'The Housemaid’ Author Shares Real Identity
The Hollywood Reporter • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Freida McFadden, bestselling thriller author of The Housemaid, has revealed her true identity as Sara Cohen, a physician specializing in brain disorders, after previously writing under a pseudonym.
- Cohen created the pseudonym to keep her medical and writing careers separate and avoid conflicts at work, but she stepped back from full-time medical practice in late 2023 due to being overwhelmed.
- Despite revealing her real name, Cohen will continue publishing under the McFadden pseudonym and assures readers that her work and personal disclosures have always been genuine.
- The Housemaid, published in 2022 as the first in a trilogy, was adapted into a feature film starring Sydney Sweeney, Amanda Seyfried, Brandon Sklenar, and Michele Morrone.
- Cohen also shared that her signature bob hairstyle is a wig, worn because she does not know how to style her own hair.
