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Sarah Hyland
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Hyland at the 2015 PaleyFest
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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 grew up in Manhattan, New York. Before becoming famous, she went to a special school for performing arts. Sarah had small roles in early films like Annie.
She is best known for playing Haley Dunphy in the popular TV show Modern Family. This show ran from 2009 to 2020. For her work on Modern Family, she was nominated for a special award. From 2022 to 2023, Sarah also hosted Love Island USA. She has also appeared in several other movies and on Broadway stages.
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Early Life and Education
Sarah Jane Hyland was born in East Village, New York in Manhattan, New York. Her birthday is 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. This school helps young people learn how to act, sing, and dance.
Acting Career
Sarah Hyland started acting when she was very young. Her first role was in the film Private Parts in 1997. She then played Molly in the TV movie Annie in 1999. She also appeared in the TV show Lipstick Jungle.
Starring in Modern Family
From 2009 to 2020, Sarah Hyland played Haley Dunphy on the ABC sitcom Modern Family. This was a very popular show about a funny family. Sarah 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. They won this award every year from 2011 to 2014.
Other Film and TV Roles
In 2011, Sarah starred in the Disney Channel Original Movie Geek Charming. She also appeared in the movie Struck by Lightning in 2012. Sarah was part of a Nintendo 3DS advertisement campaign in 2012.
She has been in other films like Scary Movie 5 (2013) and Vampire Academy (2014). In 2016, she was in XOXO. She also appeared in the TV movie Dirty Dancing in 2017. In 2019, she starred in The Wedding Year.
Hosting and Music
Sarah Hyland co-hosted the Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade in 2014 and 2018. She danced and sang with Jordan Fisher during these shows. She also made guest appearances on other Disney TV specials.
In 2016, Sarah sang cover songs with the band Boyce Avenue. These songs included "Closer" and "Don't Wanna Know". They were released on Boyce Avenue's album Cover Sessions Vol. 4.
In 2019, Sarah sang her first song, "Met At a Party," with Jordan McGraw. She performed it at the 2019 Teen Choice Awards. The song was released on August 9, 2019.
In December 2020, Sarah appeared in a Taco Bell commercial. In October 2021, she became a creative director for Sourse, a company that makes chocolate-infused vitamins.
In August 2022, Sarah Hyland started hosting Love Island USA. She also appeared on America's Got Talent in August 2022. She helped a magician named Dustin Tavella with his act.
Sarah starred in Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin, which came out in November 2022.
Theatre Performances
Sarah Hyland has also performed on stage. She played Audrey in the musical Little Shop of Horrors from May to September 2024. She returned to Broadway in February 2025. She played Daisy in The Great Gatsby.
Personal Life
Relationships
Sarah Hyland dated her Geek Charming co-star Matt Prokop for four years. They met in 2010. Their relationship ended in 2014.
From 2015 to 2017, Sarah dated her co-star Dominic Sherwood.
In 2017, Sarah started a relationship with 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 several times because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Sarah and Wells were married at a California vineyard on August 20, 2022. Many of her Modern Family co-stars attended the wedding.
Health Challenges
Sarah Hyland was diagnosed with a kidney condition when she was a child. She received a kidney transplant from her father in April 2012. After a few years, that kidney stopped working well. She then received a second kidney transplant in September 2017. This kidney was donated by her younger brother, Ian.
Sarah takes special medicines every day to help her body accept the donated kidney. Because of her health, she sometimes has trouble keeping her weight up and building muscle. She has had to rest in bed many times. Even when she was very tired, she sometimes continued to film Modern Family. Sarah has said that she was so tired during some filming days that she slept whenever she was not acting in her scenes.
Since she was born, Sarah has had 16 surgeries to help her health. These include many kidney surgeries. She also had a surgery to treat a condition called endometriosis.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
See also
In Spanish: Sarah Hyland para niños
