Ariel Winter

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Ariel Winter
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Winter in March 2015
Born
Ariel Winter Workman

(1998-01-28) January 28, 1998 (age 26)
Fairfax, Virginia, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active2002–present
Known forAlex Dunphy in Modern Family
Relatives
Awards Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
Modern Family 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013

Ariel Winter Workman (born January 28, 1998) is an American actress. She is best known for playing Alex Dunphy in the ABC sitcom Modern Family , for which she and her several costars won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series four consecutive times from 2010 to 2013.

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Early life

Ariel Winter Workman was born on January 28, 1998, in Fairfax, Virginia. [1] She is the daughter of Chrisoula (née Batistas) and Glenn Workman. Through her mother, she is of Greek descent, and through her father, of German descent. [2] She is the younger sister of actors Shanelle Workman and Jimmy Workman. [3] [4] [5]

Career

Winter obtained her first entertainment industry job in a Cool Whip commercial advertisement in 2002 when she was four years old. [6] She had her first television role in an episode of Listen Up , and followed it with appearances in a variety of television shows such as Freddie , Monk , Bones , and ER .

She voiced the character of Gretchen in the animated Disney Channel series Phineas and Ferb before winning the regular role of Alex Dunphy in the ABC series Modern Family , which premiered in 2009 and ended in 2020. She has continued to work in TV animation, including providing the voice of Marina on Disney Junior's Jake and the Never Land Pirates . In 2012, Winter was cast as the voice of Sofia, the lead character in a then-new Disney animated franchise Sofia the First . [7] The series premiered in January 2013 on Disney Junior.

Winter at the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards in September 2016 Ariel Winter Emmys 2016.png
Winter at the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards in September 2016

In 2014, she voiced Penny Peterson, Sherman's adversary turned friend in the DreamWorks Animation film Mr. Peabody and Sherman . She also lent her voice to characters in the animated films, Disney's Bambi II and Blue Sky's Ice Age: The Meltdown .

Winter has appeared in feature films, most notably in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang , Speed Racer , Duress , and Opposite Day . She also appeared on the Halloween-themed TV film Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred . For her leading role in the film The Chaperone , she was nominated at the Young Artist Awards 2012 as "Best Actress in a Motion Picture". [8]

Personal life

In 2012, Winter's sister Shanelle Workman filed to become her guardian, alleging that their mother had been physically and emotionally abusive. [9] In 2014, the court awarded guardianship to Shanelle Workman and permanently removed Winter from her mother's guardianship. [10] Their mother later released a statement saying that "the family has moved beyond the conflict". [10] In 2015, when she was 17 years old, Winter declared on Twitter that she was officially emancipated. [11] [12]

In 2015, Winter underwent breast reduction surgery. [13] [14] In a 2016 interview with ABC News Nightline , Winter explained the awkwardness of developing at 12 years old in the public eye, combined with the back pain that rendered her unable to stand up straight at times, was "really ostracizing and excruciatingly painful." [14] [15] [16] Describing the improvement that the surgery had on her both physically and psychologically, she told Glamour magazine that it was "amazing to finally feel right. This is how I was supposed to be." [14] At the 2016 Screen Actors Guild Awards, Winter gained media attention for wearing a Romona Kaveza gown [17] that revealed her surgical scars. She was shocked after walking down the red carpet to see the photos the next day and "every headline be about my cleavage and -- not about my talent." [16] Winter later tweeted: "Guys there is a reason I didn't make an effort to cover up my scars! They are part of me and I'm not ashamed of them at all." [17]

Winter attended Campbell Hall School in Los Angeles, graduating in June 2016. [18] She was accepted to University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and scheduled to begin there in the fall quarter of 2016. [19] However, she later confirmed that she planned to attend UCLA in fall 2017. On her decision to attend college, she explained, "You gotta have something else you can do. I've always been interested in law, so I think it'll definitely be something that I'll love to do and also go to school for." [20] In 2018, Winter took an indefinite hiatus from UCLA to focus on her work.[ citation needed ]

Winter is a member of the Greek Orthodox Church. [21]

