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Is there anythingSydney Sweeneydoesn’t do?
The multi-hyphenate actress —who’s slated to appear inMadame Webb, the first Sony Marvel film with afemale as the headlining role— has entangled herself in several acclaimed projects over the years, but her incredible success in those endeavors proves to be her real-life superpower.
Between starring alongsideZendayaon HBO’sEmmy Award-winning showEuphoriaand acting alongsideLeonardo DiCaprioandBrad Pittin theAcademy Award-winning filmOnce Upon a Time in Hollywood, Sweeney is living out her childhood dream.
With acting roles dating back to 2005, the west coast native always knew she wanted to pursue acting — so much that she pitched her parents when she was young to prove that she was serious about the career path.
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Since then, she’s appeared in a number of titles includingCriminal Minds(2005),Grey’s Anatomy(2005),Heroes(2006),Pretty Little Liars(2010),90210(2008), andEverything Sucks!(2018). In addition to her starring role as Cassie onEuphoria, Sweeney’s other most notable roles include Olivia on HBO’sWhite Lotusand Eden on Hulu’sThe Handmaid’s Tale.
Between her passion for mechanics and her unique character development approach, here are some fun facts about Sweeney.
Sydney Sweeney has a passion for mechanics.
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The actress has gained notoriety on the screen and social media, butSweeney’s personal pagesaren’t the only accounts that have gained a following — her TikTok account (@syds_garage) has racked up over a million followers as well!
Dedicated to her “vintage dream car,” Sweeney posts videos of herself fixing up her red 1969 Bronco. “I completely changed the transmission, changed the front-rear axel, made it from drum brakes to disc brakes, changed its power steering,” the actress listed of the repairs made onThe Late Late Show with James Corden.
Sydney Sweeneydidn’t want to date anyone in the entertainment industry.
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Sweeney, who recently gotengaged to Jonathan Davino, previously opened up about her decision tonot date “people in the spotlight.” She toldCosmopolitan, “I don’t date actors or musicians or anyone in entertainment because I can just be normal Syd that way and it’s easiest. I have a great support system.”
Sweeney continued, “I have people who will battle for me and allow me to be on the pedestal and shine without making me feel like, ‘Oh no, I’m shining too bright and I need to step back.’ "
Sydney Sweeney broke her toe on the set ofEuphoria.
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Wrapping upseason 2ofEuphoriawas one to remember for the cast, but for Sweeney, it was memorable in more ways than one. “My toe got stepped on during filming and it just exploded,” Sweeney toldJames Cordenof theincident that occurredahead of the season’s wrap party.
Hesitant to reveal who did the stepping, Sweeney eventually admitted that it was herEuphoriacostarAlexa Demie. “I didn’t tell her,” said Sweeney about Demie not finding out until her public announcement. “I’m so sorry Alexa, I’m so sorry!” she confessed.
Sydney Sweeney writes a book on each character she plays.
Nailing every role she nabs, Sweeney gets into character with a very specific acting strategy prior to filming.
“I have 100-page journals on each of my characters… I literally build from the hospital, from the day they’re born and the daycare that they go to,” Sweeney toldWho What Wear. “Olivia, for instance, had a nanny that took her on when she was 4 years old,” she explained of herWhite Lotuscharacter.
“The reason we sit a certain way or we look at a person a certain way, it all comes from some memory from our past that we may not be able to put our finger on. But it’s what made us who we are today,” she continued.
“I build all of these things in this character, and it makes it so that I don’t even have to truly think about how Olivia is going to react. How is Olivia going to speak? It allows me to become this character without having to think about the scene, and I can just live in it.”
Sydney Sweeney is super athletic.
When the actress isn’t on set or repairing a car, she’s on the slopes, in the water, or in the ring.
A frequent poster of her hobbies, Sweeney is incredibly active, often uploading videos and photos of herselfskiing,golfing,water skiing, androck climbing. Oh, and she’s professionally trained in mixed martial arts (MMA) as well — and had shared senseis with UFC champion Ronda Rousey!
“I did competitions, I got first place fighting all guys,” Sweeney touted of her MMA background onThe Kelly Clarkson Show. With the risk of getting hurt, the actress has had to put this passion on the back-burner while she pursues her acting career.
Sydney Sweeney is friends with Halsey.
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Prior to Sweeney andHalsey’s friendship, they were big fans of each other’s work. “I grew up a big Halsey fan in high school and going to her concerts,” Sweeney toldStyleCaster. “I loved all her music. She apparently was a fan of me as well.”
After Sweeney expressed to her team that she’d love to work with the singer, Halsey reached out to have her star in her"Graveyard” music video. “We met and hung out and we became really good friends. Now we hang out all the time,” Sweeney explained to the outlet of their instant friendship.
Sydney Sweeney attended college while filmingThe Handmaid’s Tale.
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Sweeney not only has acting chops, but she has a knack (and love) for school as well. In fact, she wastaking college classeswhile simultaneously filmingThe Handmaid’s Tale— and while the actress was able to keep up with her studies, she didn’t get credit for one class.
“My professor goes, ‘What are you doing here?’ Sweeney explained onThe Drew Barrymore Showof the time she told her teacher she was there to take her final. “‘No, you’re not,'” Sweeney recalled what her professor said.
Sweeney continued, “Apparently, all the kids were upset that I was able to miss so many days of school and still succeed although I made the Dean’s list every semester for two years. [My professor] didn’t let me take the final and I never got credit.”
source: people.com
