Sydney Sweeney

Sydney Sweeney (born September 12, 1997)[1] is an American actress. She appeared in the Netflix series Everything Sucks! (2018) and has taken on recurring roles in the Hulu series The Handmaid's Tale (2018) and the HBO miniseries Sharp Objects (2018). Since 2019, she has starred as Cassie Howard in the HBO teen drama series Euphoria. In film, she had a role in Quentin Tarantino's 2019 comedy-drama Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, portraying Snake, a member of the Manson Family.

Sydney Sweeney
Sweeney in 2019
Born (1997-09-12) September 12, 1997
Spokane, Washington, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active2009–present

Early life

Sweeney was born and raised in Spokane, Washington.[2] She has a younger brother named Trent.[3] Her mother is a lawyer and her father is in the medical field.[4] She became interested in acting after wanting to audition for a role in an independent film that had come to her town. In order to convince her parents, she presented them a five-year business plan.[4] They agreed and shortly afterward the family moved to Los Angeles.

Career

Sweeney has guest starred in TV shows such as 90210, Criminal Minds, Grey's Anatomy, In the Vault, and Pretty Little Liars.[5][6]

Sweeney starred as Emaline Addario on the Netflix series Everything Sucks!, which revolved around two groups of students during high school in Oregon in 1996. She then appeared in the HBO miniseries Sharp Objects, recurring as Alice, a roommate whom Amy Adams' character meets at a psychiatric facility.[7][8] Her character was originally supposed to have a smaller role, but the director kept bringing her in for more scenes.[9] For the role, Sweeney studied stories of girls who suffered from mental illness and self-harming, and visited hospitals who had patients who self-harmed.[7][9] Sweeney filmed Everything Sucks! and Sharp Objects concurrently, filming the former during the week and latter on the weekend.[10]

Sweeney portrayed a role in the thriller film Under the Silver Lake in 2018.[11] She recurred during the second season of the dystopian tragedy series The Handmaid's Tale as Eden Spencer, a pious and obedient girl.[6] She also starred as the heroine in the horror film Along Came the Devil.[12] The following year, she appeared in the drama film Clementine, the coming-of-age film Big Time Adolescence, and Quentin Tarantino's dramedy film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.[13][14][15] Sweeney also began starring in the teen drama series Euphoria as Cassie Howard, a "teenager with a promiscuous reputation", that same year.[16]

Sweeney is set to star in the television film Nocturne.[17] She will also executive produce and star in The Players Table, a television series adaptation of the novel They Wish They Were Us by Jessica Goodman.[18] The adaptation will co-star singer Halsey, with whom Sweeney had worked on the music video for the song "Graveyard", also by Halsey.[19]

Personal life

Sweeney studies entrepreneurship.[20] She is a trained MMA fighter, and competed in grappling in high school.[21][3]

Sweeney frequently talks about creating separate books for each of her characters, which are "interactive diaries/timelines/memory books/pictures of the character’s entire world" from when the character was born to the first page of the script.[7][22][23]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2009 ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction Lisa
2010 The Opium Eater Sarah Detzer
Takeo Samantha Wright Short
Night Blind Lost Girl Short
The Ward Young Alice
2013 Spiders 3D Emily
2014 Angels in Stardust Annie
2015 Held Lily Woods Short
Love Made Visible Leah Short
The Martial Arts Kid Julia
The Unborn Little Janey Hutchins Short
Stolen From Suburbia Emma
2016 Cassidy Way Kelsey Connors
The Horde Hailey Summers
2017 Vikes Ida
Dead Ant Sam
It Happened Again Last Night Young Paige Short
2018 Relentless Ally
The Wrong Daughter Samantha
Under the Silver Lake Shooting Star
Along Came the Devil Ashley
2019 Big Time Adolescence Holly
Clementine Lana
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Snake
2020 Nocturne Juliet Lowe
2021 The Voyeurs Pippa Post-production

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2009 Heroes Little Girl Episode: "Chapter Four 'Hysterical Blindness'"
Criminal Minds Dani Forester Episode: "Outfoxed"
2010 Chase Kayla Edwards Episode: "Pilot"
90210 Girl Episode: "How Much Is That Liam in the Window"
2011 Kickin' It Kelsey Vargas Episode: "Swords and Magic"
The Bling Ring Izzy Fishman TV Movie
2014 Grey's Anatomy Erin Weaver Episode: "Don't Let's Start"
2017 Monster School Animation Madeline Rayon Voice; Episode: "Welcome to Monster School "
The Middle Female Student #1 Episode: "The Final Final"
Pretty Little Liars Willa Episode: "Till Death Do Us Part"
In the Vault Haley Caren Web series; 7 episodes
2018 Everything Sucks! Emaline Addario Recurring; 10 episodes
The Handmaid's Tale Eden Spencer Recurring; 7 episodes
Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series[24]
Sharp Objects Alice Miniseries; Recurring; Episodes: "Dirt", "Fix"
Manic Missy 'Paper Girl' TV Short
The Wrong Daughter Samantha TV Movie
2019–present Euphoria Cassie Howard Main cast

