Sadie Elizabeth Sink (born April 16, 2002) is an American actress who portrays Max Mayfield in the second, third, and fourth seasons of the Netflix original series, Stranger Things.
Sadie was born on April 16, 2002, in Brenham, Texas. Her mother put her and her older brother - Mitchell - into acting lessons when she was 10 years old. Sadie began her career at eleven years old in the Broadway production of Annie. Sadie is known for her role as Suzanne Ballard in the show American Odyssey and also played in The Glass Castle in 2017. Sophia M. Pietrzak, a childhood actress starring in Teletubbies, is a longtime best friend of Sadie and her family. Her younger sister, who has also appeared in Stranger Things, is named Jacey Sink.
Career[]
Sadie started acting at age seven. Her mother noticed after her obsession with recreating Disney's High School Musical with her brother, Mitchell. Her mother decided to send her to acting classes in a community theatre, in nearby Houston.
In 2012, at the age of 11, she had a role on Broadway Annie. She prepared herself for the role by taking dance lessons and doing vocal training. She was initially the standby for all the orphans. When the original lead left, she began alternating the title role for a few months. At the end of her participation in Annie, she played the role of Duffy and was the understudy to Annie.
While still starring in the play, she appeared in the Emmy-winning TV series, The Americans. In 2015, she co-starred with Helen Mirren in The Audience on Broadway, as young Queen Elizabeth II. She also had a small role in Chuck.
While filming the drama movie, The Glass Castle, she became very close with Woody Harrelson, and particularly with his daughter, Makani. She was already a vegetarian, but Harrelson and his family inspired her to go vegan.
In 2017, she began playing Maxine "Max" Mayfield in the Netflix original series, Stranger Things.
In 2018, she collaborated with Rooney Mara, Sia, Joaquin Phoenix, and Kat von D to narrate Chris Delforce's animal rights documentary Dominion. For her contribution to the documentary, she was granted the 2018 Award of Excellence for Narration by Hollywood International Independent Documentary Awards.
In 2019, she appeared in the horror film, Eli, starring Charlie Shotwell. She played Haley, a teenage girl, who is later revealed to be his older paternal sister.
In 2021, she played the main role of Christine 'Ziggy' Berman in The Fear Street Trilogy, appearing in the second and third installments of the series, Fear Street Part Two: 1978 and Fear Street Part Three: 1666.
She played the lead role of Tess DeNunzio in the drama, Dear Zoe, which was released on November 4, 2022.
In February 2021, she joined the cast of The Whale. Filming began on March 8 and lasted until April 7, 2021, in Newburgh, New York. The film was released on December 9, 2022.
Also in 2021, she starred as the younger version of Taylor Swift in Taylor's short film, All Too Well.
In September 2022, she joined the cast of Berlin Nobody. Filming began in September of that same year in Berlin, Germany, and concluded in December.
Influences[]
She cited Emma Stone, Amy Adams, Emma Watson, Jessica Chastain, Reese Witherspoon, Zac Efron, and Woody Harrelson.
Her music influence is Justin Bieber.
Her favorite movies are La La Land (2016), Finding Dory (2016), and Blackfish (2013).
Her favorite TV shows besides Stranger Things are Friday Night Lights (2006-2011), Teen Wolf (2011-2017), and Drake & Josh (2004-2007).
Filmography[]
Film[]
Year | Title | Role |
---|---|---|
2016 | Chuck | Kimberly |
2017 | The Glass Castle | Young Lori Walls |
2018 | Dominion | Narrator |
2019 | Eli | Haley |
2021 | Fear Street Part Two: 1978 | Christine 'Ziggy' Berman |
Fear Street Part Three: 1666 | ||
All Too Well: The Short Film | Younger version of Taylor Swift | |
2022 | Dear Zoe | Tess DeNunzio |
The Whale | Ellie Sarsfield | |
TBA | Berlin Nobody | Mazzy Monroe |
TBA | O'Dessa | TBA |
Television[]
Year | Title | Role |
---|---|---|
2013 | The Americans | Lana |
2014 | Blue Bloods | Daisy Carpenter |
2015 | American Odyssey | Suzanne Ballard |
2016 | Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt | Tween Girl |
2017- | Stranger Things | Max Mayfield |
Stage[]
Year | Title | Role |
---|---|---|
2011 | White Christmas | Susan Waverly |
2012 | Annie | Annie, Tessie, Duffy, et al. (standby) |
2012-2013 | Annie, Duffy (alternating) | |
2015 | The Audience | Young Queen Elizabeth II |
Awards & Nominations[]
Year | Award | Category | Nominated Work | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Stranger Things | Nominated |
MTV Movie & TV Awards | Best On-Screen Team | Nominated | ||
2020 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Nominated | |
2022 | MTV Movie & TV Awards | Most Frightened Performance | Fear Street Part Two: 1978 | Nominated |
Gold Derby Television Awards | Best Drama Supporting Actress | Stranger Things | Nominated | |
Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards | Best Supporting Actress in a Streaming Series, Drama | Won | ||
Saturn Awards | Best Performance by a Younger Actor (Streaming) | Nominated | ||
Woods Hole Film Festival | Best Performance in a Feature Film (Youth) | Dear Zoe | Won | |
SCAD Savannah Film Festival | Rising Star Award | The Whale | Won | |
Washington D. C. Area Film Critics Association | Best Youth Performance | Nominated | ||
2023 | Alliance of Women Film Journalists | Best Woman's Breakthrough Performance | Nominated | |
Critics Choice Awards | Best Young Actor/Actress | Nominated | ||
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite Female TV Star | Stranger Things | Nominated | |
MTV Movie & TV Awards | Best Performance in a Show | Nominated |
External Links[]
Gallery[]
Sadie[]
Carpet Looks[]
Video[]
Trivia[]
- Sadie is very good friends with Millie Bobby Brown, who portrays Eleven in Stranger Things. The girls begged the Duffer Brothers to make their storylines intertwine in the third season so they could be best friends.
- She is a Vegan.
- Her first kiss was with Caleb McLaughlin during the second season's finale, with her admitting to be extremely nervous.
- She met Gaten and Caleb before they were in Stranger Things because all three starred on Broadway.
- She is not a fan of horror fiction.
- She's obsessed wth High School Musical and inspired her to be a actress.
- In "E Pluribus Unum", her younger sister, Jacey, portrays younger Max seen in Billy's past after Eleven gets into his mind.
- Before she was a actress or on Broadway, she wanted to get into Master Chef Junior.
- According to Sadie, her first friend on the set of Stranger Things was Finn Wolfhard, which is ironic since their characters constantly bicker at one another.[1]