Sydney Sweeney had to fight to be cast in season 1 of The White Lotus
Sydney Sweeney’s fame from Euphoria came at the expense of being typecast.
Speaking to Variety ahead of her highly-anticipated rom-com Anyone But You opposite Glen Powell, the 25-year-old actress revealed that she had a hard time convincing the creators of The White Lotus to be cast as a spoiled teen Olivia Mossbacher in season 1.
“They didn’t think that I was right for White Lotus, because I did Euphoria,” she shared. “So I put myself on tape, I auditioned for White Lotus just like everybody else and had a call back like everybody else.”
“I could get offered roles that are similar to the ones that I’ve played, but the ones that are different, the ones that surprise people that I do, are the ones that I usually have to fight for,” the Voyeurs actress said.
“There’s always people who see me as Cassie or see me as Olivia,” she continued. “They send me scripts that are just like that.
“It’s the ones I have to fight for that usually are the ones that I want that are different, like Reality. I had to audition for it. I had to put myself on tape and send in my audition just like everybody else,” Sweeney added.