Sydney Sweeney is making a name for herself this year. Following a harrowing performance in The Handmaid's Tale [1], the 20-year-old actress will appear alongside Amy Adams [2] in HBO's chilling adaptation of Sharp Objects [3]. Though her character has yet to come up in the miniseries that just recently premiered [4], Sweeney will portray Alice, a young patient at a psychiatric hospital.
Prior to her breakout role as Eden Spencer in The Handmaid's Tale [5], the Spokane, WA, native starred in Everything Sucks! [6] and made guest appearances in Pretty Little Liars [7], The Middle, and Grey's Anatomy [8]. Sweeney currently has several projects in the postproduction phase, including a comedy starring Pete Davidson, Big Time Adolescence, and a coming-of-age drama titled Euphoria [9], which will also star Zendaya [10] and Jacob Elordi [11].
Ahead, brush up on the actress's previous roles before she invariably pulls off impressive performances in Sharp Objects and beyond.
Eden Spencer in The Handmaid's Tale
Sweeney received much acclaim for her portrayal of Eden Spencer, a righteous and law-abiding-to-a-fault teenager introduced in the second season of The Handmaid's Tale [13].
Emaline Addario in Everything Sucks!
In the '90s-set coming-of-age series, Sweeney portrayed Emaline Addario, an eccentric junior and drama club member. Sadly, Netflix cancelled the well-liked original series [14] after one season.
Shooting Star in Under the Silver Lake
Sweeney is set to play a character credited as Shooting Star — yes, really — in Under the Silver Lake, starring Andrew Garfield and Riley Keough, out later this year.