Sadie Elizabeth Sink born April 16 2002 is an American actress She began acting at age seven in local theater productions and played the title role in Annie 201214 and young Queen Elizabeth II in The Audience 2015 on Broadway Sink made her television debut in a 2013 episode of The Americans and her film debut in the sports drama film Chuck 2016 She had her breakthrough portraying Max Mayfield in the science fiction drama series Stranger Things 2017present In 2021 she played Ziggy Berman in the horror film trilogy Fear Street and the lead role in Taylor Swifts romantic drama All Too Well The Short Film She portrayed Ellie in Darren Aronofskys psychological drama film The Whale 2022