Early life

Sher was born in Los Angeles, California on December 26, 1991 to a Jewish family. She was raised by her mother, a single school teacher. She has both an older and a younger brother, and owns three dogs. It was at the early age of eight that she began her career in acting, starting by participating in school plays, local theater productions, and singing in her elementary school chorus. Her interest in acting was ignited after a recording of one of her school performances appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

Career

Throughout her years as an actress, Eden Sher has played a number of roles in television series, but many of these were short lived, as the series were either canceled or her character was eliminated. It was not until she landed a role as Sue Heck on the television series The Middle that she gained a starring and more permanent role. Since 2009, Sher has starred in the ABC comedy series The Middle as Sue Heck, a quirky but optimistic teenager. In 2013, she won the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Comedy Supporting Actress for her role in The Middle. In 2006, she played the role of Gretchen, a middle school love interest for one of the main characters, Alexander Gould, in the comedy-drama series Weeds. Later that same year, she landed the regular role of Carrie Fenton on Sons & Daughters, which was canceled eleven episodes into its first season. In 2007, Sher played a student attending Harbor High in the final season of the series The O.C.. She also appeared in the short film "Stuck" and ads for Capital One and Fruity Pebbles.

Filmography

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