Sydney Sweeney Is Related to Marilyn Monroe

And while Sweeney has yet to comment on her newly revealed relative—or address the comparisons between her and Monroe—she’s undoubtedly drawn inspiration from Monroe on more than one occasion.

After all, in February, the Madame Web actress seemingly paid homage to Monroe when she wore a white Ceil Chapman gown at the Santa Barbara Film Festival, with the look appearing to be a replica of the gown Monroe wore on her legendary 1952 LIFE magazine cover.

And just a few months prior, Sweeney channeled Monroe when she wore a white Galia Lahav gown featuring a plunging neckline and full skirt at the Los Angeles premiere of The Housemaid in December 2025. The red carpet moment was speculated to be inspired by Monroe’s iconic dress from the Seven Year Itch subway grate scene.

Though Monroe notoriously had a troubled childhood before she reached superstardom, Sweeney has previously shared how her parents supported her acting career—and made sacrifices to do so—while she grew up in Washington state. 

“I had no connections. I did not come from money,” she told the Los Angeles Times in 2022. “And when you’re 16 and you don’t really like yourself, and you’re trying to figure out what the hell is going on in your body and your makeup and your hormones, and people are telling you that you’re not good enough—that weight is so heavy. But I had parents who, no matter what, believed in me.”

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