Anna Van Patten

“I really want to do it all.”

The 27-year-old actress discusses growing up as the daughter of Sopranos director Tim Van Patten; acting opposite her older sister, Grace; and joining Zendaya, Jacob Elordi, and Sydney Sweeney for Euphoria’ s long-awaited final season

By Gracie Wiener

Anna Van Patten spent her childhood traveling to ancient Rome, Prohibition-age Atlantic City, and, wildest of all, the New Jersey suburbs—sort of. As the second daughter of the director, screenwriter, and producer Timothy Van Patten, she and her sisters, Grace and June, were raised on the sets of his HBO projects, including Rome, Game of Thrones, and The Sopranos_._ “Some of my favorite memories are exploring those sets and making up our own little scenes,” says the actress.

Now the 27-year-old is back where she started, spending her days seeing HBO productions come to life—only this time she’s in front of the camera. Next week, she’s joining the cast of Sam Levinson’s READ ON