# @sixbroadway on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2026-04-14T17:47:02.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** SIX The Musical on Broadway 👑 (@sixbroadway) — https://gondola.cc/sixbroadway

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Today, we are crowning actress Millicent Simmonds as our #QueenoftheWeek 👑

Born and raised in Bountiful, Utah, Simmonds permanently lost her hearing at just two months old. Her mother learned American Sign Language (ASL) and taught the rest of her family so they could communicate using the language. She attended the Jean Massieu School of the Deaf and became involved in the drama club where she found a passion for acting and performing. 

At 12 years old, Simmonds moved to New York City after being cast in the film Wonderstruck. Her film debut earned her multiple notable nominations, including a Critics’ Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer and was named a Breakthrough Entertainer of 2017 by the Associated Press. Simmonds went on to star in A Quiet Place in 2018 and its sequel A Quiet Place Part II in 2021. She made her Broadway debut in the 2023 production of Grey House, and most recently starred in Amazon Prime’s Pretty Lethal which was released this spring. 

Simmonds has been dedicated to advocating for the deaf community throughout her career. In 2020, she, together with a speech-language pathology clinical fellow, designed a face mask with a transparent panel to show lipreading and facial expressions. Simmonds discussed the importance of a mask like this, explaining that deaf individuals often rely heavily on expression and facial cues, and many hard-of-hearing people rely on lipreading. Proceeds from the masks were donated to organizations supporting deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals. That year, Simmonds was named one of Seventeen’s Voices of the Year for her activism. Simmonds also designed a necklace to raise money for the SKI-HI Institute’s National Deaf Mentors Outreach Program. She and her mother learned ASL through the organization, and profits from the necklace supported key curriculum updates and revisions to the program. Not having seen deaf actors on screen as a child herself, Simmonds continues to advocate for more deaf representation in entertainment and is vocal about the importance of sharing more deaf stories. 

Thank you, Queen, for pushing for more representation and advocating for the deaf community 💜 #SIXBroadway #SIXUSTour

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