Playing Cassie in HBO Max’s hit series Euphoria has put Sydney Sweeney on the map — an opportunity she is so grateful for.
The blonde beauty has been in other hit shows, such as The White Lotus — she played Olivia Mossbacher — and while she is happy that people are applauding her acting skills, she wants people to be impressed when she stars in other series as well.
On Euphoria, Cassie is a troubled teenager who finds herself in some tough situations — she had to get an abortion in season 1 and now she is fooling around with her best friend Maddy’s ex-boyfriend, Nate (played by Jacob Elordi).
“With The White Lotus, I felt like people were finally recognizing the hard work I’ve been doing,” she told The Independent. “This is something that has bothered me for a while. I’m very proud of my work in Euphoria. I thought it was a great performance. But no one talks about it because I got naked. I do The White Lotus and all of a sudden critics are paying attention. People are loving me. They’re going, ‘Oh my God, what’s she doing next?’ I was like, ‘Did you not see that in Euphoria? Did you not see that in The Handmaid’s Tale?'”
“When a guy has a sex scene or shows his body, he still wins awards and gets praise. But the moment a girl does it, it’s completely different,” she added.
Nonetheless, she is making headlines. Though she wasn’t sure she would make it in Hollywood, she is happy she listened to her gut and took a chance.
