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

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, she attended the Professional Performing Arts School before having minor roles in the films '' Private Parts'' (1997), '' Annie'' (1999) and '' Blind Date'' (2007). She is best known for playing Haley Dunphy in the ABC sitcom ''

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'' (2009–2020), for which she received a nomination for the

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. From 2022 to 2023, Hyland hosted '' Love Island USA'' on

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. Hyland also had roles in the films '' Geek Charming'' (2011), '' Struck by Lightning'' (2012), '' Scary Movie 5'' (2013), ''

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'' (2014), '' See You in Valhalla'' (2015), '' XOXO'' (2016), ''

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'' (2017), and '' The Wedding Year'' (2019). She's appeared on Broadway in ''Grey Gardens'' (2006–2007) and ''The Great Gatsby'' (2025).

Early life and education

Hyland was born Sarah Jane Hyland in East Village, New York 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 Professional Performing Arts School in Manhattan.

Career

Hyland has been acting since her first role as Howard Stern'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 Broadway as the young Jacqueline Bouvier in ''Grey Gardens'' (2006). From 2009 to 2020, Hyland played Haley Dunphy 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

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3DS ad campaign along with

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and Gabby Douglas. Additional

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projects and

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

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), ''

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'' (2014

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at the

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), ''The Unauthorized Musical Parody of Scream'' (2014

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at Rockwell Table & Stage) and The Kindred Foundation for

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created by Jenna Ushkowitz and Samantha Futerman (2015

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). In 2014 and 2018, Hyland was a co-host at the '' Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade'' (during '' Disney Parks Frozen Christmas Celebration'' and '' The Wonderful World of Disney: 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

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songs with Boyce Avenue such as " Closer" by

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and " Don't Wanna Know" by

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, 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 ''

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chart in December 2016. In 2019, Hyland partnered with Olay for a skin product campaign. Hyland sang her debut performance of "Met At a Party" with Jordan McGraw (son of

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) at the 2019 Teen Choice Awards. The single was released on August 9, 2019, via

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. In December 2020, Hyland appeared in a

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commercial called "The Craving" with Joe Keery. 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"). In August 2022, Hyland began hosting '' Love Island USA'' on

. In August 2022, she appeared on ''

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'' (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. From 28 May to 29 September 2024, she played Audrey in the

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revival of ''

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'' opposite Andrew Barth Feldman as Seymour. Hyland returned to Broadway on 10 February 2025 in ''The Great Gatsby'' as Daisy opposite Ryan McCartan in the title role.

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

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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 '' Shadowhunters'' and ''

'' 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''. The couple became engaged in July 2019, and, in May 2020, they purchased a home in

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, a month before their planned wedding date. However, the

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caused them to postpone their wedding multiple times. An outdoor bridal shower in early June 2022 marked the end of their two-year delay, and the couple were married at a California

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on August 20, 2022. Their wedding was attended by Hyland's ''

'' co-stars.

Health

Hyland was diagnosed with kidney dysplasia as a child and received a

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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. Hyland has said that she does not recall shooting some episodes of ''Modern Family'' because she was so tired that she slept most of the time she was not shooting her scenes. 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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Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

Web

Music videos

Discography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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