{{Short description|American actress (born 1991)}} {{Use American English|date=November 2018}} {{Use mdy dates|date=November 2018}} {{Infobox person | name = Eden Sher | image = Eden Sher at the 2025 Edinburgh Festival Fringe-02 (cropped).jpg | caption = Sher at the 2025 Edinburgh Festival Fringe | birth_name = Eden Rebecca Sher | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|12|26}} | birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S. | occupation = {{hlist|Actress|comedian}} | spouse = {{marriage|Nick Cron-Devico|2020}} | known_for = {{Plainlist| * Sue Heck in ''The Middle'', * Star Butterfly in ''Star vs. the Forces of Evil'' }} | years_active = 2000–present | children = 3 }} '''Eden Rebecca Sher''' (born December 26, 1991)<ref name=edensher>{{cite web|title=About Eden Sher |url=http://www.abcmedianet.com/web/showpage/showpage.aspx?program_id=002833&type=sher |publisher=ABC |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141203220548/http://www.abcmedianet.com/web/showpage/showpage.aspx?program_id=002833&type=sher |archive-date=December 3, 2014 }}</ref><ref name=edenshervulture>{{cite web |title=The Middle's Eden Sher on the 'Unbreakable' Sue Heck and Why She Wishes the Show Got More Political |date=November 14, 2017 |url=https://www.vulture.com/2017/11/eden-sher-the-middle-politics-interview.html |publisher=Vulture |access-date=December 21, 2021 |archive-date=December 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221225220226/https://www.vulture.com/2017/11/eden-sher-the-middle-politics-interview.html |url-status=live }}</ref> is an American actress. The accolades she has received include a Critics' Choice Television Award, alongside a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination.
In television, Sher is best known for her main roles as Sue Heck on the ABC sitcom ''The Middle'' (2009–2018), and the voice of Star Butterfly on the Disney animated series ''Star vs. the Forces of Evil'' (2015–2019). She also had recurring roles as Gretchen on the Showtime series ''Weeds'' (2006), Carrie Fenton on the ABC sitcom ''Sons & Daughters'' (2006–2007), and PJ Fields on the CW series ''Jane the Virgin'' (2019).
In film, Sher had lead roles in ''The Outcasts'' (2017) and ''Step Sisters'' (2018).
==Early life== Eden Rebecca Sher was born on December 26, 1991 in Los Angeles, California. She is Jewish and was raised by her single mother, a school teacher.<ref name="Keller2016">{{cite web |author1=Joel Keller |title=Eden Sher Of "The Middle" On Seders, Maturity, And Taking Over The World With Words |url=https://www.fastcompany.com/3057125/eden-sher-of-the-middle-on-seders-maturity-and-taking-over-the-world-with-words |website=Fast Company |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200408002820/https://www.fastcompany.com/3057125/eden-sher-of-the-middle-on-seders-maturity-and-taking-over-the-world-with-words |archive-date=8 April 2020 |date=25 February 2016}}</ref> She began her acting career at age eight by participating in school plays, local theater productions and singing in her elementary school choir. Her interest in acting was ignited after her appearance in a Jaywalking segment on ''The Tonight Show with Jay Leno'' gained network attention.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.backstage.com/news/eden-sher-is-the-girl-in-the-middle/|title=Eden Sher is the Girl in 'The Middle'|last=Lennox|first=Mike|work=Backstage.com|date=September 28, 2011|access-date=March 2, 2018|archive-date=August 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180806025055/https://www.backstage.com/news/eden-sher-is-the-girl-in-the-middle/|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Career== In 2006, Sher played the role of Gretchen in the Showtime comedy-drama series ''Weeds''. Later that same year, she landed the regular role as 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.
