Sydney Sweeney

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Sydney Sweeney
File:Sydney Sweeney at Berlinale 2023 (portrait).jpg
Sweeney in 2023
Born (1997-09-12) September 12, 1997 (age 26)
Spokane, Washington, U.S.
Occupation Actress
Years active 2009–present
Partner(s) Jonathan Davino (2018–present; engaged)
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Sydney Sweeney (born September 12, 1997) is an American actress. She is known for her roles in the HBO drama series Euphoria (2019–present) and the first season of the anthology series The White Lotus (2021), which earned her nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards.[1][2]

Sweeney first gained attention in 2018 for appearing in the television series Everything Sucks! and The Handmaid's Tale, and in the limited series Sharp Objects. In the following year, she was featured in Quentin Tarantino's film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. In 2023, she portrayed Reality Winner in the drama film Reality and starred in the romantic comedy Anyone but You.

Early life

Sydney Sweeney was born on September 12, 1997,[3] in Spokane, Washington, to Lisa (née Mudd) and Steven Sweeney. Her mother is a former criminal defense lawyer, and her father is a hospitality professional.[4] She has one brother.[5] Sweeney was raised in northwestern Idaho[6] in the state's Panhandle region along the Washington border, at a rural lakeside home that her family has inhabited for five generations.[7] Sweeney stated that she has a "religious family."[8]

Sweeney attended Saint George's School in Spokane.[9] She was active in numerous athletics: "I was in every single sport possible", she said. "I was on the soccer team, the baseball team, the snow slalom ski team, I was wakeboarding."[7] Sweeney shared that she had a wakeboarding accident as a child where the edge of her board propelled backward and sliced the area next to her eye, leaving a permanent scar. In high school, Sweeney was on the Robotics team and participated in the mathematics club 'Math is Cool.'[10] She studied multiple languages and graduated with top grades, making her valedictorian.[11]

Sweeney became interested in acting after auditioning to be an extra in an independent film that was shooting in the Spokane area.[9] To convince her parents to allow her to pursue acting, she presented them with a five-year business plan.[12] Sweeney began to audition and book commercial acting jobs in Seattle and Portland, Oregon, where the family temporarily resided, until choosing to relocate to Los Angeles, when she was 14 years old.[13] In 2016, Sweeney started training to be a tour guide at the Studio Tour at Universal Studios Hollywood, but left shortly after as she had been hired for an acting job. She briefly attended the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).[14]

Career

Sweeney began her career as a guest star in TV shows such as 90210, Criminal Minds, Grey's Anatomy and Pretty Little Liars.[15][16]

Sweeney starred as Emaline Addario on the 2018 Netflix series Everything Sucks!, which revolved around two groups of high school students 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.[17][18] Her character was originally supposed to have a smaller role, but the director kept bringing her in for more scenes.[19] 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.[17][19] She filmed Everything Sucks! and Sharp Objects concurrently, the former during the week and latter on weekends.[20]

Sweeney had a role in the thriller film Under the Silver Lake in 2018.[21] She had a recurring role during the second season of the dystopian drama series The Handmaid's Tale as Eden Spencer, a pious and obedient girl from the totalitarian and theocratic Republic of Gilead.[16] She also starred as the heroine in the horror film Along Came the Devil.[22] The next year, Sweeney appeared in the drama film Clementine, the coming-of-age film Big Time Adolescence, and Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.[23][24][25]

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Sweeney in 2019

In June 2019, Sweeney began portraying Cassie Howard, a teenager with a promiscuous reputation, in the HBO drama series Euphoria.[26] Her performance received praise, earning a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2022.[27] Variety asserted that the role of Cassie "proves that Sweeney’s one hell of a shapeshifter between her deft turns in this, The Handmaid’s Tale, Everything Sucks and Sharp Objects".[28] Her many nude scenes in the series received significant attention, generating discussions about nudity in film and the male gaze. Despite this, Sweeney has stated she would not stop doing nude scenes.[29]

Sweeney is the founder of production company Fifty-Fifty Films, launched in 2020.[30] She starred in the TV film Nocturne in 2020.[31] In 2021, Sweeney appeared in the first season of Mike White's anthology black comedy series The White Lotus[32][33] as a sardonic college sophomore,[34] receiving critical acclaim for the role. For her portrayal of the character, she was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie in 2022. Her accomplishments earned her a place on the Time 100 Next list for 2022.[35]

In January 2023, Sweeney became a brand ambassador for companies Armani Beauty and Laneige.[36][37]

