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• Lost her hearing as a baby from a medication overdose.
• Her mother learned American Sign Language and taught her family, after Millicent lost her hearing, so they could communicate with her.
• Attended the Jean Massieu School of the Deaf.
• Her drama teacher encouraged her to audition for Wonderstruck (2017).
• In 2020, partnered with Rafi Nova to design a partly clear mask to help fix the problem that masks were creating for people who rely on lip reading.
• An advocate for disability representation in media.