Ariel Winter

Ariel Winter Workman (born January 28, 1998) is an American actress, voice actress, model and occasional singer. She is known for her role as Alex Dunphy in the comedy series Modern Family, as well as the voice of the title character in the Disney Junior show Sofia the First and the voice of Penny Peterson in the 2014 animated film Mr. Peabody and Sherman. Winter and her fellow Modern Family cast members won four Screen Actors Guild Awards for Best Ensemble in a Comedy Series.

Ariel Winter
Winter in March 2015
Born
Ariel Winter Workman

(1998-01-28) January 28, 1998
Fairfax, Virginia, U.S.
EducationUniversity of California, Los Angeles
Occupation
  • Actress
  • Voice actress
  • Model
  • Singer
    (occasionally)
Years active2002–present
Relatives

Early life

Winter was born in Fairfax, Virginia, on January 28, 1998,[1] 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 at the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards in September 2016

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 shows such as Freddie, Monk, Bones, and ER. In the animated children's show Phineas and Ferb, she voiced the character of Gretchen before winning the regular role of Alex Dunphy in the series Modern Family, which premiered in 2009. She has continued to work in TV animation, including providing the voice of Marina the Mermaid on Disney Junior's Jake and the Never Land Pirates. In 2012, Winter was cast as Sofia, the lead character in a then-new Disney animated franchise Sofia the First.[7] The series premiered in January 2013 on Disney Junior. In 2014, she voiced Penny Peterson, Sherman's enemy turned friend in the 2014 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, Opposite Day, and Fred 2. 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 October 2012, Winter's sister Shanelle Workman filed to become her guardian, alleging that their mother had been physically and emotionally abusive.[9] On May 5, 2014, the court ordered guardianship to Workman and permanently removed Winter from her mother's guardianship.[10] Their mother later released a statement stating that "the family has moved beyond the conflict".[10] On May 15, 2015, Winter declared on Twitter that she was officially emancipated.[11][12]

In June 2015, at age 17, Winter underwent breast reduction surgery.[13][14]

Winter attended Campbell Hall School in Los Angeles, graduating in June 2016.[15] In April 2016, she was accepted to University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and scheduled to begin there in the fall quarter of 2016.[16] However, on September 12, she 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."[17] In 2018, Winter took an indefinite hiatus from UCLA to focus on her work.[18] In April 2019, she attended WE Day event in Tacoma, Washington.[19]

Winter is a member of the Greek Orthodox Church.[20]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2005 Kiss Kiss Bang Bang Young Harmony Faith Lane
2006 Curious George Kid (voice)
Bambi II Thumper's sister (voice)
Ice Age: The Meltdown Various characters (voices)
2008 One Missed Call Ellie Layton
Speed Racer Young Trixie
Horton Hears a Who! Various characters (voices)
2009 Tales 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 (voices)
Afro Samurai: Resurrection Young Sio (voice) English dub
2010 Killers Sadie
Nic & Tristan Go Mega Dega Lisa
DC Showcase: Green Arrow Princess Perdita (voice)
2011 The Chaperone Sally
Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension Gretchen / Various characters (voices)
Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred Talia
2012 Excision Grace
ParaNorman Blithe Hollow kid (voice)
Sofia the First: Once Upon a Princess Sofia (voice)
2012–2013 Batman: The Dark Knight Returns – Parts 1 & 2 Carrie Kelley / Robin (voice) Direct-to-video; originally released separately
2013 Dora the Explorer and the Destiny Medallion Dora YouTube short film series by CollegeHumor
Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright Chrissy Damon (voice)
Sofia the First: The Floating Palace Sofia (voice)
Tad, The Lost Explorer Sara Lavrof (voice)
2014 Mr. Peabody & Sherman Penny Peterson (voice)
2015 Safelight Kate
2016 Elena and the Secret of Avalor Sofia (voice)
2017 Smurfs: The Lost Village Smurf Lily (voice)
The Last Movie Star Lil
2020 Little Audrey Little Audrey (voice) Direct-to-video

