Sydney Sweeney: Unusually frequent subject of culture-war debate

By the mid-2010s, she had accumulated enough credits that casting opportunities became more substantial, setting the stage for the projects that would eventually move her from working young actress to recognizable Hollywood talent.

“Everything Sucks!” became one of Sydney Sweeney’s first significant television showcases in 2018, giving her a larger role as Emaline Addario after years of smaller appearances.

That same year, she gained additional attention playing Eden Spencer in the second season of “The Handmaid’s Tale,” appearing across several episodes of the acclaimed Hulu drama.

Sweeney also appeared in HBO’s “Sharp Objects” in 2018, adding another prestigious television credit during the period when her career was beginning to accelerate.

Her breakthrough arrived in 2019 when she began playing Cassie Howard on HBO’s “Euphoria,” a role that dramatically expanded her visibility and became closely associated with her public image.

Also in 2019, she appeared as Dianne “Snake” Lake in Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” putting her in a major studio film alongside an ensemble of established stars.