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''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2013/06/2013-critics-choice-tv-awards-winners-517780/|title=2013 Critics' Choice TV Awards: 'Big Bang Theory,' 'Behind The Candelabra,' 'American Horror Story,' 'Breaking Bad'|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=June 10, 2013|access-date=January 2, 2019|archive-date=June 12, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130612185115/http://www.deadline.com/2013/06/2013-critics-choice-tv-awards-winners/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goldderby.com/article/2013/critics-choice-tv-awards-breaking-bad-game-of-thrones-winners-news-719248536/|title=Critics Choice TV Award winners: 'Game of Thrones,' 'Breaking Bad,' 'Big Bang Theory' and ...|author=Gold Derby News Desk|work=Gold Derby Awards|date=June 10, 2013|access-date=February 6, 2019|archive-date=December 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181202091821/https://www.goldderby.com/article/2013/critics-choice-tv-awards-breaking-bad-game-of-thrones-winners-news-719248536/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/middle-spinoff-starring-eden-sher-works-at-abc-1105447|title='The Middle' Spinoff, Starring Eden Sher, in the Works at ABC|last=Goldberg|first=Lesley|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=May 30, 2018|access-date=June 5, 2018|archive-date=June 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142928/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/middle-spinoff-starring-eden-sher-works-at-abc-1105447|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvline.com/2018/05/30/the-middle-spinoff-abc-eden-sher-sue-heck/|title=The Middle Spinoff Starring Eden Sher in the Works at ABC|last=Nemetz|first=Dave|work=TVLine|date=May 30, 2018|access-date=June 5, 2018|archive-date=June 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180606150333/http://tvline.com/2018/05/30/the-middle-spinoff-abc-eden-sher-sue-heck/|url-status=dead}}</ref> On July 20, 2018, in an interview with TVLine's Michael Ausiello, Sher revealed that the network had ordered a pilot for the potential series, to possibly launch in early 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tvline.com/2018/07/20/the-middle-spinoff-pilot-sue-video-eden-sher/|title=Middle Spinoff Update: Eden Sher Confirms, 'We're Shooting a Pilot!'|last=Ausiello|first=Michael|work=TVLine|date=July 20, 2018|access-date=July 22, 2018|archive-date=July 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180720165745/https://tvline.com/2018/07/20/the-middle-spinoff-pilot-sue-video-eden-sher/|url-status=live}}</ref> The spin-off was officially given the green light for a pilot on August 13, 2018 for a premiere the following year.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/tv/2018/08/13/the-middle-spin-off-sue-heck/|title=Breaking: 'The Middle' spin-off pilot about Sue Heck has been greenlit|last=Hibberd|first=James|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=August 13, 2018|access-date=October 26, 2018|archive-date=August 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180814022557/https://ew.com/tv/2018/08/13/the-middle-spin-off-sue-heck/|url-status=dead}}</ref> On October 5, 2018, the series was given the working title ''Sue Sue In The City'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/middle-spinoff-gets-title-adds-brock-ciarelli-as-series-regular-1149473|title='The Middle' Spinoff Gets Title, Adds Brock Ciarlelli as Series Regular (Exclusive)|last=Porter|first=Rick|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=October 5, 2018|access-date=October 6, 2018|archive-date=October 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181006062533/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/middle-spinoff-gets-title-adds-brock-ciarelli-as-series-regular-1149473|url-status=live}}</ref> but this decision was later reversed.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/10/the-middle-spinoff-chris-diamantopoulos-eden-sher-sue-heck-spinoff-1202481252/|title='The Middle' Spinoff: Chris Diamantopoulos Joins As Sue's Boss|last=Petski|first=Denise|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=October 11, 2018|access-date=October 26, 2018|archive-date=October 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181022113248/https://deadline.com/2018/10/the-middle-spinoff-chris-diamantopoulos-eden-sher-sue-heck-spinoff-1202481252/|url-status=live}}</ref> On November 21, 2018, it was announced that ABC had passed on moving forward with the proposed series.
