Sarah Hyland

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Modern Family

Biography

Sarah Hyland, a native New Yorker, starred on ABC's Golden Globe® and Emmy Award®-winning hit comedy "Modern Family" as the ditsy yet independent Haley Dunphy, opposite Ty Burrell and Julie Bowen. Hyland is a true triple threat, trained in all areas of dance from the age of 3 and vocally trained from the age of 7, including attending the Professional Performing Arts School in New York City.

Hyland has been working in stage, television and film since the age of 4. She has starred in numerous plays and musicals, both off- and on-Broadway, making her official Broadway debut in a production of "Grey Gardens." Hyland's numerous television appearances include reccurring roles on the daytime soap opera ABC's "One Life to Live" and NBC's "Lipstick Jungle," and guest-starring roles on NBC's "Law & Order," NBC's "Law & Order: SVU" and TV Land's "Hot in Cleveland," to name a few. Hyland could also be seen in "Bonnie and Clyde: Dead and Alive," a four-part TV mini-series for Lifetime/History Channel as Blanche Barrow. The project was the first of its kind to air on both AETN networks.

Hyland's film roles date back to 1997 when she got her start as Howard Stern's daughter in the comedy "Private Parts." She went on to appear in a variety of films including making her Tribeca Film Festival debut alongside Rebel Wilson and Christina Hendricks in "Struck by Lightning," a coming-of-age comedy written by Chris Colfer. She went on to star in the Lifetime original movie "Call Me Crazy: A Five Film," alongside Brittany Snow, Jennifer Hudson, Melissa Leo and Octavia Spencer. She played the role of Grace, whose character explores bipolar disorder through the experience of a teenage daughter whose mother grapples with the condition. Other films include "Vampire Academy," "See You in Valhalla," "Dirty Dancing" and "XOXO."

Hyland has been nominated for four Teen Choice Awards including Female Breakout Star, Female Scene Stealer and Comedy TV Actress. Her charitable causes include being a Youth Ambassador for The Lopez Foundation as well as Share Our Strength's No Kid Hungry campaign (spearheaded by actor Jeff Bridges). She was honored at Variety's Power of Youth (2012) for her work with The Lopez Foundation.

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I love Sarah on modern family she is awesome at playing Hailey on Modern Family I wish i could meet you and u are soooo pretty and i also loved ur dress on the red carpet

Posted by Leah (2012-01-24) 3567

Hi Sarah, i just wanted to say that i absolutely LOVED your dress on the Red Carpet. I would love a dress like that! My family doesn't have a lot of money for me to have a prom dress. You are stunning and so amazing! xx

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