Eden Sher - Wikipedia Eden Sher Eden Sher Eden Rebecca Sher ( 1991 - 12 - 26 ) December 26, 1991 ( age 26 ) Los Angeles, California, U.S. Nationality American Occupation Actress Years active 2001 -- present Known for Sue Heck in The Middle Star Butterfly in Star vs. the Forces of Evil Eden Rebecca Sher ( born December 26, 1991 ) is an American actress, best known for her role as Sue Heck on the ABC comedy series The Middle and as the voice of Star Butterfly on the Disney XD original animated series Star vs. the Forces of Evil. She won the 2013 Critics ' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her performance in The Middle. 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 her appearance in a `` Jaywalking '' segment on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno gained network attention. Career Throughout her years as an actress, she 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. 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 commercials for Capital One and Fruity Pebbles. 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. From 2009 to 2018, Sher 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. On May 30, 2018, it was reported that a spin - off focused on Eden Sher 's character Sue Heck was in the works at ABC and nearing a pilot order with the goal to launch in midseason. Filmography Television and film roles Year Title Role Notes Stuck Caterpillar Girl Film 2003 O.C., The The O.C. Jane 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 Episode : `` The Boyband Superfan Interrogation '' 2009 Party Down Monica McSpadden Episode : `` Willow Canyon Homeowners Annual Party '' Sonny with a Chance Lucy Episode : `` Three 's Not Company '' 2009 -- 2018 Middle, The The Middle Sue Heck Main role ; 215 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 -- 2013 Pair of Kings Billie 2 episodes 2014 Scotch Moses Claire Episode : `` Group Therapy '' Veronica Mars Penny Film 2015 -- present Star vs. the Forces of Evil Star Butterfly Main voice role ; 56 episodes 2016 Temps Amy Film 2017 The Outcasts Mindy Direct - to - video film 2018 Robot Chicken Karen / Widowed Mouse Voice role ; episode : `` Things Look Bad for the Streepster '' Step Sisters Beth Direct - to - video film 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 ^ Lennox, Mike ( September 28, 2011 ). `` Eden Sher is the Girl in ' The Middle ' ''. Backstage.com. Retrieved March 2, 2018. ^ Jump up to : `` Eden Sher Biography ''. Starpulse.com. Retrieved January 6, 2017. Jump up ^ Andreeva, Nellie ( June 10, 2013 ). `` 2013 Critics ' Choice TV Awards : ' Big Bang Theory, ' ' Behind The Candelabra, ' ' American Horror Story, ' ' Breaking Bad ' ''. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 26, 2017. Jump up ^ Gold Derby News Desk ( June 10, 2013 ). `` Critics Choice TV Award winners : ' Game of Thrones, ' ' Breaking Bad, ' ' Big Bang Theory ' and... '' Gold Derby Awards. Retrieved August 7, 2017. Jump up ^ Goldberg, Lesley ( May 30, 2018 ). `` ' The Middle ' Spinoff, Starring Eden Sher, in the Works at ABC ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 5, 2018. Jump up ^ Nemetz, Dave ( May 30, 2018 ). `` The Middle Spinoff Starring Eden Sher in the Works at ABC ''. TVLine. Retrieved June 5, 2018. 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. Retrieved February 5, 2017. External links Eden Sher on IMDb 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 ) Mayim Bialik ( 2017 ) BNE : XX5406341 ISNI : 0000 0003 5756 8660 LCCN : no2011164139 VIAF : 187181296 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eden_Sher&oldid=846329731 '' Categories : 1991 births Living people 21st - century American actresses Actresses from Los Angeles American child actresses American film actresses American television actresses Jewish American actresses Hidden categories : Use American English from June 2018 All Wikipedia articles written in American English Use mdy dates from June 2018 Articles with hCards No local image but image on Wikidata Wikipedia articles with BNE identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia تۆرکجه Català Deutsch Español فارسی Français Gaeilge 한국어 Bahasa Indonesia Italiano Nederlands 日本 語 Português Русский Simple English Svenska Türkçe Tiếng Việt 9 more Edit links This page was last edited on 18 June 2018, at 01 : 30 ( UTC ). 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Question: who plays sue on the show the middle
Answer: Eden Rebecca Sher