Since 2023, Sher has been touring her one-woman show "I Was In A Sitcom" describing her role on ''The Middle'', and the impact it has had on her life since.
==Personal life== Sher announced in March 2019 that she was engaged to screenwriter Nick Cron-Devico.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.upi.com/The-Middle-alum-Eden-Sher-engaged-to-boyfriend/1361552494135/|title='The Middle' alum Eden Sher engaged to boyfriend|last=Martin|first=Annie|work=UPI.com|publisher=United Press International|date=March 13, 2019|access-date=March 16, 2019|archive-date=March 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190316040920/https://www.upi.com/The-Middle-alum-Eden-Sher-engaged-to-boyfriend/1361552494135/|url-status=live}}</ref> They married on July 12, 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2020/07/13/The-Middle-alum-Eden-Sher-marries-Nick-Cron-DeVico/4831594649922/|title='The Middle' alum Eden Sher marries Nick Cron-DeVico|last=Martin|first=Annie|work=UPI.com|date=July 13, 2020|access-date=September 2, 2020|archive-date=February 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220228025005/https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2020/07/13/The-Middle-alum-Eden-Sher-marries-Nick-Cron-DeVico/4831594649922/|url-status=live}}</ref>
Sher and Cron-Devico had twin daughters in late 2021,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2021/06/28/Eden-Sher-Nick-DeVico-expecting-pregnant-first-child/7101624878578/|title=Eden Sher expecting first children with Nick Cron-DeVico|access-date=November 5, 2021|archive-date=December 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211214001905/https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2021/06/28/Eden-Sher-Nick-DeVico-expecting-pregnant-first-child/7101624878578/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-10 |title=Eden Sher: I Was on a Sitcom 4**** |url=http://one4review.co.uk/2023/08/eden-sher-i-was-on-a-sitcom-4/ |access-date=2023-12-04 |website=One4Review }}</ref> and Sher announced her pregnancy with their third child in October 2025.<ref>{{Cite Instagram |user=middlingpod |postid=DPRdnzfkVsC |title=🤰Eden right now @eden_sher #TheMiddle |date=October 1, 2025|access-date=October 1, 2025 }}</ref>
Sher has bipolar disorder<ref>{{Cite web |last=Westfall |first=Sandra Sobieraj |date=May 12, 2022 |url=https://people.com/health/actress-alessandra-torresani-bipolar-meds-during-pregnancy/ |title=Alessandra Torresani, Who Stopped Her Bipolar Meds While Pregnant, Wants Better Info on Drug Safety |access-date=November 20, 2022 |website=People |language=en |archive-date=November 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221120043201/https://people.com/health/actress-alessandra-torresani-bipolar-meds-during-pregnancy/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and has publicly discussed her diagnosis,<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 16, 2022|title=PodcastOne: Pretty Depressed with Eden Sher |url=https://www.podcastone.com/episode/Pretty-Depressed-with-Eden-Sher |access-date=November 20, 2022 |website=PodcastOne |language=en |archive-date=November 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221120043200/https://www.podcastone.com/episode/Pretty-Depressed-with-Eden-Sher |url-status=live }}</ref> including how it impacted her first pregnancy.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 17, 2022|title=EmotionAL Support with Alessandra Torresani: "Bipolar and Pregnant" with Eden Sher (star of ABC's The Middle, Netflix's Step Sisters and author of The Emotionary) on Apple Podcasts |url=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bipolar-and-pregnant-with-eden-sher-star-of/id1476940278?i=1000561761263 |access-date=November 20, 2022 |website=Apple Podcasts |language=en-US |archive-date=November 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221120043159/https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bipolar-and-pregnant-with-eden-sher-star-of/id1476940278?i=1000561761263 |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Filmography==
