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While I can't wait for a sequel next year, meet Millicent 'Millie' Simmonds. . The 17 year old actress is best known as the deaf little girl in the post apocalyptic horror film, A Quiet Place (2018). For those who do not know, this promising and talented young actress is actually deaf in real life. Millie lost her hearing due to a medication overdose before she was twelve months old. Though a cochlear implant gives her some access to sound, she communicates, and acts, primarily through American Sign Language (ASL). In her own words, Millie said “I love being deaf,” with her mom interpreting. “Because silence is beautiful and peaceful and ASL is a beautiful language. I think hearing parents should learn sign for their deaf kids.” Emily (Millie's mom) decided that she would learn sign language the moment that she discovered that her daughter was deaf. “When the news came, as a parent, I had no clue what the right thing was to do, but I want to have a relationship with my daughter,” Emily said as she shared what it was like to make the decision to learn sign for her daughter. “It caused stress in my marriage because my husband wanted to listen to the doctor who said that if we sign, she (Millicent) will become lazy and not try to practice her hearing,” Emily said. Millie started attending a deaf school when she was 3, but decided to transfer to a mainstream school after finishing sixth grade. “Wonderstruck” (2017) was Millie’s first big acting role where she starred alongside superstar actresses Julianne Moore and Michelle Williams. I have always admired her since I got to know a lot about her after I saw her in A Quiet Place (2018). She already has two Critics' Choice Movie Award nominations for Best Young Performer and one Saturn Award nomination for Best Performance by a Younger Actor. Millicent Simmonds is a superstar in the making and I can't wait to see her at the peak of her career in acting.