“It was actually sort of a fluke thing and kind of a family story,” Sweeney said.
She took me on an audition just for kicks because we live here in LA."
After landing the role in the Christmas-themed Kodak commercial, Sweeney found herself falling in love with acting.
“I just loved it from the first moment.”
Not only did her parents require her to prioritize her education, but her entire family was supportive.
“My parents are super grounded and normal and real and tough and strict,” she toldFox News.
“I was always really guided by my brothers and my parents, who were all very loving.”
“I was able to stay at my school and I would film in the afternoons.
For my senior year, I was applying to colleges like normal.”
“We went to Northwestern,” Sweeney said.
Kids go to four years of college to have the opportunity she has.
When she gets fired, we’ll accept her but don’t make her give up this opportunity.'
I’m so grateful.
That turned my dad around!"
“The show’s producers helped in every way they could,” she said.
“But it was still impossible to find time for everything.”
