Lionsgate Sydney Sweeney appears with her head turned to face away from the camera. She is wearing a white long-sleeved ribbed top and is in front of a dolls house.Lionsgate
Sydney Sweeney plays housemaid Millie Calloway in The Housemaid
Sydney Sweeney wants to make films that will “impact and hopefully save people’s lives”, she has told the BBC.
The 28-year-old US actor has this year appeared in psychological thriller The Housemaid and boxing biopic Christy, which both address issues around domestic violence.
Sweeney calls the topic “prevalent” and says she takes a “lot of care” when playing these types of roles.
“Being able to have a film that’s on a more commercial level talk about a very difficult topic is important,” she adds.
Sydney Sweeney: I want to make films that save people’s lives.
Lionsgate Sydney Sweeney appears with her head turned to face away from the camera. She is wearing a white long-sleeved ribbed top and is in front of a dolls house.Lionsgate
Sydney Sweeney plays housemaid Millie Calloway in The Housemaid
Sydney Sweeney wants to make films that will “impact and hopefully save people’s lives”, she has told the BBC.
The 28-year-old US actor has this year appeared in psychological thriller The Housemaid and boxing biopic Christy, which both address issues around domestic violence.
Sweeney calls the topic “prevalent” and says she takes a “lot of care” when playing these types of roles.
“Being able to have a film that’s on a more commercial level talk about a very difficult topic is important,” she adds.
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Lionsgate A scene from The Housemaid with Sydney Sweeney’s reflection shown in the mirror. She is staring at Amanda Seyfried who appears behind her in the reflection. Sweeney is wearing a green vest and Seyfried is wearing a white blouse.Lionsgate
Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried were cast in The Housemaid due to their physical similarities
Sweeney is currently starring as Millie Calloway in The Housemaid, which is based on the 2022 novel of the same name by Freida McFadden.
The novel is an international bestseller and has generated a large following, especially among the reading community on TikTok.
Sweeney says she is “a huge fan of the book” and that she “loved all the characters”.
“I love complex, juicy, crazy, twisted stories. This is a dream project,” she adds.
The film also features Amanda Seyfried and Brandon Sklenar, as Nina and Andrew Winchester, who employ Sweeney’s character in their home.
Seyfried and Sweeney were chosen to play the two female leads in The Housemaid because of their physical resemblances, but Seyfried says the similarities do not end there.
“There’s a similarity between us that is uncanny, and it’s really fun to work with people [who] are doing life in a similar way, have similar ideals about the job and life,” she tells the BBC.
Sweeney also says the pair have developed a “dynamic” where they “can enjoy being around” each other – and their relationship means they can “go to these crazy places and discover so much more within your character”.
