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Sarah Hyland
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Sarah Hyland at the 2015 PaleyFest
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| Born |
Sarah Jane Hyland
November 24, 1990 East Village, New York, U.S.
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| Education | Professional Performing Arts School |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Spouse(s) |
Wells Adams
(m. 2022) |
Sarah Jane Hyland (born November 24, 1990) is an American actress. She was born in Manhattan, New York. Before becoming famous, she went to the Professional Performing Arts School. Sarah had small parts in movies like Private Parts (1997) and Annie (1999).
She is best known for playing Haley Dunphy in the TV show Modern Family (2009–2020). For this role, she and her castmates won several awards. From 2022 to 2023, Sarah also hosted Love Island USA on Peacock. She has also appeared in films such as Geek Charming (2011) and Vampire Academy (2014).
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Early Life and School
Sarah Hyland was born in Manhattan, New York on November 24, 1990. Her parents, Melissa Canaday and Edward James Hyland, are also actors. She has a brother named Ian Hyland, who is also an actor.
Sarah went to the Professional Performing Arts School in Manhattan to study acting.
Her Acting Career
Sarah Hyland started acting when she was very young. Her first role was in the movie Private Parts in 1997. She then played Molly in the TV movie Annie in 1999. She also appeared in the TV show Lipstick Jungle. Sarah even performed on Broadway in a musical called Grey Gardens in 2006.
From 2009 to 2020, Sarah played Haley Dunphy on the popular TV show Modern Family. This role made her very well-known. She and the other actors on the show won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series four times in a row, from 2011 to 2014. This award is given to the best group of actors in a comedy show.
In 2011, Sarah starred in the Disney Channel Original Movie Geek Charming. She also appeared in the movie Struck by Lightning in 2012. She was part of a Nintendo 3DS ad campaign too.
Sarah has also been involved in many musical and theater projects. She performed in a concert called Kerrigan-Lowdermilk Live in 2013. She also acted in a stage version of Hair at the Hollywood Bowl in 2014.
In 2014 and 2018, Sarah helped host the Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade. She even danced and sang with Jordan Fisher during these events. She also made special appearances on The Wonderful World of Disney: Disneyland 60 (2016) and Mickey's 90th Spectacular (2018).
In 2016, Sarah sang cover versions of popular songs with the band Boyce Avenue. These songs included "Closer" by The Chainsmokers and "Don't Wanna Know" by Maroon 5. These songs were released on Boyce Avenue's album Cover Sessions Vol. 4. One of her songs, "Don't Wanna Know," even reached No. 62 on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100 chart.
In 2019, Sarah sang her first song, "Met At a Party," with Jordan McGraw. She also worked with Olay for a skin product campaign. In December 2020, she appeared in a Taco Bell commercial.
In October 2021, Sarah became the new creative director and co-founder of Sourse. This company makes vitamins that are mixed into chocolate.
In August 2022, Sarah started hosting Love Island USA. She also appeared on America's Got Talent to help a magician with his act. In November 2022, she starred in Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin, a show on Peacock.
More recently, Sarah performed in the Off-Broadway musical Little Shop of Horrors in 2024. She is also set to return to Broadway in 2025 in the musical The Great Gatsby.
Personal Life
Relationships
Sarah Hyland dated her Geek Charming co-star Matt Prokop for four years. They broke up in 2014.
From 2015 to 2017, Sarah dated her co-star Dominic Sherwood, who was in Shadowhunters and Vampire Academy with her.
In 2017, Sarah started dating Wells Adams. He is a radio personality and was on TV shows like The Bachelorette. They got engaged in July 2019. They planned to get married in May 2020, but they had to postpone their wedding many times because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Sarah and Wells finally got married on August 20, 2022, at a vineyard in California. Many of her Modern Family co-stars attended their wedding.
Health
Sarah Hyland was diagnosed with a kidney condition called kidney dysplasia when she was a child. This means her kidneys did not develop properly. She received a kidney transplant from her father in April 2012. However, that kidney stopped working after a few years.
