Sarah Hyland is an American actress and producer. She received her first role in a big movie at the age of five. Today, her filmography is very rich. Fame and popularity came to the actress after roles in projects such as The Vampire Academy, Twilight Hunters, The American Family.
The hometown of Sarah Jane Highland is New York, USA. She was born in Manhattan. Date of its birth: November 24, 1990. Sarah is the eldest child in the family when she was five years old, she had a brother. His name is Ian Donovan. It is worth noting that he also chose a job in the cinema.
Sarah and Ian's parents are called Melissa and Edward James. They are actors by profession. My father works in the theater, and his mother is mainly engaged in teaching. She teaches talented young artists stage performance. Because the children grew up in a very creative setting. And it is not at all surprising that Sarah and her brother chose acting ways for themselves.
Facts from Sarah Highland Biography
From childhood, Sarah was a very creative child. She was attracted to various forms of art.
Even before the girl went to school, she began to attend a dance studio. There she was engaged in pop dance, ballet, tap dance. For some time, Sarah performed with her children at the Lincoln Center. In addition, Highland took vocal lessons, went to music school.
Edward James, as an acting theater actor, traveled around the country a lot. Sarah accompanied him very often, so she managed to visit different cities. Because of this, the girl studied at home for some time.
When Sarah transferred to high school, she began attending classes in the acting studio. A talented girl graduated from this institution in 2008.
The first experience in front of cameras Sarah Hyland got when she was only four years old. At such a young age, she began acting in commercials. And a little later she began to participate in extras in TV shows and films.
Highland got her debut film role at the age of five. She starred in the movie "Parts of the body." After the role in this project, producers and directors drew attention to Sarah. The girl began to be invited to auditions, offered her roles in films and TV shows. Because Highland's acting career began to develop rapidly in childhood.
However, not everything is so cloudless in the life of a young actress. At nine years old, she was diagnosed with severe kidney disease. The girl underwent surgery in 2012, after which her health and well-being improved. But in 2017, Sarah suffered a deterioration: the kidney transplanted to her earlier, which her father donated, stopped working. Sarah underwent a second operation, this time her younger brother became the organ donor. To date, the artist is forced to constantly take medications, including steroids, in order to maintain her health.
At the end of 2018, Sarah faced another dramatic event, which, however, affected her entire family. In a terrible accident on the road, her cousin died, who at that time was only fourteen years old.
Some of Highland's romantic relationships also ended very badly. Her former young man used violence against a girl. Sarah was forced to go to court so that the man was forbidden to approach her, since he constantly sent threats to Sarah.
In the life of Sarah Hyland, there was also a period when there were rumors on the Internet and the media that she was dependent on alcohol and illegal substances, as well as suffering from anorexia. The girl denied such statements, but rumors still existed for a long time.
Career development
To date, Sarah is a fairly sought-after artist. She starred in TV shows and films, as well as voice acting for cartoon characters. Her general filmography includes more than fifty projects.
In addition, Sarah tries herself as a producer. For the first time in this capacity, she performed as part of the project "The Man at the Counter". It was a short film, which was released in 2011. Then, in the production line, the artist worked on the films "See you in Valhalla" and "HOHO". As an actress and executive producer, she was announced as part of the movie "Wedding Year". However, now there is no exact information when the premiere of this tape will take place.
At the dawn of her career, Sarah starred in many television series. It can be seen in projects such as "One Life to Live", "Touch of an Angel", "The Wizarding World of Disney", "Trinity", "Law and Order. Special Corps."
In 1999, the premiere of the full-length film "The Cradle Will Rock" took place, in which one of the roles was performed by a young actress. The film received fairly high positive ratings from viewers and critics. In the same year, Sarah's filmography was replenished with the films "Annie" and "Caterpillar Council."
In 2007, the artist first tried herself as a voice actress. She worked on a project called Blind Date. Then new cartoons followed, where Sarah voiced the characters. Among them were: “Lion Guardian: Heroes of the Savannah”, “LEGO DC Superheroes: Justice League - Gotham City Breakthrough”.
Of all the other films and series that starred Sarah Hyland, the following can be distinguished: "Fondant Jungle", "American Family", "Beauties in Cleveland", "The Beautiful Prince", "Lightning Bolt", "Twilight Hunters", "Measurement 404 ", " Dirty Dancing ", " Academy of Vampires."
