How Old Was Sarah Hyland as High School Diva in Geek Charming?

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In June 2016, Geek Charming actress Sarah Hyland channeled her inner clownfish in the best possible way at the world premiere of “Finding Dory” held at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood.

Sarah Hyland wears her hair back in a ponytail at the premiere of "Finding Dory"Sarah Hyland wears her hair back in a ponytail at the premiere of “Finding Dory” held on June 8, 2016, at the El Capitan Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard (Credit: Adriana M. Barraza / FayesVision / Apega / WENN)

Five years earlier, she starred as Woodlands Academy’s top girl, Dylan Schoenfield, in the 2011 Disney Channel Original Movie Geek Charming.

Directed by Jeffrey Hornaday from a screenplay by Elizabeth Hackett and Hilary Galanoy, the film premiered on November 11, 2011, when Sarah Hyland was 20 years old. She celebrated her 21st birthday on November 24, 2011.

Her love interest in the movie was her then-boyfriend Matt Prokop, whom she’d dated for several years. They also appeared in the 2011 American comedy-drama film Conception.

Sarah Hyland as reformed dork Dylan Schoenfield and Matt Prokop as her love interest Josh Rosen in the 2011 Disney Channel Original Movie Geek CharmingSarah Hyland as reformed dork Dylan Schoenfield and Matt Prokop as her love interest Josh Rosen in the 2011 Disney Channel Original Movie Geek Charming (Credit: Disney)

Sasha Pieterse, who starred as Amy Loubalu, the best friend of Sarah Hyland’s character, is five years younger than Sarah Hyland and Matt Prokop.

“This “high school princess” persona she has, she’s created for herself, so for the first half of the movie, you really see her put on a character. It’s not the true Dylan Shoenfield that you think it is, I’m sure, for the first half of the movie,” Hyland told Channel Guide Magazine about her role as a high school diva.

“Any viewer would hate me watching it. Towards the end, you really see who she is, and what kind of person she is, and why she was acting the way she was,” she added about Dylan Schoenfield.

Matt Prokop and Sarah Hyland promote Disney's Geek Charming Matt Prokop and Sarah Hyland promote Disney’s Geek Charming as they visit Planet Hollywood Times Square on October 19, 2011, in New York City (Credit: Roger Wong / INFphoto)

While Sarah Hyland starred as Dylan Schoenfield in Geek Charming, in the ABC comedy Modern Family, she dated a boy named Dylan Marshall (Reid Ewing).

Sarah Hyland wears a red crop top paired with a colorful striped Alice + Olivia skirtSarah Hyland wears a red crop top paired with a colorful striped Alice + Olivia skirt (Credit: Adriana M. Barraza / FayesVision / Apega / WENN)

On the blue carpet at the premiere of Finding Dory, the “Modern Family” star looked just like a mermaid on land in her colorful, striped ankle-length skirt from Alice + Olivia paired with a red crop top.

Sarah Hyland wears a midi-length Alice + Olivia skirt on the blue carpet of the "Finding Dory" premiereSarah Hyland wears a midi-length Alice + Olivia skirt on the blue carpet of the “Finding Dory” premiere (Credit: Adriana M. Barraza / FayesVision / Apega / WENN)

She fit right into the aqua theme, it seems, since Disney Pixar went all out with a large sandcastle, fish tank, and bubbles on the blue carpet.

Sarah Hyland poses on the blue carpet in a red crop top and a summery Alice + Olivia skirtSarah Hyland poses on the blue carpet in a red crop top and a summery Alice + Olivia skirt (Credit: Adriana M. Barraza / FayesVision / Apega / WENN)

Dominic Sherwood’s ex-girlfriend kept her accessories to a minimum, sporting only a few rings and a giant smile.

Sarah Hyland poses on the blue carpet of the "Finding Dory" premiereSarah Hyland poses on the blue carpet of the “Finding Dory” premiere (Credit: Adriana M. Barraza / FayesVision / Apega / WENN)

The Lipstick Jungle actress swept her brunette hair back into a ponytail and kept her makeup clean and simple.

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She paired her summery chic outfit with a pair of sky-high nude patent leather Giuseppe Zanotti “Cassie” sandals.

Sarah Hyland's feet in nude patent leather Giuseppe Zanotti sandalsSarah Hyland’s feet in nude patent leather Giuseppe Zanotti sandals (Credit: WENN)

The stilettos feature 120 mm heels and large ankle straps with large buckles.

Sarah Hyland's feet in nude “Cassie” sandalsSarah Hyland’s feet in nude “Cassie” sandals (Credit: WENN)

The actress doesn’t voice any of the characters in the movie, but she was there to support her “Modern Family” co-stars, Ed O’Neil and Ty Burrell.

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