Eden Sher - wikipedia Eden Sher Eden Sher Eden Rebecca Sher ( 1991 - 12 - 26 ) December 26, 1991 ( age 25 ) Los Angeles, California, U.S. Occupation Actress Years active 2001 -- present Eden Rebecca Sher ( born December 26, 1991 ) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Sue Heck on the ABC comedy series The Middle, which she won the 2013 Critics ' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, and as Star Butterfly on the Disney XD original animated series Star vs. the Forces of Evil. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Filmography 4 References 5 External links Early life Sher was born in Los Angeles, California on December 26, 1991 to a Jewish family. She was raised by her single mother, a school teacher. She has both an older and a younger brother and three dogs. She began her acting career at age eight 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 and she appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Career Throughout her years as an actress, 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 ABC comedy 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 Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series 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 Showtime comedy - drama series Weeds. Later that same year, she landed the regular role of Carrie Fenton on Sons & Daughters, which was canceled 11 episodes into its first season. In 2007, Sher played a student attending Harbor High in the final season of the Fox drama series The O.C.. She also appeared in the 2001 short film Stuck and television advertisements for Capital One and Fruity Pebbles. Filmography Year Title Role Notes Stuck Caterpillar Girl Main role 2003 O.C., The The O.C. Jane Guest appearance, episode : `` The Dream Lover '' 2006 Weeds Gretchen Recurring role ; 8 episodes Nominated - Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series ( 2007 ) Sons & Daughters Carrie Fenton Recurring role ; 11 episodes 2008 Middleman, The The Middleman Cindy Marshall Guest appearance, episode : `` The Boyband Superfan Interrogation '' 2009 Party Down Monica McSpadden Guest appearance, episode : `` Willow Canyon Homeowners Annual Party '' Sonny with a Chance Lucy Guest appearance, episode : `` Three 's Not Company '' 2009 -- present Middle, The The Middle Sue Heck Main cast ; 216 episodes Winner -- Critics ' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series ( 2013 ) Nominated -- Critics ' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series ( 2011 -- 2012, 2015 ) Nominated -- Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Series ( 2010 ) Nominated -- Young Artist Award for Outstanding Young Ensemble in a TV Series ( 2011 ) 2012 -- 13 Pair of Kings Billie Guest appearances, episode : `` The Oogli Stick '' and `` Crazy Christy '' 2014 Scotch Moses Claire Guest appearance, episode : `` Group Therapy '' Veronica Mars Penny 2015 -- present Star vs. the Forces of Evil Star Butterfly ( voice ) Main role 2016 Temps Amy 2017 Step Sisters Beth The Outcasts Mindy References Jump up ^ `` Eden Sher ''. Starpulse.com. Retrieved November 1, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Eden Sher as Sue Heck ''. ABC. Retrieved November 1, 2015. Jump up ^ Albert, Dan ( March 2, 2012 ). `` Interview with Eden Sher ''. Live Orange County. Retrieved November 27, 2015. Jump up ^ Andreeva, Nellie ( June 10, 2013 ). `` 2013 Critics ' Choice TV Awards : ' Big Bang Theory, ' ' Behind The Candelabra, ' ' American Horror Story, ' ' Breaking Bad ' ''. Deadline.com. Retrieved July 26, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Critics Choice TV Award winners : ' Game of Thrones, ' ' Breaking Bad, ' ' Big Bang Theory ' and... ''. Gold Derby Awards. June 10, 2013. Retrieved August 7, 2017. ^ Jump up to : `` Eden Sher Biography ''. Starpulse.com. Retrieved January 6, 2017. Jump up ^ Hill, Jim ( July 17, 2015 ). `` Eden Sher Voices Disney 's First Kick - Butt Princess for `` Star vs. the Forces of Evil '' ``. The Huffington Post. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved July 30, 2015. External links Eden Sher on IMDb The Middle Characters Episodes Season 1 5 6 7 8 9 Critics ' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Busy Philipps ( 2011 ) Julie Bowen ( 2012 ) Kaley Cuoco / Eden Sher ( 2013 ) Allison Janney / Kate Mulgrew ( 2014 ) Allison Janney ( 2015 ) Mayim Bialik ( 2016 ) Jane Krakowski ( 2016 ) VIAF : 187181296 LCCN : no2011164139 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eden_Sher&oldid=806639830 '' Categories : 1991 births 21st - century American actresses Actresses from Los Angeles American child actresses American film actresses American television actresses Jewish American actresses Living people Hidden categories : Use mdy dates from October 2017 Articles with hCards Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Català Deutsch Español فارسی Français Gaeilge 한국어 Bahasa Indonesia Italiano Nederlands 日本 語 Português Русский Simple English Svenska Türkçe Edit links This page was last edited on 23 October 2017, at 08 : 19. 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Question: who is the actress who plays sue on the middle
Answer: Eden Rebecca Sher