That year, Sweeney starred as U.S. Air Force veteran Reality Winner in Tina Satter's thriller drama Reality, which premiered at the 73rd Berlin Film Festival. Steph Green of IndieWire found the film "inventively mounted and extraordinarily tense" and labelled Sweeney as "the real deal".[38] Jessica Kiang of Variety wrote that she played "Winner so convincingly that it’s hard to remember her as the sardonic, pampered teen in The White Lotus, or the nice-girl-turned-nasty in Euphoria".[39] Sweeney next had a role in the crime thriller Americana, which premiered at the South by Southwest Festival on March 17, 2023.[40][41]

She starred in the music video for The Rolling Stones' single "Angry", from their Hackney Diamonds (2023) album, which premiered in September 2023.[42] In response to criticism that the video objectified her, Sweeney defended it as "empowerment through embracing [my] body".[43] At age 25, Sweeney was selected as one of Forbes' 2023 30 Under 30 in the celebrity category.[44][45]

Sweeney starred with Glen Powell in the romantic comedy Anyone but You, which premiered in December 2023.[46] It became a commercial sleeper hit.[47]

Sweeney had a supporting role in the superhero film Madame Web, set in Sony's Spider-Man Universe franchise.[48][49] It was released in February 2024, receiving negative reviews.[50] She will produce and star in the psychological horror film Immaculate[51] and star alongside Julianne Moore in Echo Valley.[52][53]

On March 2, 2024, she hosted Saturday Night Live.[54]

Personal life

Sweeney is engaged to businessman Jonathan Davino.[55][56]

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 Cole
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 Dianne "Snake" Lake
2020 Nocturne Juliet Lowe
2021 The Voyeurs Pippa
Night Teeth Eva
2023 Reality Reality Winner
Americana Penny Jo Poplin
Anyone but You Bea Also executive producer
2024 Madame Web Julia Cornwall / Spider-Woman
Immaculate Not yet released Cecilia Post-production; also producer[51]
TBA Echo Valley Not yet released Claire Post-production[53][57]
Eden Not yet released TBA Filming[58]
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Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released

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"
2018 Everything Sucks! Emaline Addario Main; 10 episodes
The Handmaid's Tale Eden Spencer Recurring; 7 episodes
Sharp Objects Alice Miniseries; Recurring; 7 episodes
Manic Missy 'Paper Girl' TV Short
The Wrong Daughter Samantha TV movie
2019–present Euphoria Cassie Howard Main cast
2021 The White Lotus Olivia Mossbacher Main cast (season 1)
2021–2022 Robot Chicken Barbie, Additional Characters (voices) 4 episodes
2024 Saturday Night Live Host Episode: "Sydney Sweeney/Kacey Musgraves"

Podcasts

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2021 Strawberry Spring Anne Bray 8 episodes [59]

Web

Year Title Role Notes
2017 In the Vault Haley Caren 7 episodes
2020 Day by Day Winnie Chapman (voice) Episode: "Winnie, Betty and... "
2021 Downfalls High Scarlett

Music video

Year Title Artist
2019 "Graveyard" Halsey
2023 "Angry" The Rolling Stones

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2011 Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a Short Film - Young Actress Takeo Nominated [60]
Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actress 11–15 Chase Nominated
2018 Gold Derby Awards Ensemble of the Year The Handmaid's Tale Won [61]
2019 Young Artist Awards Best Ensemble Performance in a Streaming Series or Film Everything Sucks! Nominated [62]
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series The Handmaid's Tale Nominated [63]
Sidewalk Film Festival Special Shout Jury Mention for Acting Clementine Won [64]
2022
 Dorian Television Awards Best Supporting TV Performance Euphoria Nominated [65]
Gold Derby Television Awards Best Drama Supporting Actress Nominated [66]
MTV Movie & TV Awards Best Performance in a Show Nominated [67]
Best Fight Won
People's Choice Awards Drama TV Star Nominated [68]
Hollywood Television Critics Association Best Supporting Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama Nominated [69]
Best Supporting Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Limited or Anthology Series The White Lotus Nominated
Online Film and Television Association Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture or Limited Series Nominated [70]
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Euphoria Nominated
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Nominated [71]
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie The White Lotus Nominated
2023 Dublin Film Critics' Circle Awards Best Actress Reality Nominated [72]
Daily Cooler Awards Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited/Anthology Series Nominated [73]
2024 Critics Choice Awards Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television Nominated [74]
People's Choice Awards Comedy Movie Star Anyone but You Pending [75]
AACTA Awards Audience Choice Best Actress — Nominated [76]

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