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Sadie Elizabeth Sink (born April 16, 2002) is an American actress. She began her acting career in theater, playing the title role in the musical Annie (2012–14) and young Elizabeth II in the historical play The Audience (2015) on Broadway theatre. In 2016, she made her film debut in the biographical sports drama Chuck.
Sink had her breakthrough portraying Max Mayfield in the Netflix science fiction series Stranger Things (2017–present) and received critical acclaim for her performance in its fourth season. In 2021, she appeared in the horror film trilogy Fear Street and played the lead role in Taylor Swift's short film . She then starred in Darren Aronofsky's psychological drama The Whale (2022), for which she received a Critics' Choice Movie Award nomination. Sink returned to Broadway in 2025, starring in the play John Proctor Is the Villain and earning a nomination for Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play; the second youngest woman to achieve such.
When Sink was seven, her mother put her and Mitchell in acting classes in Houston. Sink began acting in community theater with a production of The Best Christmas Pageant Ever in Brenham at age seven. When she was eight years old, she had a leading role in a local production of The Secret Garden, which involved "more learning lines and real practice". Her experience encouraged her to pursue a professional acting career. In 2012, Sink's family supported her and Mitchell's careers by moving to New Jersey. Sink began homeschooling while in second grade and returned to regular school after performing in The Audience (2015).
During her Annie Broadway run, Sink made her television debut in 2013 in a guest role on the spy drama series The Americans. The part prompted her to seek a career in film acting. She also made an appearance in a 2014 episode of the police procedural show Blue Bloods. In 2015, Sink starred as Suzanne Ballard in the NBC action thriller series American Odyssey, which was canceled after one season. That year, Sink appeared in the Broadway production of The Audience as young Queen Elizabeth II, who is portrayed by Helen Mirren as an adult. Sink's relationship with acting "really shifted" after observing Mirren's approach towards it. She said working with "some of the greatest minds in the industry" showed her the true meaning of acting. Reviews in USA Today and The New York Times deemed Sink's performance as Elizabeth "touching" and "very good". Sink made her film debut in the biographical sports drama Chuck (2016).
In 2018, Sink walked the runway at Paris Fashion Week, making her modeling debut at age 15. She later walked the runway for brands such as Miu Miu and Kate Spade New York. In film, Sink appeared in The Glass Castle (2017) and Eli (2019). She also reprised her role in Stranger Things third season, for which she received critical praise. The BBC considered her performance "wonderfully loose and natural", while Variety praised her and co-star Millie Bobby Brown's energy. In 2021, she starred in , the second installment of The Fear Street Trilogy. Sink portrays Ziggy Berman, an aggressive and tomboyish teenager who has a difficult home life. She said she was drawn to the character's potential for depth. Director Leigh Janiak suggested that Sink watch , such as Friday the 13th (1980) and Scream (1996), to prepare for the role. She did most of her own in the film. Sink's acting received critical praise; the Los Angeles Times commended her portrayal of Ziggy's emotions, attractions, and loyalties, and RogerEbert.com said that her "intense performance gets a great deal of volume" from a one-dimensional character. In the trilogy's third film, (2021), she played Ziggy and Constance.
Sink had a leading role opposite Dylan O'Brien in (2021), which was written and directed by American musician Taylor Swift. The singer had been impressed by Sink's onscreen presence and emotivity in Stranger Things. Swift said that had Sink declined her offer, she would not have proceeded with making the film. Sink saw the role as an opportunity to "step out of being a kid on screen" and play a "more rounded and mature" character. The short received critical acclaim. Collider stated that Sink and O'Brien gave "vividly emotional performances" and told "an incredibly moving tale of love, power, gaslighting, and heartache".
Sink appeared in the fourth season of Stranger Things, released in two parts on May 27 and July 1, 2022. She journaled and did internal reflection to prepare for the character's journey. Critics gave the season positive reviews, with Sink receiving acclaim. Rolling Stone described her performance as "poignant and emotionally raw", stating that she brings "a degree of emotional heft" that balances out the season's more comedic moments. For her performance, Sink won the Hollywood Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Streaming Series, Drama, and received a Saturn Award nomination for Performance by a Younger Actor. Several publications expressed disappointment at her failure to gain a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for the season.
