Sarah Hyland Biography

Sarah Jane Hyland (born November 24, 1990) is an American actress. Born in New York, Hyland attended the Professional Performing Arts School in Manhattan, followed by small roles in the films Private Parts (1997), Annie (1999), and Blind Date (2007). She gained her first major role as Haley Dunphy on the ABC sitcom Modern Family (2009-present), for which she has received critical acclaim and numerous accolades and nominations, sharing four Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series with her cast members and garnering a Critics' Choice Television Award nomination Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.

Alongside Modern Family, Hyland is also known for her roles in the films Struck by Lightning (2012), Scary Movie 5 (2013), and Vampire Academy (2014).

Early life

Hyland was born in Manhattan, New York, the daughter of actors Melissa Canaday and Edward James Hyland. She is the older sister of actor Ian Hyland. She attended the Professional Performing Arts School in Manhattan.

Career

Hyland has been acting since she was five years old, with her first role as Howard Stern's daughter in the film Private Parts. She went to portray such roles as Molly in the 1999 television remake of Annie, and Maddie Healy in Lipstick Jungle on NBC. Hyland is featured in an Olive Garden commercial along with actress Molly Culver, and has also appeared on Broadway as the young Jacqueline Bouvier in Grey Gardens.

Since 2009, Hyland has played Haley Dunphy on the ABC sitcom Modern Family, for which she and the rest of the show's cast have won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series each year from 2011 through 2014. In 2011, Hyland co-starred in the Disney Channel Original Movie Geek Charming.

In 2012, Hyland appeared in the film Struck by Lightning. In September 2012, it was announced that she would be part of a Nintendo 3DS ad campaign. Dianna Agron and Gabby Douglas are part of the campaign as well.

Personal life

In 2009, Hyland began dating actor Matt Prokop, whom she met while auditioning for High School Musical 3: Senior Year. Hyland and Prokop lived together from 2011 until 2014. In September 2014, Hyland was granted a temporary restraining order against Prokop after he allegedly assaulted and threatened her. As of February 2015, she is dating Vampire Academy co-star Dominic Sherwood.

Hyland was diagnosed with kidney dysplasia as a young child. In April 2012, she received a kidney transplant, with her father as the donor.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997	A Tall Winter's Tale	Elizabeth
1997	Private Parts	Howard's daughter
1998	The Object of My Affection	Molly
1998	Advice from a Caterpillar	Lizbeth
1999	Cradle Will Rock	Silvano - Giovanna
1999	Annie	Molly
2000	Joe Gould's Secret	Elizabeth Mitchell
2002	The Empath	Young Christine
2004	Spanglish	Sleepover friend
2007	Blind Date	Child	Voice role
2010	Monster Heroes	Delilah
2010	Cougars, Inc.	Courtney
2011	Conception	Tracey
2011	Geek Charming	Dylan Schoenfield
2012	Struck by Lightning	Claire Mathews
2013	Scary Movie 5	Mia
2013	April Apocalypse	Samm
2014	Vampire Academy	Natalie Dashkov
2014	Date and Switch	Ava
2015	See You in Valhalla	Johana Burwood	Also producer

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	Trinity	Shy Girl	Episode: "No Secrets"
1998	The Audrey Hepburn Story	Audrey Hepburn (8 years old)	Movie
1999	Annie	Molly	Movie
2000	All My Children	Karen	2 episodes
2001	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Lily Ramsey	Episode: "Repression"
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	Recurring role
2009	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Jennifer Banks	Episode: "Hothouse"
2009-present	Modern Family	Haley Dunphy	Main role
2010	Cubed	Herself	Episode 2.4
2011	Childrens Hospital	Famous Person	Episode: "Nip/Tug"
2011	Geek Charming	Dylan Schoenfield	Disney Channel original movie
2012	Punk'd	Herself/Accomplice	1 episode
2012-2015	Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja	Theresa Fowler	Voice role
2013	Call Me Crazy: A Five Film	Grace	Movie
2013	Bonnie & Clyde	Blanche Barrow	Miniseries
2014	Robot Chicken DC Comics Special 2: Villains in Paradise	Lena Luthor	Voice role
2014	Hot in Cleveland	Ivy	Episode: "Rusty Banks Rides Again"
2015	Repeat After Me	Herself	Premiere episode
2015	The Lion Guard	Tiifu	Episode: "The Rise of Makuu"; voice role

Awards and nominations

Year	Association	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2000	Young Artist Awards	Best Performance in a Feature Film or TV Movie - Young Ensemble (shared with cast)	Annie
2010	Screen Actors Guild	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series	Modern Family
	Teen Choice Awards	Choice TV: Female Breakout Star
2011	Screen Actors Guild	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
2012		Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
	Teen Choice Awards	Choice TV: Female Scene Stealer
2013	Screen Actors Guild	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
	Critics' Choice Television Award	Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
2014	Screen Actors Guild	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
	Glamour Awards	Comedy Actress