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2005 Listen Up! Little Girl Episode: "Last Vegas"
Tickle-U Pipoca
Freddie Hobo Episode: "Halloween"
2006 Monk Donna Cain Episode: "Mr. Monk and the Astronaut"
So NoTORIous Little Tori 5 episodes
Jericho Julie Episode: "Pilot"
Bones Liza Episode: "The Girl with the Curl"
Nip/Tuck Kid Episode: "Reefer"
2007 Crossing Jordan Gwen Episode: "Faith"
Shorty McShorts' Shorts Taffy (voice) Episode: "Flip-Flopped"
Criminal Minds Katie Jacobs Episode: "Seven Seconds"
2007–2015 Phineas and Ferb Gretchen / Various characters (voices)
2008 Ghost Whisperer Natalie Episode: "Imaginary Friends and Enemies"
2009 ER Lucy Moore 5 episodes
The Penguins of Madagascar Little girl (voice) Episode: "What Goes Around / Mask of the Raccoon"
2009–2020 Modern Family Alex Dunphy Main Role
2011 Jake and the Never Land Pirates Marina the Mermaid (voice) 15 episodes
Minnie's Bow-Toons Roxie Squirrel Episode: "Pom Pom Problem; Pet Adoption"
WWE Raw Herself Appeared February 14, 2011 on the Valentine's Day Edition as a Guest Star
The Haunting Hour: The Series Jenny Episode: "Fear Never Knocks"
2012 The Haunting Hour: The Series Gracie Episode: "Headshot"
2012–2018 Sofia the First Sofia (voice) 109 episodes
2016 Milo Murphy's Law Jackie (voice) Episode: "The Wilder West"
2019 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Reagan James Episode: “The Darkest Journey Home”[21]
2019 Robot Chicken Various roles (voice) Episode: "Ginger Hill in: Bursting Pipes"

Video games
Year Title Voice role Notes
2010 Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Young Kairi
2012 Final Fantasy XIII-2 Mog
Guild Wars 2 Cassie
2014 Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix Young Kairi Archive Footage
2015 Final Fantasy Type-0 HD Moglin

Awards and nominations

Screen Actors Guild Awards
Year Category Nominated work Result
2009 Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Modern Family
(shared with Ed O'Neill, Sofía Vergara, Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Eric Stonestreet, Sarah Hyland, Rico Rodriguez, and Nolan Gould)		 Nominated
2010 Won
2011 Won
2012 Won
2013 Won
2014 Nominated
2015 Nominated

Young Artist Awards
Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2010 Outstanding Young Ensemble in a TV Series Modern Family Won [22]
2011 Nominated [23]
2012 Best Leading Young Actress in a Feature Film The Chaperone Nominated [8]
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References
  1. Bacardi, Francesca (January 28, 2015). "Ariel Winter Celebrates Her Birthday With Friends, a Cake and a Wish!". E!. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
  2. Winter, Ariel (April 8, 2018). "It's not. My dad is German and my mom is Greek". Twitter. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  3. Rowley, Alison (November 10, 2012). "Ariel Winter's grandfather: 'I never witnessed any abuse'". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on November 13, 2012.
  4. Lee, Ken (December 12, 2012). "Ariel Winter to Stay with Sister, Dad to Oversee Estate". People. Archived from the original on July 7, 2015.
  5. "Helen G. Batistas Obituary". The Washington Post via Legacy.com. Archived from the original on July 6, 2015. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
  6. "It's Evening in America". Vanity Fair, May 2012, p. 159.
  7. Hill, Jim. "Ariel Winter Looks Ahead, Prepares for Life After Modern Family and Sofia the First". The Huffington Post. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
  8. "33rd Annual Young Artist Awards". YoungArtistAwards.org. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
  9. "Modern Family star Ariel Winter in custody battle". BBC News. December 13, 2012. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  10. McCartney, Anthony (May 5, 2014). "Family settles guardianship dispute over 'Modern Family' teen actress Ariel Winter". U.S. News & World Report. Associated Press. Archived from the original on June 30, 2015.
  11. Corriston, Michele (May 15, 2015). "Modern Family's Ariel Winter Is Emancipated, Thanks 'Amazing Support System'". People. Archived from the original on May 16, 2015. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
  12. "Ariel Winter Wins Legal Emancipation From Mother". HuffPost. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  13. Yagoda, Maria (August 12, 2015). "Ariel Winter Explains Decision to Undergo Breast Reduction Surgery". People. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
  14. Radloff, Jessica (August 12, 2015). "Ariel Winter Breast Reduction Surgery Exclusive Interview". Glamour. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
  15. "Ariel Winter and Elle Fanning graduate high school". HELLO!. June 15, 2016. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
  16. "Famous Celebrity Ariel Winter has committed to UCLA". University Prime Time. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
  17. Martin, Annie (April 28, 2016). "'Modern Family' star Ariel Winter headed for UCLA". UPI. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  18. Bacardi, Francesca (March 23, 2018). "Ariel Winter taking a break from UCLA". pagesix.com. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
  19. Staff, KIRO 7 News. "Stars, activists set for WE Day youth empowerment event at Tacoma Dome". KIRO. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  20. Donnelly, Erin (April 9, 2018). "People are trying to shame Ariel Winter for wearing a short dress to church". Yahoo! Lifestyle. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  21. Harnick, Chris (July 30, 2019). "SVU Books Ariel Winter for Season 21". E! Online. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
  22. "31st Annual Young Artist Awards". YoungArtistAwards.org. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
  23. "32nd Annual Young Artist Awards". YoungArtistAwards.org. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
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