Web
Year Title Role Notes
2020 Day by Day Winnie Chapman (voice) Episode: "Winnie, Betty and... "

Music video
Year Title Artist
2019 "Graveyard" Halsey
2021 "Downfalls High" Machine Gun Kelly

References
  1. "UPI Almanac for Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019". United Press International. September 12, 2019. Archived from the original on September 5, 2020. Retrieved September 9, 2020. …actor Sydney Sweeney in 1997 (age 22)
  2. Epperly, Emma (February 3, 2020). "Actress Sydney Sweeney returns home to Spokane for fan visit at middle school". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Archived from the original on June 27, 2020. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  3. Lande, Samantha (May 21, 2019). "Girl, Uninterrupted: Sydney Sweeney". Chicago Splash. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  4. Lehava, Noah (May 2, 2019). "On the Brink of Her First Major Film, Sydney Sweeney Has Hollywood Hooked". Coveteur. Archived from the original on February 2, 2020. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  5. Grubbs, Jefferson (June 16, 2019). "You'll Recognize This 'Euphoria' Star From Some Of Your Favorite Shows". Bustle. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  6. Dowling, Amber (November 28, 2017). "'The Handmaid's Tale' Season 2 Taps Sydney Sweeney (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  7. Sullivan, Lily (May 7, 2019). "Sydney Sweeney Is Making a Change". The Last Magazine. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  8. Petski, Denise (May 5, 2017). "'Sharp Objects': David Sullivan, Reagan Pasternak, More Set To Recur In Amy Adams' HBO Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  9. Gordon, Naomi (May 11, 2018). "Sydney Sweeney: "Sharp Objects has that Big Little Lies feeling - but it's much darker and way more twisted"". Harper's Bazaar. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  10. Song, Sandar (July 9, 2018). "'Sharp Objects' Star Sydney Sweeney Thanks Fans Who Say They "Hate" Her". Nylon. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  11. Gillespie, Katherine (April 9, 2020). ""Euphoria" Breakout Sydney Sweeney Shot by Cole Sprouse". Paper. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
  12. Murray, Noel (August 9, 2018). "Review: Mismatched pieces of exorcism thriller 'Along Came the Devil' don't fit". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
  13. N'Duka, Amanda (October 5, 2017). "'StartUp's Otmara Marrero, Sydney Sweeney & More Cast In 'Clementine'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  14. N'Duka, Amanda (June 26, 2018). "Pete Davidson, Sydney Sweeney, Machine Gun Kelly & More Join 'Big Time Adolescence' From American High". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
  15. Galuppo, Mia (August 27, 2018). "Danny Strong, Sydney Sweeney Join 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  16. Chuba, Kirsten (July 29, 2019). "'Euphoria' Star Sydney Sweeney on Tackling Teen Pregnancy, Abortion Discussions". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
  17. D'Alessandro, Anthony (September 30, 2019). "'Nocturne': 'Euphoria's Sydney Sweeney & 'Annabelle 3's Madison Iseman To Star In First Title In Blumhouse TV-Amazon Deal". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
  18. Andreeva, Nellie (July 31, 2020). "Sydney Sweeney To Star In & EP 'Players Table' Series For Jean-Marc Vallée & Nathan Ross As She Launches Production Company". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  19. Goldberg, Lesley (September 9, 2020). "Halsey to Star Alongside Sydney Sweeney in TV Series 'The Player's Table'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  20. Lee, Renée (March 11, 2018). "Profile: Netflix's 'Everything Sucks!' star Sydney Sweeney". Her Campus. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
  21. Mischianti, Lisa (December 4, 2018). "Get to Know The Handmaid's Tale's Sydney Sweeney". Marie Claire. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  22. Newis-Smith, Josh (August 7, 2018). "Sydney Sweeney reveals her big plans after *THAT* shocking Handmaid's Tale plot twist". Glamour (UK ed.). Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  23. Gayduck, Jane (July 10, 2018). "Sydney Sweeney talks Sharp Objects, getting bullied, and staying positive". L'Officiel. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  24. Hipes, Patrick (December 12, 2018). "SAG Awards Nominations: 'A Star Is Born', 'Mrs. Maisel', 'Ozark' Lead Way – The Full List". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
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