? You have to show more respect for others, no matter who they are, what they do. It's just manners.
  • "Millie Bobby Brown Asks For "Respect" From Fans After Deleting TikTok". E!. (December 1, 2020).

• Since I was a baby, I told my mom, like, baby dolls. I wanted to be a mom just like the way my mom was to me. And my nan, my grandmother, was a huge part of my life. Jake knows how important that is to me, and of course I want to focus on establishing myself as an actor and a producer, but I also find it so important to start a family for me personally. It’s a huge thing. Jake was like, we cannot do that until we get married — that was his thing.
  • "Millie Bobby Brown and Husband Jake Bongiovi Welcome First Baby Together". People. (August 21, 2025).

• I didn’t know the show was gonna be this big. But to be honest, when I went to the Philippines, it made me think, wow. The show is big because the fans there are so passionate and lovely. Yeah, it definitely was an eye opener.
  • "‘Stranger Things’ star Millie Bobby Brown calls trip to Philippines 9 years ago an ‘eye opener’". The Philippine Star. (December 2, 2025).