She dated Canadian actor Levi Meaden for three years; they split in 2019. [22] The couple lived together in Winter’s 3,200-square-foot home in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles. [23] Since 2020, she has been in a relationship with actor Luke Benward. [24] In 2022, Winter moved from Southern California to Nashville, Tennessee. [25] [26]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005 Kiss Kiss Bang Bang Young Harmony Faith Lane
2006 Curious George Kid (voice) [27]
Bambi II Thumper's Sister (voice) [27]
Ice Age: The Meltdown Various characters (voice)
2008 One Missed Call Ellie Layton
Speed Racer Young Trixie
Horton Hears a Who! Various characters (voice)
2009Tales from the Catholic Church of Elvis!Little Girl
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete Marlene Wallace (voice)
Life Is Hot in Cracktown Suzie
Duress Sarah Barnett
Opposite Day Carla Benson
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Various characters (voice)
Afro Samurai: Resurrection Young Sio (voice)
2010 Killers Sadie
Nic & Tristan Go Mega DegaLisa
DC Showcase: Green Arrow Princess Perdita (voice)
2011 The Chaperone Sally
Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension Gretchen (voice)
Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred Talia
2012 Excision Grace
Tad, The Lost Explorer Sarah Lavrof (voice)
ParaNorman Blithe Hollow Kid (voice) [27]
Sofia the First: Once Upon a Princess SofiaVoice, television film
2012–2013 Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Carrie Kelley / Robin (voice)Direct-to-video [27]
2013 Dora the Explorer and the Destiny MedallionDoraShort film
Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright Chrissy Damon (voice)Direct-to-video [27]
Sofia the First: The Floating Palace SofiaVoice, television film
Tad, The Lost Explorer Sara Lavrof
2014 Mr. Peabody & Sherman Penny Peterson (voice)
2015 Safelight Kate
2016 Elena and the Secret of Avalor SofiaVoice, television film
2017 Smurfs: The Lost Village Smurf Lily (voice)
The Last Movie Star Lil McDougal
2025Like Father Like SonTBA [28]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005 Listen Up Little GirlEpisode: "Last Vegas"
Tickle-U PipocaVoice
Freddie HoboEpisode: "Halloween"
2006 Monk Donna CainEpisode: "Mr. Monk and the Astronaut"
So Notorious Little Tori5 episodes
Jericho JulieEpisode: "Pilot"
Bones LizaEpisode: "The Girl with the Curl"
Nip/Tuck KidEpisode: "Reefer"
2007 Crossing Jordan GwenEpisode: "Faith"
Shorty McShorts' Shorts TaffyVoice, episode: "Flip-Flopped"
Criminal Minds Katie JacobsEpisode: "Seven Seconds"
2008 Ghost Whisperer NatalieEpisode: "Imaginary Friends and Enemies"
2008–2015 Phineas and Ferb GretchenVoice, recurring role [27]
2009 ER Lucy Moore5 episodes
The Penguins of Madagascar Little GirlVoice, episode: "What Goes Around / Mask of the Raccoon"
2009–2020 Modern Family Alex Dunphy Main role; 216 episodes
2011 WWE Raw HerselfGuest star (airdate: February 14)
The Haunting Hour: The Series JennyEpisode: "Fear Never Knocks"
2011–2015 Jake and the Never Land Pirates MarinaVoice, 22 episodes
2011,
2013		 Minnie's Bow-Toons Roxie SquirrelVoice, 2 episodes
2012The Haunting Hour: The SeriesGracieEpisode: "Headshot"
Young Justice Queen PerditaVoice, episode: "Coldhearted" [27]
2013–2018 Sofia the First SofiaVoice, lead role [27]
2016 Milo Murphy's Law JackieVoice, episode: "The Wilder West" [27]
2019 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Raegan JamesEpisode: "The Darkest Journey Home" [29]
Robot Chicken Various charactersVoice, episode: "Ginger Hill in: Bursting Pipes"
2020 Elena of Avalor SofiaVoice, episode: "Coronation Day"
2023 Stars on Mars HerselfContestant
Firebuds Calamity TrainVoice, episode: "Annie Spokely"
2023–2024 Star Trek: Lower Decks D'Erika TendiVoice, recurring role
2026 Sofia the First: Royal Magic SofiaVoice, lead role [30]

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010 Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Young Kairi [27]
2012 Final Fantasy XIII-2 Mog [27]
Guild Wars 2 Cassie
2014 Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix Young KairiArchival footage
2015 Final Fantasy Type-0 HD Moogle [27]
2020 Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory Young KairiArchival footage [27]
2022 The Quarry Abigail "Abi" BlygVoice, motion-capture and likeness [27]

Awards and nominations

Screen Actors Guild Awards

YearCategoryNominated workResult
2009 Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Modern Family
Nominated [a]
2010 Won [a]
2011 Won [b]
2012 Won [b]
2013 Won [b]
2014 Nominated [b]
2015 Nominated [b]
2016 Nominated [c]
  1. 1 2 Shared with Ed O'Neill, Sofía Vergara, Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Eric Stonestreet, Sarah Hyland, Nolan Gould and Rico Rodriguez.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Shared with O'Neill, Vergara, Bowen, Burrell, Ferguson, Stonestreet, Hyland, Gould, Rodriguez and Aubrey Anderson-Emmons.
  3. ↑ Shared with O'Neill, Vergara, Bowen, Burrell, Ferguson, Stonestreet, Hyland, Gould, Rodriguez, Anderson-Emmons and Jeremy Maguire.

Young Artist Awards

YearCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2010 Outstanding Young Ensemble in a TV SeriesModern FamilyWon [31]
2011 Nominated [32]
2012 Best Leading Young Actress in a Feature Film The ChaperoneNominated [8]

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  2. ↑ Winter, Ariel [@arielwinter1] (8 April 2018). "It's not. My dad is German and my mom is Greek" (Tweet). Retrieved 8 June 2019– via Twitter.
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  24. ↑ "Ariel Winter Calls Luke Benward Relationship 'Really Beautiful'". Entertainment Tonight. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
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  32. ↑ "32nd Annual Young Artist Awards". YoungArtistAwards.org. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
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