Who is Martie Blair?
American child actress Martie Blair was born under the zodiac sign Aries on 24 March 2012, in Los Angeles, California USA. She has eight acting credits, and is perhaps known best for playing Young Eleven in five episodes of the hit fantasy horror series “Stranger Things”, which was created by Ross Duffer and Matt Duffer in 2016, and today stars Finn Wolfhard, Winona Ryder and Millie Bobby Brown. It follows the people of a small town as they’re fighting off supernatural entities created by the country’s secret experiments, and the series has won 110 of more than 400 awards for which it’s been nominated.
Early life and education
Martie’s being raised in Los Angeles, alongside her older brother Nathan and older sister Joey Rae, by their parents about whom Martie prefers not to speak in public because she respects their privacy; her brother Nathan’s also an actor with 17 credits to his name, while he’s perhaps known best for playing Wild Card in the 2020 action comedy movie “We Can Be Heroes”.
Martie fell in love with acting at a very early age, and was eventually able to persuade her parents to take her to auditions; she was six when she made her film debut, portraying the lead character in the short comedy “Bake Sale”, which also starred Jackson O’Connor Ludwig and William Ludwig, and follows several friends as they’re selling cookies. Martie’s been active in the film industry ever since.
She’s currently attending a local elementary school in Los Angeles, from which she should be progressing to high school in 2026.
Roles in movies
Martie played one of the main characters Chelsea in the 2018 short comedy “Turf War”, which also starred Nathan Blair and Joey Rae Blair, and follows several children as they’re trying to make money by selling drinks and cookies in the street.
Martie went on to star in the 2018 short comedy “The Last Dragon”, directed by Cyrus Arnold and Kenton Duty, and which also starred Omar Abbouchi and Joey Rae Blair; it follows a group of children who’ve embarked on a quest to find the last dragon.
She portrayed M in the 2018 short comedy “Piece-A-Cake”, starring alongside Madison Cobb and Omar Abbouchi, while the film was directed by Kenton Duty. It follows three children as they’re selling cake in the street.
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Martie played Mary in the short thriller “Safe”, starring alongside Clayton Collins and Joey Rae Blair, while it was directed by Rachid Fakhoury. It follows three best friends who are being bullied at school.
Martie’s only other film role has been playing the main character Tabatha in the short comedy “The Sugar & Bones Club”, which also starred Magnus Castillo-McLain and Ryann Hernandez, and was directed by Kenton Duty. It follows a group of children who’ve founded their own club.
Roles in TV series
Martie’s appeared in only one other TV series besides “Stranger Things”.
From 2018 through 2020, she played Bella Fisher in seven episodes of the long-running romantic drama “The Young and the Restless”, which was created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell back in 1973, and today stars Peter Bergman, Doug Davidson and Eric Braeden. It follows the lives of people from Genoa City, and the series has won 304 of over 1,000 awards for which it’s been nominated.
Other credits
In 2022, Martie made a guest appearance in the episode “Inside Scoop with Stranger Things Cast” of the talk-show “Star Confessions Podcast”, which has been airing since 2022, stars Maddy Lee Ann, Kelly Johns and Kat Conner Sterling, and features various actors and actresses talking about their movies and TV series.
Presence on the internet
Martie’s active on several social media networks and is today followed by more than 120,000 people on Instagram, while she’s posted nearly 100 pictures and videos; most of her content features her spending time with friends and family members.
She’s tweeted only thrice since the creation of her Twitter account in May 2022, and all three tweets are about the movies and TV series in which she’s appeared.
Martie’s only recently created her TikTok account, which is why she’s followed by only 12 people on the network.
Shout-out to Martie Blair, who played young Eleven, and to Millie, who directed her every step of the way pic.twitter.com/KFQL3Hge6P
— stranger writers (@strangerwriters) May 31, 2022
Love life and relationships
Martie prefers not to share the details of her private life with her fans and most people on the internet believe that she’s too young to be dating.
There are also some who claim otherwise, believing to have seen Martie holding hands with her elementary school crush, but this hasn’t been addressed by Martie, nor has any evidence been provided to support these claims.
She’s a highly friendly girl and has numerous friends; Martie finds it easy to get along with her peers at school and also easily gets along with fellow actors and actresses no matter their age.
Interesting facts and hobbies
Martie’s been taking dance lessons since a very early age and can today dance a number of styles, including ballet and jazz.
She’s passionate about painting and has shown off some of her favorite paintings in her Instagram pictures and videos.
Martie’s already become interested in travelling, as her acting career’s taken her to a couple of US states; she’s yet to travel to Europe, and her dream travel destination’s London, England.
She’s interested in fashion and has a dream of designing her own clothes when she grows up.
Martie likes to listen to music in her spare time and one of her favorite singers is Ariana Grande.
She’s a huge dog lover and has featured her family’s pet dog Zoe in some of her Instagram content.
Martie’s two favorite actresses are Zendaya and Kate Winslet, and a couple of her favorite movies and TV series are “Euphoria”, “Dune” and “Shake It Up”.
Age, height and net worth
Martie’s age is 11. She’s 4ft 8ins (1.42m) tall, weighs around 40lbs (18kgs) and has brown hair and eyes.
Martie’s net worth’s been estimated at over $100,000 as of December 2023.
