Sarah Hyland

Sarah Hyland was the daughter of actors Melissa D. Canaday (New York City) and Edward James Hyland (New York City). She entered the industry at the age of 4 with commercial work and voice overs. Private Parts (1997) was her first film. After that, she starred in The Object of My Affection (1998) followed by time on Another World (1964) as "Rain Wolfe", a child found in the park, and cared for by Josie and Gary. Sarah went on to work with Amy Carlson ("Josie" on AW) numerous times, including Falcone (2000), Law & Order (1990) and Law & Order: Trial by Jury (2005). Sarah was cast in Jennifer Love Hewitt’s The Audrey Hepburn Story(2000) as one of the younger Audrey Hepburns. The next year, she was featured on ABC's The Wonderful World of Disney: Annie (1999), with Audra McDonald, Victor Garber, Kristin Chernoweth, Joe Guld's Secret ((2000) and Falcone ((2000)). In addition to her TV and film roles, Sarah studied voice, hip-hop, ballet, jazz and tap Theatre Dance, and performed with her tap and Theater dance class at "Reel to Real" at Lincoln Center as invited performers.A born in New York and raised there, Sarah spent much of her time in film, television, as well as voicing a number of radio ads, as well as traveling with her father Edward James Hyland, when he was employed at many different theaters in the country. Her homeschooling was provided by her mom until 2nd grade. She then attended Public School. Sarah was accepted in 6th grade to PPAS (Professional Performing Arts School) which she attended until she graduated in 2008. Sarah was just 18 when she moved to Los Angeles. She landed a pilot called "My American Family" within two weeks. After her acceptance as a pilot, the pilot's name changed to Modern Family (2009). As of now, Sarah portrays "Haley Dunphy" the oldest Dunphy child. Modern Family (2009) was nominated for an Emmy award for Outstanding Comedy Series.