{"id":267573,"date":"2026-10-08T13:09:33","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T13:09:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/08\/sydney-sweeney-related-to-marilyn-monroe-genealogy-test-shows\/"},"modified":"2026-10-08T13:09:33","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T13:09:33","slug":"sydney-sweeney-related-to-marilyn-monroe-genealogy-test-shows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/08\/sydney-sweeney-related-to-marilyn-monroe-genealogy-test-shows\/","title":{"rendered":"Sydney Sweeney Related to Marilyn Monroe, Genealogy Test Shows"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Sydney Sweeney has often been compared to Marilyn Monroe, which makes sense:<\/p>\n<p>After all, they\u2019re both blonde bombshell sex symbols whose names are as alliterative as their job titles.<\/p>\n<p>And now, it looks as though the icons \u2014 who were born about 70 years apart \u2014 are actually related by blood.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/10\/GettyImages-2243996696-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-564437 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/10\/GettyImages-2243996696-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/10\/GettyImages-2243996696-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/10\/GettyImages-2243996696-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/10\/GettyImages-2243996696-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/10\/GettyImages-2243996696-1-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/10\/GettyImages-2243996696-1-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/10\/GettyImages-2243996696-1-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/10\/GettyImages-2243996696-1-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">SAVANNAH, GEORGIA \u2013 OCTOBER 27: Sydney Sweeney poses for a portrait at the 28th SCAD Savannah Film Festival on October 27, 2025 in Savannah, Georgia. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Emma McIntyre\/Getty Images for SCAD)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>News of the unexpected connection comes courtesy of a report from genealogical research firm MyHeritage.<\/p>\n<p>The study shows that the actresses are related through Sydney\u2019s dad, Steven Sweeney, and Marilyn\u2019s dad, Charles Stanley Gifford.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, if you go back far enough, just about everyone is related. <\/p>\n<p>And in the case of Sydney and Marilyn, you have to go back pretty freakin\u2019 far.<\/p>\n<p>The actresses\u2019 fathers are both descended from an early Massachusetts settler named Ezra Perry.<\/p>\n<p>Perry lived in the 1600s in Sandwich, Massachusetts, meaning Sweeney and Monroe have to travel quite a few branches down the family tree before they get to their connection.<\/p>\n<p>So, no, Sweeney isn\u2019t exactly getting calls from Monroe\u2019s immediate family. But the connection is legitimate, according to MyHeritage\u2019s research.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople have always drawn parallels between Sydney Sweeney and Marilyn Monroe, but seeing their paths align on a deeper level inspired us to look for a real bond in the MyHeritage archives,\u201d MyHeritage Director of Research Roi Mandel tells <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/10\/07\/celebrity-news\/sydney-sweeney-revealed-to-be-related-to-marilyn-monroe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Page Six<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUncovering their shared branch was incredible,\u201d Mandel added, calling the discovery a reminder of how interconnected family trees can be.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cji4-LKBWo-\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<p>And considering how frequently Sweeney has channeled Monroe over the years, the news is almost suspiciously perfect.<\/p>\n<p>In February, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/03\/sydney-sweeney-see-through-gown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sweeney appeared at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival <\/a>wearing a vintage Ceil Chapman gown that looked remarkably similar to the dress Monroe wore on the cover of <em>Life<\/em> magazine in 1952.<\/p>\n<p>Sweeney also gave fans some serious Monroe vibes at the Los Angeles premiere of <em>The Housemaid<\/em> in December 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The actress wore a custom white Galia Lahav gown that appeared to pay tribute to Monroe\u2019s famous white dress from The Seven Year Itch. She also previously rocked a retro blonde bob at the Governors Awards that called to mind Monroe\u2019s Gentlemen Prefer Blondes era.<\/p>\n<p>In other words, Sweeney has been doing the Marilyn thing for years.<\/p>\n<p>She just apparently didn\u2019t know she had a family tree to back it up.<\/p>\n<p>The discovery also gives a little more weight to the comparisons made by people who have dubbed Sweeney a modern-day Monroe.<\/p>\n<p>Even <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/10\/sydney-sweeney-meets-with-rabbis-is-she-converting-to-judaism-ahead-of-scooter-braun-marriage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sweeney\u2019s boyfriend, Scooter Braun<\/a>, has reportedly embraced the comparison, with a source previously telling Page Six that he views her as the \u201cmodern Marilyn Monroe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sweeney has yet to publicly react to the genealogy discovery.<\/p>\n<p>But if Hollywood ever decides it needs another Marilyn Monroe biopic, casting directors may want to keep Sweeney\u2019s phone number handy.<\/p>\n<div class=\"thg-endcard\" hidden=\"\" aria-label=\"Get the Hollywood Gossip app\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thg-endcard-icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/thg-ios-app-icon.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thg-endcard-icon lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/thg-ios-app-icon.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" loading=\"lazy\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-1\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"thg-endcard-title\">Get the app \u2014 celeb news first<\/span><span class=\"thg-endcard-sub\">Push alerts the second a story breaks \u00b7 4.8\u2605 \u00b7 Free<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"thg-endcard-get\" href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/app\/apple-store\/id372387225?pt=367523&amp;ct=web-endcard-cta&amp;mt=8\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Get the App<\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/10\/sydney-sweeney-related-to-marilyn-monroe-genealogy-test-shows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 2 minutes Sydney Sweeney has often been compared to Marilyn Monroe, which makes sense: After all, they\u2019re both blonde bombshell sex symbols whose names are as alliterative as their job titles. And now, it looks as though the icons \u2014 who were born about 70 years apart \u2014 are actually related by blood. 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