From Gilead to Wind Gap: This Handmaid's Tale Alum Is Now on Sharp Objects

Updated on July 29, 2018 at 9:25 AM

Sydney Sweeney is making a name for herself this year. Following a harrowing performance in The Handmaid's Tale, the 20-year-old actress appears alongside Amy Adams in HBO's chilling adaptation of Sharp Objects. In the miniseries, Sweeney portrays Alice, a young patient at a psychiatric hospital who befriends Camille Preaker.

Prior to her breakout role as Eden Spencer in The Handmaid's Tale, the Spokane, WA, native starred in Everything Sucks! and made guest appearances in Pretty Little Liars, The Middle, and Grey's Anatomy. 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, which will also star Zendaya and Jacob Elordi.

Ahead, brush up on the actress's previous roles as she continues to pull off impressive performances.

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.

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 canceled the well-liked original series 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.

Willa in Pretty Little Liars

In the series finale of Pretty Little Liars, titled "Till Death Do Us Part," Sweeney appeared as Willa, a Rosewood teenager who finds that her friend is missing from their sleepover — thus mirroring the events of the series premiere.