Sydney Sweeney is blowing audiences away with her portrayal of Cassie Howard in season 2 of HBO's Euphoria. Despite Zendaya's Rue technically being the main character of the show, Cassie-content is dominating social media, and for good reason. Her storyline this season is nail-baiting stuff; from her affair with Nate Jacobs (Jacob Elordi) — her best friend's ex — to her near-constant mental breakdowns, Cassie has a lot going on. And Sweeney is fantastic at letting us know.
A testament to her acting skills, it's hard to imagine the actress playing anyone else. But she has, and she is equally brilliant in these roles too. From The Handmaid's Tale to more recently The White Lotus, these are the five best movies and series starring the formidable Sydney Sweeney.
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The Handmaid's Tale is an Emmy-winning dystopian TV series created by Bruce Miller. Based on the best-selling Margaret Atwood novel of the same name, it depicts life in the fictional totalitarian state of Gilead where women are stripped of their basic human rights and assigned oppressive roles. At the center of the story is Handmaid June Osborne (Elisabeth Moss). Handmaids are fertile women assigned to the households of high-ranking men with infertile wives. Forced into mating rituals, it's their job to carry a child for that family, and as such, they are seen as nothing more than breeders.
Sweeney stars as flawed Econowife Eden Blaine, a recurring character in season 2. As an Econowife, Eden's job is to marry and provide for her assigned, low-ranking husband Nick (Max Minghella) who's clearly not in love with her. Though Eden tries her best to fulfill this role, she falls in love with a
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