Sarah Jane Hyland (born November 24, 1990) is an American actress and singer. Born in

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, she attended the

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before having small roles in the films '' Private Parts'' (1997), '' Annie'' (1999) and ''

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'' (2007). She is best known for playing

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in the ABC sitcom ''

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'' (2009–2020), for which she received much acclaim, including four Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series and a nomination for the

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. In August 2022, Hyland began hosting ''

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'' on Peacock. Hyland is also known for her roles in the films '' Geek Charming'' (2011), '' Struck by Lightning'' (2012), '' Scary Movie 5'' (2013), '' Vampire Academy'' (2014), '' See You in Valhalla'' (2015), '' XOXO'' (2016), '' Dirty Dancing'' (2017) and '' The Wedding Year'' (2019).

Early life and education

Hyland was born in

, New York on November 24, 1990. She is the daughter of actors Melissa Canaday and Edward James Hyland, and the sister of actor Ian Hyland. Hyland attended the

in Manhattan.

Career

Hyland has been acting since her first role as

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's daughter in the film '' Private Parts'' in 1997."It's Evening in America". '' Vanity Fair''. May 2012. Page 159. She went on to portray roles such as Molly in the 1999

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of '' Annie'' and Maddie Healy in '' Lipstick Jungle'' on

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. Hyland was featured in an Olive Garden commercial along with actress Molly Culver. She also appeared on

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as the young Jacqueline Bouvier in ''Grey Gardens'' (2006). From 2009 to 2020, Hyland played

on the ABC sitcom ''

'', for which she and the rest of the show's cast 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

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'' Geek Charming''. In 2012, Hyland appeared in the film '' Struck by Lightning''. In September 2012, she was involved in a Nintendo 3DS ad campaign along with

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and Gabby Douglas. Additional musical projects and

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productions Hyland has performed in are: '' Kerrigan- Lowdermilk Live'' (2013

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), '' Hair'' (2014 adaptation at the Hollywood Bowl), ''The Unauthorized Musical Parody of

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'' (2014

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at Rockwell Table & Stage) and The Kindred Foundation for Adoption created by Jenna Ushkowitz and Samantha Futerman (2015

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). In 2014 and 2018, Hyland was a co-host at the ''

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'' (during '' Disney Parks Frozen Christmas Celebration'' and ''

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: Magical Holiday Celebration''), which included dancing and singing with

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. Hyland also made a

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during '' The Wonderful World of Disney: Disneyland 60'' (2016) and '' Mickey's 90th Spectacular'' (2018). In 2016, Hyland covered songs with Boyce Avenue such as " Closer" by The Chainsmokers and " Don't Wanna Know" by Maroon 5, both included on the Boyce Avenue album ''Cover Sessions Vol. 4'', which was released on December 19, 2017. "Don't Wanna Know" peaked at No. 62 on the '' Billboard'' Canadian Hot 100 chart in December 2016. Hyland sang her debut performance of "Met At a Party" with Jordan McGraw (son of Dr. Phil) at the

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. The single was released on August 9, 2019, via Republic Records. In December 2020, Hyland appeared in a

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commercial called "The Craving" with

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. In August 2022, Hyland began hosting ''

'' on Peacock. In August 2022, she appeared on '' America's Got Talent'' (alongside

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) during the first live Qualifier Results Show of season seventeen, to assist season sixteen winner Dustin Tavella with his magic act. Hyland starred in '' Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin'', which premiered in November 2022 on Peacock.

Personal life

Relationships

Hyland dated her '' Geek Charming'' co-star Matt Prokop for four years after meeting in 2010. In August 2014, Hyland obtained a domestic violence

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against Prokop for physically and verbally abusing her throughout the four years of their relationship. In October of that same year, the restraining order became permanent. Hyland dated her ''

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'' and '' Vampire Academy'' co-star Dominic Sherwood from 2015 until 2017. In 2017, Hyland began a relationship with Wells Adams, a radio personality and former contestant on '' The Bachelorette'' and '' Bachelor in Paradise''. In July 2019, the couple became engaged. They postponed their wedding multiple times, originally planning to marry in August 2020, which was delayed due to the

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. The couple were married on August 20, 2022, at a California

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with her ''

'' co-stars attending, after celebrating an outdoor bridal shower in early June, with Jesse Tyler Ferguson officiating the wedding. They currently reside in

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Health

Hyland was diagnosed with kidney dysplasia as a young child and received a kidney transplant from her father in April 2012. That kidney failed after a few years, leading to a second kidney transplant in September 2017, donated by her younger brother, Ian. Hyland is on regular anti-rejection medicines and steroids to ensure that her body does not reject her donated kidney; consequently, Hyland has difficulty maintaining weight and muscle mass, and has been put on bed-rest several times, sometimes continuing to film ''Modern Family'' simultaneously. In a December 2018 ''

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'' magazine article, Hyland said she had contemplated

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because she felt she was a burden on her family and blamed herself for her body rejecting her father's kidney. Since birth, she has undergone 16 surgeries to improve her health, including numerous kidney surgeries and a

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to treat her

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. In 2019, Hyland partnered with

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for a skin product campaign. In October 2021, she became the new

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and co-founder of Sourse, a line of chocolate-infused

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s (including "Beauty Bites" and "Mood Bites").

Filmography

Film

Television

Web

Music videos

Discography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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