Brigitte Michael "Mickey" Sumner (born 19 January 1984) is an actress best known for her role as Sophie Levee in Frances Ha and Katia on Low Winter Sun. Read full biography of Mickey Sumner →
I think the only way you learn is to surround yourself with people that are better than you.
I've definitely been in relationships with friends where I wanted to do something different than I know a friend has. It's that complicated... →
I got a BFA in Fine Art, and then I told my family I was going to be an actress.
I had to pinch myself a couple of times that I was actually on stage at the Atlantic with Carol Kane.
I have a really supportive family, which is really wonderful, but I'm not forcing everyone to watch my work every week.
I'm English, and my favorite movie is 'Manhattan.'
In the beginning, I was actually embarrassed to admit that I wanted to be an actor.
It's so rare that you see a movie that you are genuinely moved by on a real level, and you relate to it, and you come out feeling uplifted.
I had wanted to act since I was a kid, but I had a lot of shame attached to it. I didn't tell anyone because I didn't think it was ever a... →
I love being on stage. There's nothing better than that feeling; ever since the first time I was on stage, I was like, 'Oh, this is what it... →
I sometimes listen to music to get into some place that I need to get. I don't think it's because I have a musician as a father that I do... →
I was really shy when I was a child, very self-conscious about taking up space or being an attention seeker. I was the kind of kid who was really... →
Brigitte Michael "Mickey" Sumner (born 19 January 1984) is an actress best known for her role as Sophie Levee in Frances Ha and Katia on Low Winter Sun.