In September 2017, she received a second kidney transplant, this time from her younger brother, Ian. Sarah has to take special medicines every day to make sure her body does not reject the donated kidney. These medicines can sometimes make it hard for her to keep her weight up and can make her very tired. She has had to rest a lot, sometimes even while filming Modern Family. Sarah has said that she was so tired during some filming days that she doesn't remember shooting certain scenes.
Since she was born, Sarah has had 16 surgeries to help with her health. These include many kidney surgeries and other procedures to treat conditions like endometriosis.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1997 | A Tall Winter's Tale | Elizabeth | |
| Private Parts | Howard's daughter | ||
| 1998 | The Object of My Affection | Molly | |
| Advice from a Caterpillar | Lizbeth | ||
| 1999 | Cradle Will Rock | Silvano – Giovanna | |
| 2002 | The Empath | Young Christine | |
| 2004 | Spanglish | Sleepover friend | |
| 2007 | Blind Date | Child | Voice |
| 2010 | Monster Heroes | Delilah | |
| Cougars, Inc. | Courtney | ||
| 2011 | Conception | Tracey | |
| Geek Charming | Dylan Schoenfield | ||
| 2012 | Struck by Lightning | Claire Mathews | |
| 2013 | Scary Movie 5 | Mia | |
| April Apocalypse | Samm | ||
| 2014 | Vampire Academy | Natalie Dashkov | |
| Date and Switch | Ava | ||
| 2015 | See You in Valhalla | Johana Burwood | Also producer |
| 2016 | Satanic | Chloe | |
| Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League – Gotham City Breakout |
Batgirl | Voice | |
| XOXO | Krystal | Also executive producer | |
| 2019 | The Wedding Year | Mara Baylor | |
| 2022 | My Fake Boyfriend | Kelly |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997–1998 | Another World | Rain Wolfe | Unknown episodes |
| 1998 | Trinity | Shy girl | Episode: "No Secrets" |
| 1999 | Annie | Molly | Television film |
| 2000 | Joe Gould's Secret | Elizabeth Mitchell | Television film |
| The Audrey Hepburn Story | Young Audrey Hepburn | Television film | |
| All My Children | Karen | 2 episodes | |
| Falcone | Jess Pistone Egan | Unknown episodes | |
| 2001, 2009 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Lily Ramsey | Episode: "Repression" |
| Jennifer Banks | Episode: "Hothouse" | ||
| 2002 | Touched by an Angel | Grace | Episode: "A Feather on the Breath of God" |
| 2004 | Law & Order | Kristine McLean | Episode: "The Dead Wives Club" |
| 2005 | Law & Order: Trial by Jury | Brianne Colby | Episode: "Vigilante" |
| 2007 | One Life to Live | Heather | 7 episodes |
| 2008–2009 | Lipstick Jungle | Maddie Healy | 15 episodes |
| 2009–2020 | Modern Family | Haley Dunphy | Main role; 218 episodes |
| 2010 | Cubed | Herself | Episode 2.4 |
| 2011 | Childrens Hospital | Famous person | Episode: "Nip/Tug" |
| Geek Charming | Dylan Schoenfield | Television film | |
| 2012 | Punk'd | Herself | Episode: "Lucy Hale" |
| Perception | Girl with Tourette syndrome | Episode: "Kilimanjaro" | |
| 2012–2015 | Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja | Theresa Fowler | Voice, 11 episodes |
| 2013 | Call Me Crazy: A Five Film | Grace | Television film; segment: "Grace" |
| Bonnie & Clyde | Blanche Barrow | Miniseries | |
| 2014 | Robot Chicken DC Comics Special 2: Villains in Paradise | Lena Luthor | Voice, television special |
| Hot in Cleveland | Ivy | Episode: "Rusty Banks Rides Again" | |
| 2015 | Repeat After Me | Herself | Episode: "Episode 101" |
| Turbo Fast | Gossip Snail | Voice, episode: "Home on Our Own" | |
| The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar | Tiifu | Voice, television film | |
| 2016–2017 | The Lion Guard | Voice, 4 episodes | |
| 2016 | Lip Sync Battle Shorties | Herself | Host; TV special (pilot) |
| 2017 | Lip Sync Battle | Episode: "Sarah Hyland vs. DeAndre Jordan" | |
| Dimension 404 | Chloe | Episode: "Cinethrax" | |
| Dirty Dancing | Lisa Houseman | Television film | |
| Shadowhunters | Seelie Queen | 2 episodes | |
