BEST OF 2013: Actor Spotlight: Sarah Hyland of Modern Family

Originally from New York City, New York comes a beautiful and talented 22 year old Actress by the name of Sarah Hyland who was born on November 24th, 1990 to parents Melissa Canaday and Edward James Hyland. Sarah Hyland stars in the award winning ABC series Modern Family as Haley Dunphy along side Ariel Winter (Alex Dunphy), Ty Burrell (Phil Dunphy), Julie Bowen (Claire Dunphy) and Nolan Gould (Luke Dunphy), to name a few. Miss Hyland has also be seen in Struck By Lightning as Claire Mathews, Geek Charming as Dylan Schoenfield and Lipstick Jungle as Maddie Healy, just to name a few.

Sarah Hyland is a Native New Yorker, born to actor parents, so talent and love for the craft runs in the family. Trained in all areas of dance from the age of three and vocally trained since she was seven, Hyland is a true triple threat. She has been working in film, TV series, soaps and commercials since she was four years old.

Hyland's first film was Howard Stern's "Private Parts." At the age of eight she landed the role of Molly in ABC's "Annie," and Young Audrey in "The Audrey Hepburn Story." After filming "Annie," she took on the role of Jess Pistone on "Falcone." On stage she starred as Annie in "Annie" at Papermill Playhouse, and went on to do a series of plays and musicals Off-Broadway and regionally – "Bad Girls," "A Little Princess" and "Dark Park of the Forest," to name a few. She's guest starred on episodes of "Touched by an Angel," "Law & Order" and "Law & Order: SVU."

While attending the Professional Performing Arts School in New York City, Hyland created the role of Jackie Bouvier in "Grey Gardens" at Playwrights Horizons, and moved with the production to make her Broadway debut. Her most recent work includes the recurring role of Maddie Healy (Brooke Shields' daughter) on "Lipstick Jungle" and a tour-de-force guest starring role on "Law & Order: SVU."

This past fall she starred opposite Matt Prokop in the Disney Channel Original Movie "Geek Charming." Hyland can also be seen in the coming-of-age comedy "Struck by Lightning," with Chris Colfer, Allison Janney and Christina Hendricks, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival this April. "Struck by Lightning" will be released in theaters later this year.

Nominated for Choice TV Female Scene Stealer for the 2012 Teen Choice Awards, Hyland's 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).

Sarah Hyland resides in the City of Los Angeles, California.

Sarah Hyland's Resume:

Actress

2013 Five More (TV movie) (post-production) 

Grace

2012 Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja (TV series) (post-production) 

Theresa Fowler

– So U Think U Can Stank (2012) … Theresa Fowler (voice)

2009-2013 Modern Family (TV series) 

Haley Dunphy

– New Year's Eve (2013) … Haley Dunphy

– Diamond in the Rough (2012) … Haley Dunphy

– When a Tree Falls (2012) … Haley Dunphy

– Mistery Date (2012) … Haley Dunphy

– Arrested (2012) … Haley Dunphy

To name a few of the 78 episodes.

2012 Struck by Lightning 

Claire Mathews

2012 April Apocalypse 

Samm

2012 Gay Dude 

2011 Geek Charming (TV movie) 

Dylan Schoenfield

2011 Childrens Hospital (TV series) 

Famous Person

– Nip/Tug (2011) … Famous Person

2011 Conception 

Tracey

2011 Cougars Inc. 

Courtney

2010 Monster Heroes 

Delilah

2010 Cubed (TV series) 

Sarah Hyland

– Episode #2.4 (2010) … Sarah Hyland

2010 I Owe My Life to Corbin Bleu (short) 

Sarah

2001-2009 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV series) 

Jennifer Banks / Lily Ramsey

– Hothouse (2009) … Jennifer Banks

– Repression (2001) … Lily Ramsey

2008-2009 Lipstick Jungle (TV series) 

Maddie Healy

– Chapter Twenty: La Vie En Pose (2009) … Maddie Healy

– Chapter Nineteen: Lovers' Leaps (2009) … Maddie Healy

– Chapter Eighteen: Indecent Exposure (2008) … Maddie Healy

– Chapter Seventeen: Bye, Bye Baby (2008) … Maddie Healy

– Chapter Sixteen: Thanksgiving (2008) … Maddie Healy

To name a few of the 15 episodes.