In July 2023, Sink was announced as a global ambassador for Armani. Sink starred in the thriller film A Sacrifice (2024), an adaptation of Nicholas Hogg's 2015 novel Tokyo. IndieWire praised her and co-star Eric Bana's performances, stating they "make for a pleasant viewing experience even when the film's intellectualism comes up short". Sink also starred as the titular character in Searchlight Pictures's rock opera film O'Dessa. The film was met with mixed to negative reviews, but Sink's performance was met with critical praise and seen as a standout in the film. Sink later returned to Broadway, starring in the comedy play John Proctor is the Villain. Opening in April 2025, the play and her performance was met with critical acclaim. Christian Lewis of Variety wrote that Sink "gives a spellbinding performance as a girl who is deeply pained but shielded with thick armor: She's smart but underestimated, and ready to harness her rage against the patriarchy." The role earned her a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play. In March 2025, Sink was cast in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film (2026) in an undisclosed role. The same month, she fronted a recycled nylon campaign by Prada alongside Benedict Cumberbatch. In July, Sink was announced to be an executive producer on the film adaptation of John Proctor is the Villain. It is currently unknown if Sink will reprise her Tony nominated role of Shelby Holcomb.
Media publications have described Sink as a fashion icon, with her wavy, red hair cited as her trademark feature. According to Vogue, Sink's wardrobe "effortlessly achieves both a youthful sensibility and sophisticated style". In 2023, she was featured on Maxim Hot 100.
Sink has gone on record to state that she prioritizes her privacy and chooses to not publicly discuss details of her private life. In an interview with Teen Vogue, Sink says that the reason for this is because it makes the roles that she plays more believable, stating "I think the more private I am, also, the more believable the roles can be. I don't want anyone to know anything about me in my personal life or know too much about who I am just as Sadie, because I think the louder that gets, the quieter the impact of your characters can be."
Sink identifies as a feminist, which she describes as an obligation for women. She became vegetarian in 2015 after watching the documentary film Food, Inc. (2008). A year later, she went vegan; her Glass Castle co-star Woody Harrelson's family inspired her to try it. Sink uses her social media to support local shelters and encourage her fans to become vegetarians or vegans.
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| 2016 | Chuck | Kimberly | ||
| 2017 | The Glass Castle | Young Lori Walls | ||
| 2019 | Eli | Haley | ||
| 2021 | Christine "Ziggy" Berman | |||
| Constance / Ziggy Berman | ||||
| Her | Short film | |||
| 2022 | The Whale | Ellie Sarsfield | ||
| Dear Zoe | Tess DeNunzio | |||
| 2024 | A Sacrifice | Mazzy Monroe | ||
| 2025 | O'Dessa | O'Dessa Galloway | ||
| 2026 | TBA | Filming |
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| 2013 | The Americans | Lana | Episode: "Mutually Assured Destruction" | |
| 2014 | Blue Bloods | Daisy Carpenter | Episode: "Insult to Injury" | |
| 2015 | American Odyssey | Suzanne Ballard | Main role (11 episodes) | |
| 2016 | Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt | Tween girl | Episode: "Kimmy Sees a Sunset!" | |
| 2017–present | Stranger Things | Maxine "Max" Mayfield | Main role (season 2–present) |
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| 2011 | White Christmas | Susan Waverly | Theater Under the Stars, Houston | ||
| 2012 | Annie | Annie | |||
| 2012–2013 | Annie, Tessie, Duffy, (standby) | Palace Theatre, Broadway | |||
| 2013–2014 | Annie, Duffy (alternating) | Palace Theatre, Broadway | |||
| 2015 | The Audience | Young Queen Elizabeth II | Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, Broadway | ||
| 2025 | John Proctor Is the Villain | Shelby Holcomb | Booth Theatre, Broadway | ||
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| 2018 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Stranger Things | ||
| MTV Movie & TV Awards | Best On-Screen Team (with Gaten Matarazzo, Finn Wolfhard, Caleb McLaughlin and Noah Schnapp) | ||||
| 2020 | Screen Actors Guild Award | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | |||
| 2022 | MTV Movie & TV Awards | Most Frightened Performance | |||
| Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards | Best Supporting Actress in a Streaming Series, Drama | Stranger Things | |||
| Saturn Awards | Best Performance by a Younger Actor (Streaming) | ||||
| Woods Hole Film Festival | Best Performance in a Feature Film (Youth) | Dear Zoe | |||
| SCAD Savannah Film Festival | Rising Star Award | The Whale | |||
| Washington D. C. Area Film Critics Association | Best Youth Performance | ||||
| 2023 | Alliance of Women Film Journalists | Best Woman's Breakthrough Performance | |||
| Critics Choice Awards | Best Young Actor/Actress | ||||
| Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite Female TV Star (Family) | Stranger Things | |||
| MTV Movie & TV Awards | Best Performance in a Show | ||||
| 2025 | Tony Awards | Best Actress in a Play | John Proctor Is the Villain | ||
| Dorian Awards | Outstanding Lead Performer in a Broadway Play |
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