Sydney Sweeney details extreme role preparation ahead of The White Lotus
Emerging US actress Sydney Sweeney has detailed her unique groundwork for acting roles, and her latest gig on The White Lotus was no exception.
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She may only be 23 years old but US actress Sydney Sweeney is a seasoned professional when it comes to her roles.
The up-and-coming Euphoria star is among the glittering A-list cast in HBO’s miniseries The White Lotus, which premiered its debut episode on Foxtel on Monday.
She told news.com.au about her extreme preparation with creating comprehensive backstories for the roles she plays, including for her The White Lotus character Olivia Mossbacher, the daughter of a wealthy CFO.
“I create these ginormous journal book concept things and I start from literally the day she’s born and build an entire timeline of her life up until the first page of the script,” Sweeney said.
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“So describing her backstory would be a whole week process,” she added.
“I literally know what her daycare was when she was five, and what was inside her locker in middle school, versus what she has in high school.
“So, she definitely had a different privilege than other characters. She didn’t ride a bus, her parents always drove her places, different little things like that.
“A full backstory (would be) a long talk.”
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Sweeney has already enjoyed a fabulous career in film and TV, having starred in Netflix’s Everything Sucks!, The Handmaid’s Tale, Euphoria and Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon A Time … In Hollywood!.
She joins Jennifer Coolidge, Connie Britton, Steve Zahn and Australia’s own Murray Bartlett in The White Lotus, a satire comedy set in Maui, Hawaii.
RELATED: Jennifer Coolidge thought she would be dead before The White Lotus
The six-episode limited series, written by Mike White (School Of Rock) began filming late last year, and follows a cohort of wealthy, self-absorbed families during their week-long stay at a luxury resort.
The show debuted on Monday, with new episodes dropping weekly at 11am on Foxtel.
The White Lotus is available to stream on Foxtel on demand.
Originally published as Sydney Sweeney details extreme role preparation ahead of The White Lotus
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