Millicent Simmonds

Millicent Simmonds (born March 6, 2003) is a deaf American actress who starred in the 2018 horror film A Quiet Place and its 2020 sequel A Quiet Place Part II. Her breakout role was in the 2017 drama film Wonderstruck. For Wonderstruck and A Quiet Place, she was nominated for several awards for best youth performance. In addition to her film roles, Simmonds has had television appearances in Andi Mack (2018) and This Close (2019). She made her Broadway debut in 2023 with the play Grey House. Simmonds is also known for her advocacy in improving accessibility for the deaf, including designing a lip-reading face mask. She pushes for better deaf representation in entertainment. Background Simmonds grew up in Bountiful, Utah in the United States. She has four siblings; two older and two younger than her. When Simmonds was two months old, an accidental medication overdose caused permanent hearing loss for her. Her mother learned American Sign Language and taught the family so they could communicate with her. Simmonds said without her family using ASL, "I wouldn't have a relationship with my own family, I wouldn't have communication." Simmonds also has a cochlear implant.