▁American ▁social ite , ▁actress ▁and ▁fashion ▁model . ▁She ▁is ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁being ▁one ▁of ▁Andy ▁War hol ' s ▁super st ars . ▁Sed g wick ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁" The ▁Girl ▁of ▁the ▁Year " ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁after ▁st arring ▁in ▁several ▁of ▁War hol ' s ▁short ▁films ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁She ▁was ▁dub bed ▁an ▁" It ▁Girl ", ▁while ▁Vog ue ▁magazine ▁also ▁named ▁her ▁a ▁" Y outh qu aker ". ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁Ed ie ▁Sed g wick ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Santa ▁Barbara , ▁California , ▁the ▁sevent h ▁of ▁eight ▁children ▁of ▁Alice ▁Del ano ▁de ▁Forest ▁( 1 9 0 8 – 1 9 8 8 ) ▁and ▁Francis ▁M int urn ▁Sed g wick ▁( 1 9 0 4 – 1 9 6 7 ), ▁a ▁ran cher ▁and ▁sculpt or . ▁She ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁her ▁father ' s ▁a unt , ▁Ed ith ▁M int urn ▁Sto kes , ▁who ▁was ▁fam ously ▁painted ▁with ▁her ▁husband , ▁Isaac ▁Newton ▁Ph el ps ▁Sto kes , ▁by ▁John ▁S inger ▁S argent . ▁ ▁Despite ▁her ▁family ' s ▁wealth ▁and ▁high ▁social ▁status , ▁Sed g wick ' s ▁early ▁life ▁was ▁trouble d . ▁The ▁Sed g wick ▁children ▁were ▁raised ▁on ▁the ▁family ' s ▁California ▁ran ches . ▁Initial ly ▁sch oo led ▁at ▁home ▁and ▁c ared ▁for ▁by ▁n ann ies