Eden Rebecca Sher (born December 26, 1991) is an American actress, comedian and author. 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 of Austrian and Russian descent. She was raised by her single mother, a school teacher. 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.
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.
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. 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. The spin-off was officially given the green light for a pilot on August 13, 2018 for a premiere the following year. On October 5, 2018, the series was given the working title Sue Sue In The City, but this decision was later reversed. 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. They married on July 12, 2020.
Sher and Cron-Devico had twin daughters in late 2021, and Sher announced her pregnancy with their third child in October 2025.
Sher has bipolar disorder and has publicly discussed her diagnosis, including how it impacted her first pregnancy.
Writing Sher's book The Emotionary: A Dictionary of Words That Don't Exist for Feelings That Do was published by Razorbill (Penguin Random House) in 2017. All her life, Sher has suffered from what she calls "dyscommunicatia" (n. the inability to articulate a feeling through words) and one day decided that whenever she had an emotion for which she had no word, she would make one up. The result of this is The Emotionary, a humorous non-fiction dictionary and lexicon illustrated by Julia Wertz that is intended to help people name and deal with their complicated feelings and move on.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes 2001 Stuck Caterpillar Girl 2014 Veronica Mars Penny 2016 Temps Amy 2017 The Outcasts Mindy Lipschitz 2018 Step Sisters Beth2025A Keller Christmas VacationEmoryTelevision Film
Television Year Title Role 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" 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 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. 2016 Sing It! Jessica 2 episodes 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) 2023 Lopez vs Lopez June Episode: "Lopez vs. Neighbors" How I Met Your Father Deirdre Episode: "Pathetic Deirdre" 2024–2026 Chibiverse Star Butterfly, Scientist #7 (voice) 5 episodes 2025 Night Court Madison Episode: "Pension Tension"2026Eden Sher: I Was on a SitcomSelfStand Up Special
Web Year Title Role 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"2026Theme Song TakeoverStar Butterfly (voice)Episode: "Ludo Takes Over the Star vs. the Forces of Evil Theme Song!"
Writing credits Year Title Notes 2017 The Emotionary: A Dictionary of Words That Don't Exist for Feelings That Do Illustrated by Julia Wertz
Awards and nominations +YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult2007Screen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Weeds2010Young Artist AwardsBest Performance in a TV SeriesThe Middle2011Outstanding Young Ensemble in a TV Series Critics' Choice Television AwardsBest Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series20122013Teen Choice AwardsChoice TV Female Scene Stealer20142015Gold Derby AwardsComedy Supporting ActressCritics' Choice Television AwardsBest Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series2016
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