Sarah Jane Hyland born on November 24, 1990 is an American actress best known for her role as oldest sibling Haley Dunphy on the ABC sitcom Modern Family.
Early life
Hyland was born in Manhattan, New York, the daughter of actors Melissa Canaday and Edward Marcus Hyland. She is the older sister of actor Ian Hyland, who is four years younger.
Sarah attended the Professional Performing Arts School in Manhattan alongside Andrea Bowen, Taylor Momsen, Gregory Malek-Jones and Paul Iacono.
Career
She has been acting since she was 5 years old, with her first role as Howard Stern's daughter in Private Parts. She went on in her career to portray such roles as Molly in the 1999 remake of Annie, and has played Brooke Shields' daughter, 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 playing the young Jackie O in Grey Gardens the musical.
Hyland currently plays Haley Dunphy on the ABC sitcom Modern Family, for which she has won a Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Ensemble in a Comedy Series, along with the rest of the show's cast.
Since 2009, Hyland has been dating and living with actor Matt Prokop, whom she met while auditioning for High School Musical 3: Senior Year. In 2011, Hyland and Prokop co-starred in the Disney Channel Original Movie Geek Charming.
In 2011, it was reported that Hyland was starring in the movie Struck by Lightning alongside Chris Colfer. The trailer released in 2012. Hyland also openly discussed this on the Ellen Degeneres show where she had appeared on several occasions.
In May 2012, Hyland revealed that she has had a lifetime battle with kidney dysplasia. Hyland received a kidney transplant, donated by her father, on April 13, 2012.
In September 2012, It was announced that she will be part of a Nintendo 3DS ad campaign. Dianna Agron and Gabby Douglas will be part of the campaign as well.
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