Millicent Simmonds

Millicent Simmonds (born March 6, 2003) is a deaf American actress known for her roles in the 2018 horror film A Quiet Place and its 2020 sequel A Quiet Place Part II. She gained recognition with her breakout role in the 2017 drama film Wonderstruck. Simmonds has also made television appearances in Andi Mack (2018) and This Close (2019). In 2023, she made her Broadway debut in the play Grey House. Simmonds is a passionate advocate for improving accessibility for the deaf and works towards better representation of the deaf community in the entertainment industry. She grew up in Bountiful, Utah and has four siblings. Simmonds experienced permanent hearing loss at the age of two months due to an accidental medication overdose.