Sarah Hyland comes from New York City, NY and on Nov 24th this year, she will get out of her teens and turn 20. She is best known for her profession in acting that's been active for the past 13 years, starting when she was in preschool. Her 1st time in front of the movie cameras was in A Tall Winter's Tale ('97) but more noticeable appearance was in Private Parts ('97), which went on to The Object of My Affection ('98), Annie ('99), Spanglish ('04), Blind Date ('07), Lipstick Jungle ('07-09), Law and Order: SVU ('09), Modern family ('09-current), The Science of Cool ('10).

In her career, she made over 25 different appearances in movies and series. Her talent and hard work was noticed by award institutions and Screen Actors Guild Awards nominated her in the Outstanding Performance in a Comedy Series for Modern Family and Young Artist Awards nominated her for Best Performance in Annie. During the making of this, she also offered her voice to 3 songs. Apart from being in front of the cameras, she was also in various plays. Grey Gardens musical ('06), Bye Bye Birdie ('07), Shrek ('08) and Next to Normal ('07) also see her show her talents.

Her TV work saw her in an ad for Olive Garden. Sarah Hyland also goes by Sarah Jane Hyland but is also answering to SJ, Kitty or Raindrop. Her good looks come from a mix of European blood. Her family was also in the same profession as her with her dad being Edward James Hyland and her brother Ian Hyland. This saw her get into Professional Performing Arts School in NY. Like any youngster keeping up with today's technology and new ways of communicating, she updates her profile on Twitter. She should not be confused with a young comedienne of the same name.