Sydney Sweeney

Sydney Bernice Sweeney (born September 12, 1997)[1] is an American actress. She first gained attention for appearing in the television series Everything Sucks! (2018), The Handmaid's Tale (2018), and Sharp Objects (2018). In 2019, she featured in Quentin Tarantino's film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.

Sydney Sweeney
Sweeney in 2019
Born
Sydney Bernice Sweeney

(1997-09-12) September 12, 1997
Spokane, Washington, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active2009–present
PartnerJonathan Davino (engaged)
Signature

Sweeney has starred as Cassie Howard in the HBO teen drama series Euphoria since 2019 and played a sardonic teenager in The White Lotus in 2021. For her roles in them, Sweeney received two Primetime Emmy Awards nominations in 2022, the former for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series and the latter for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie.[2][3]

Early life

Sweeney was born on September 12, 1997, in Spokane, Washington, to Lisa (née Mudd) and Scott Sweeney. Her mother is a lawyer and her father works in the medical field.[4] She has a brother, Trent.[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 has said 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 also studied multiple languages and graduated as a valedictorian.[10] She 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.[4] 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.[11]

Career

Early work

One of Sweeney’s first feature films was a horror film, Along Came the Devil. Sweeney has guest starred in TV shows such as 90210, Criminal Minds, Grey's Anatomy, In the Vault, and Pretty Little Liars.[12][13]

Sweeney starred as Emaline Addario on the 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's character meets at a psychiatric facility.[14][15] Her character was originally supposed to have a smaller role, but the director kept bringing her in for more scenes.[16] 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.[14][16] She filmed Everything Sucks! and Sharp Objects concurrently, the former during the week and latter on weekends.[17]

Sweeney had a role in the thriller film Under the Silver Lake in 2018.[18] 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 Republic of Gilead.[13] She also starred as the heroine in the horror film Along Came the Devil.[19] The next year, Sweeney appeared in the drama film Clementine, the coming-of-age film Big Time Adolescence, and Quentin Tarantino's dramedy Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.[20][21][22]

2019–present: Breakthrough and mainstream recognition

Since 2019, Sweeney has portrayed teenager Cassie Howard in the drama series Euphoria,[23] to widespread acclaim, receiving a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2022. She starred in the TV film Nocturne[24] and will star in The Players Table, a TV series adaptation of Jessica Goodman's novel They Wish They Were Us on HBO Max, which Sweeney will also executive-produce with her production company, Fifty-Fifty Films.[25][26] The adaptation will co-star singer Halsey, with whom Sweeney worked on the video for Halsey's song "Graveyard".[27] In 2021, Sweeney appeared in the first season of Mike White's anthology black comedy series The White Lotus,[28] receiving critical acclaim for the role. She was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie in 2022. These roles earned her a place on the Time 100 Next list for 2022, with Euphoria co-star Maude Apatow dubbing her "an unstoppable force."[29]

Sweeney will next star in the superhero film Madame Web, set in the Sony's Spider-Man Universe (SSU) media franchise.[30][31]

Endorsements and other activities

Sweeney has promoted various products and featured in numerous advertisements. In May 2020, she became a model for Savage X Fenty.[32] In June 2021, she became a model for Parade Lingerie[33][34][35][36] and in September 2021, she became the face of Guess Originals's Anna Nicole Smith Collection.[37]

In March 2022, Sweeney became the face of SOL by Jergens.[38][39] She was announced as the first U.S. celebrity partner of skin care brand Laneige in April 2022.[40] In the same month, Sweeney became the brand ambassador for Tory Burch's handbags and shoes.[41] Previously, she starred in the brand's "Good Luck" holiday campaign.[41] Sweeney embarked on her first project with the brand as an ambassador in June 2022, starring in the brand's campaign "Show Me Your Millers", wearing the brand’s Miller sandals.[42] In May 2022, she became a model of Miu Miu's Miu Wander Bag.[43] In June 2022, she became a model for Jacquemus's Spring/Summer 2022 Collection.[44] In the same month, Sweeney was appointed as the face of Australian retailer Cotton On Body.[45] She modeled for the jewelry brand David Yurman.[45]

Sweeney trains in mixed martial arts, and competed in grappling in high school.[46][5]

Sweeney has said she creates 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.[14][47][48]

In December 2020, The Spokesman-Review reported that Sweeney had donated $12,000 to various restaurants in her hometown of Spokane, which used the funds to serve meals at homeless shelters.[49]

When a fan tweeted her dismay that Sweeney was dating a man, Sweeney responded with a picture of herself with her female prom date, implying that she is not heterosexual.[50]

Sweeney has been engaged to her longtime boyfriend, Chicago-based restaurateur Jonathan Davino, since February 2022.[51]

Filmography

Film
Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
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 Dianne "Snake" Lake
2020 Nocturne Juliet Lowe
2021 Downfalls High Scarlett
The Voyeurs Pippa
Night Teeth Eva
2024 Madame Web TBA Filming[30][31]
TBA National Anthem TBA Filming[52]

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 Main; 10 episodes
The Handmaid's Tale Eden Spencer Recurring; 7 episodes
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
2021 The White Lotus Olivia Mossbacher Miniseries; Main cast
Robot Chicken Barbie, Riley Andersen, Cinema Girl (voices) Episodes: "May Cause a Whole Lotta Scabs"; "May Cause Immaculate Conception"

Web
Year Title Role Notes
2020 Day by Day Winnie Chapman (voice) Episode: "Winnie, Betty and... "
2021 Downfalls High Scarlett

Music video
Year Title Artist
2019 "Graveyard" Halsey

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Work Result Ref
2022
 Dorian Television Awards Best Supporting TV Performance Euphoria Nominated [53]
Gold Derby Television Awards Best Drama Supporting Actress Nominated [54]
Hollywood Television Critics Association Best Supporting Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama Nominated [55]
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 [56]
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Euphoria Nominated
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Nominated [57]
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie The White Lotus Nominated

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