2007 One Life to Live (TV series) 

Heather

– Episode #1.9975 (2007) … Heather

– Episode #1.9956 (2007) … Heather

– Episode #1.9954 (2007) … Heather

– Episode #1.9925 (2007) … Heather

– Episode #1.9924 (2007) … Heather

To name a few of the 7 episodes.

2007/I Blind Date 

Child (voice)

2005 Law & Order: Trial by Jury (TV series) 

Brianne Colby

– Vigilante (2005) … Brianne Colby

2004 Spanglish 

Sleepover Friend

2004 Law & Order (TV series) 

Kristine McLean

– Dead Wives Club (2004) … Kristine McLean

2002 Touched by an Angel (TV series) 

Grace

– A Feather on the Breath of God (2002) … Grace

2002 The Empath 

Young Christine

2001 As the World Turns (TV series) 

Alison McDermott Stewart #4

2000 Falcone (TV series) 

Jessica Pistone Egan

2000 All My Children (TV series) 

Karen

– Episode #1.7817 (2000) … Karen

– Episode #1.7934 (2000) … Karen

2000 The Audrey Hepburn Story (TV movie) 

Audrey Hepburn (at 8 years old)

2000 Joe Gould's Secret 

Elizabeth Mitchell

1999 Annie (TV movie) 

Molly

1999 Cradle Will Rock 

Silvano - Giovanna

1999 Advice from a Caterpillar 

Lizbeth

1998 Trinity (TV series) 

Shy Girl

– No Secrets (1998) … Shy Girl

1998 The Object of My Affection 

Molly

1997-1998 Another World (TV series) 

Rain Wolfe

1997 Private Parts 

Howard's Daughter (as Sarah Jane Hyland)

1997 A Tall Winter's Tale (short) 

Elizabeth

Producer

2011 The Man at the Counter (short) (associate producer) 

Soundtrack

1999 Annie (TV movie) (performer: "It's The Hard Knock Life", "It's The Hard Knock Life Reprise", "Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile") 

Self

2012 The 64th Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special) 

Herself - Audience Member

2012 Punk'd (TV series) 

Herself

– Lucy Hale (2012) … Herself

 

2012 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2012 (TV movie) 

Herself - Presenter

2012 Live from the Red Carpet: The 2012 Academy Awards (TV movie) 

Herself

2012 Countdown to the Red Carpet: The 2012 Academy Awards (TV movie) 

Herself

2012 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV movie) 

Herself

2011 American Music Awards 2011 (TV movie) 

Herself - Presenter

2011 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series) 

Herself

– Episode #20.33 (2011) … Herself

2011 Big Morning Buzz Live (TV series) 

Herself

– Tyra Banks/Eddie Kaye Thomas/Sarah Hyland/Young the Giant (2011) … Herself

2011 The View (TV series) 

Herself / Herself - Co-Host

– Episode dated 19 October 2011 (2011) … Herself

– Episode dated 16 February 2011 (2011) … Herself - Co-Host

2011 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV special) 

Herself

2010 The Soup (TV series) 

Herself

– Episode #7.50 (2010) … Herself

2010 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV special) 

Herself

Archive Footage

2012 Chelsea Lately (TV series)

This beautiful and talented 22 year old Actress, Sarah Hyland has a bright future ahead in the acting industry. By Sarah's resume she has a lot of experiences in filming TV series and Movies that can only mean great things for her. Currently, Sarah can be seen on the award winning ABC series Modern Family on Wednesday nights starting at 9pm as Haley Dunphy. Make sure follow Sarah Hyland, a talented 22 year old Actress on talented by clicking here and like her on Facebook here.

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