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SOF | SOCIETY OF THE ARTS
FROM FRAMLINGHAM TO NEW YORK – OF MILLIE GIBBONS TALKS ABOUT HER ACTING
CAREER AND THE IMPORTANCE OF PRODUCTIONS IN SCHOOL LIFE.
Millie Gibbons (BH04-13) is taking New
American Academy of Dramatic Arts.
York by storm as a professional actress, a
Graduating in 2022, she landed two
career that was born from a passion for
prominent roles in her 昀椀rst year, staring
performing in school productions.
in JSL Studios featured 昀椀lm ‘Back to the
Born in Bury St Edmunds, Millie attended
Present’ and landing the leading role in
Framlingham College Prep School
short 昀椀lm ‘Lemon’.
between 2004 and 2013, where she
“We’ve just wrapped 昀椀lming on ‘Back to
developed a love for performing arts.
the Present’,” says Millie. “It was the most
“Growing up in Su昀昀olk, I always loved the
incredible experience, spending three
outdoors, and I knew an o昀케ce job wasn’t
months on set living out of a suitcase, we
going to cut it for me,” Millie explains. “I
昀椀lmed at the Mescal Movie Set in Arizona,
felt that an acting career opened more
as well as scenes shot in Utah, Florida
doors – it’s allowed me to travel across
and New York. Growing up horse riding
the US and listen to the stories and
in Su昀昀olk, I was even able to do my own
experiences of people all around the
stunts during the wild west scene.
world. An acting career and being part
of this powerful industry is so rewarding
“I was also lucky enough to land a leading
– sharing stories that need to be told, as
role in William French’s upcoming festival
well as bringing joy and understanding
short 昀椀lm ‘Lemon’, where I played the
to people of all ages and all cultural
role of Hazel. We 昀椀lmed in New Cuyama,
backgrounds.”
Northern California, a small town that has
only 500 inhabitants. Surrounded by vast
Millie moved to New York at the age
mountains, it was an adventure, and such
of 19 and trained for three years at the
a learning curve for me. I got to meet new
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