| The Lion Guard: The Rise of Scar | Tiifu | Voice, television film | |
| 2019 | Veronica Mars | Alyssa | Episode: "Heads You Lose" |
| 2020 | RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars | Herself (guest judge) | Episode: "SheMZ" |
| Celebrity Game Face | Herself | Premiere episode | |
| 2021 | Epic | Rose | Pilot |
| 2021–present | Play-Doh Squished | Herself | Host |
| 2022–2023 | Love Island USA | Host | |
| 2022 | Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin | Heidi Miller | Main role |
Theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2002 | Annie | Annie | Paper Mill Playhouse |
| 2006-2007 | Grey Gardens | Jacqueline Bouvier (1941) | Broadway |
| 2024 | Little Shop of Horrors | Audrey | Off-Broadway |
| 2025 | The Great Gatsby | Daisy Buchanan | Broadway |
Web
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2020–present | Lady Parts | Herself (host) | Also creator and executive producer | |
| 2022 | Bone, Marry, Bury | Allie | Voice role; podcast, 7 episodes |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Artist(s) | Ref. |
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| 2009 | "In the Moonlight (Do Me)" | Reid Ewing | |
| 2016 | "Like I Did" | Shane Harper | |
| 2016 | "Closer" | Boyce Avenue featuring Sarah Hyland | |
| 2016 | "Don't Wanna Know" | ||
| 2017 | "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" | Sarah Hyland and J. Quinton Johnson | |
| 2018 | "Know U Anymore" | BoTalks featuring Sarah Hyland |
Discography
| Year | Song(s) | Artist(s) | Album | Ref. |
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| 2017 | "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" |
Cast of Dirty Dancing (2017) | Dirty Dancing: Original Television Soundtrack | |
| 2017 | "Closer" and "Don't Wanna Know" | Boyce Avenue | Cover Sessions Vol. 4 | |
| 2018 | "Know U Anymore" | BoTalks featuring Sarah Hyland | Non-album single | |
| 2019 | "Met At a Party" | Jordan McGraw | Non-album single | |
| 2022 | "It Wasn't Me" | Adam DeVine | Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin | |
| "It Must Have Been Love" | Cast of Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin | |||
| "Barbie Girl" | Adam DeVine, Flula Borg and Lera Abova | |||
| "Know My Name" (Piano Version) | Adam DeVine | |||
| "Know My Name x Where You Are" | Adam DeVine and Flula Borg | |||
| "99 Luftballons x Take On Me" (Thanksgiving Day Parade Version) |
Awards and Nominations
| Year | Association | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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| 2000 | Young Artist Awards | Best Performance in a Feature Film or TV Movie – Young Ensemble (shared with cast) | Annie | Nominated | |
| 2010 | Screen Actors Guild | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Modern Family | Nominated | |
| Teen Choice Awards | Choice TV: Female Breakout Star | Nominated | |||
| 2011 | Screen Actors Guild | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Won | ||
| 2012 | Won | ||||
| Teen Choice Awards | Choice TV: Female Scene Stealer | Nominated | |||
| 2013 | Screen Actors Guild | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Won | ||
| Critics' Choice Television Awards | Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Nominated | |||
| 2014 | Screen Actors Guild | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Won | ||
| Glamour Awards | Comedy Actress | Won | |||
| 2015 | Screen Actors Guild | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Nominated | ||
| 2016 | Nominated | ||||
| Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite Female TV Star – Family Show | Nominated | |||
| 2017 | Screen Actors Guild | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Nominated | ||
| 2018 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice Comedy TV Actress | Nominated | ||
| 2019 | Nominated |
Images for kids
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Sarah Hyland at the 2015 PaleyFest
See also
In Spanish: Sarah Hyland para niños