===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2001 | ''Stuck'' | Caterpillar Girl | |- | 2014 | ''Veronica Mars'' | Penny |(2014) |- | 2016 | ''Temps'' | Amy | |- | 2017 | ''The Outcasts'' | Mindy Lipschitz | |- | 2018 | ''Step Sisters'' | Beth | |- |2025 |''A Keller Christmas Vacation'' |Emory |Television Film |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2006 | ''Weeds'' | Gretchen | Recurring role; 8 episodes |- | 2006–2007 | ''Sons & Daughters'' | Carrie Fenton | Recurring role; 11 episodes |- | 2007 | ''The O.C.'' | Jane | Episode: "The Dream Lover" |- | 2008 | ''The Middleman'' | Cindy Marshall | Episode: "The Boyband Superfan Interrogation" |- | rowspan="2" | 2009 | ''Sonny with a Chance'' | Lucy | Episode: "Three's Not Company" |- | ''Party Down'' | Monica McSpadden | Episode: "Willow Canyon Homeowners Annual Party" |- | 2009–2018 | ''The Middle'' | Sue Heck | Main role; 215 episodes |- | 2012 | ''Pair of Kings'' | Billie | Episode: "The Oogli Stick" |- | 2015–2019 | ''Star vs. the Forces of Evil'' | Star Butterfly (voice) | Main role; 76 episodes<ref name="btva">{{cite web |title=Eden Sher (visual voices guide) |url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Eden-Sher/ |access-date=October 1, 2023 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.</ref> |- | 2016 | ''Sing It!'' | Jessica | 2 episodes |- | rowspan="3" | 2018 | ''Robot Chicken'' | Sarah / Goth Daughter / Widowed Mouse (voice) | Voice, episode: "Things Look Bad for the Streepster" |- | ''Superstore'' | Penny | Episode: "Maternity Leave" |- | ''Sue Sue in the City'' | Sue Heck | Unaired pilot |- | 2019 | ''Jane the Virgin'' | PJ Fields | Recurring role (season 5) |- | rowspan="2" | 2023 | ''Lopez vs Lopez'' | June | Episode: "Lopez vs. Neighbors" |- | ''How I Met Your Father'' | Deirdre | Episode: "Pathetic Deirdre" |- | 2024–2026 | ''Chibiverse'' | Star Butterfly (voice) | 4 episodes |- | 2025 | ''Night Court'' | Madison | Episode: "Pension Tension" |- |2026 |''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z27T0igHgVg Eden Sher: I Was On A Sitcom]'' |Self |Stand Up Special |}
===Web=== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2010 | ''Stalker Chronicles'' | Jenny | Episode: "Gutter Dolls" |- | 2013 | ''Lizzie & Ali, a (Mostly) True Story'' | Emily Dworkin | Episode: "5" |- | 2014 | ''Scotch Moses'' | Claire | Episode: "Group Therapy" |}
==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable" |+ !Year !Award !Category !Nominated work !Result |- |2007 |Screen Actors Guild Awards |Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series {{Small|(shared with the cast)}} |''Weeds'' |{{Nominated}} |- |2010 | rowspan="2" |Young Artist Awards |Best Performance in a TV Series | rowspan="10" |''The Middle'' |{{Nominated}} |- | rowspan="2" |2011 |Outstanding Young Ensemble in a TV Series {{Small|(shared with Charlie McDermott and Atticus Shaffer)}} |{{Nominated}} |- | rowspan="3" |Critics' Choice Television Awards | rowspan="3" |Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series |{{Nominated}} |- |2012 |{{Nominated}} |- | rowspan="2" |2013 |{{Won}} |- | rowspan="2" |Teen Choice Awards | rowspan="2" |Choice TV Female Scene Stealer |{{Nominated}} |- |2014 |{{Nominated}} |- | rowspan="2" |2015 |Gold Derby Awards |Comedy Supporting Actress |{{Nominated}} |- | rowspan="2" |Critics' Choice Television Awards | rowspan="2" |Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series |{{Nominated}} |- |2016 |{{Nominated}} |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb name|1311329|Eden Sher}}
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