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Ariel Winter
Ariel Winter at PaleyFest in 2015
Born	Ariel Workman (1998-01-28) January 28, 1998 (age 26) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Education	Campbell Hall School
Occupation(s)	Actress, singer, model, voice actress
Years active	2005–present
Website	www.arielwinter.net

Ariel Winter (born Ariel Winter Workman, January 28, 1998) is an American actress, singer, model and voice actress. She is best known as Alex Dunphy in the TV series Modern Family, as well as the voice of the title character in the Disney Junior show Sofia the First. Winter and her Modern Family castmates have won four Screen Actors Guild Awards for Best Ensemble in a Comedy Series.

Early life

Winter was born in Los Angeles, California on January 28, 1998, the daughter of Chrisoula "Chrystal" (née Batistas) and Glenn Workman. She is sister to actress Shanelle Workman and actor Jimmy Workman. Her mother's family is Greek.

Career

Winter obtained her first entertainment industry job in a Cool Whip commercial at age six. She had her first television role at age 7, in an episode of Listen Up!, and followed it with appearances in a variety of shows such as Tickle U, 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. The series premiered in January 2013 on Disney Junior. 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 and also in 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.

Personal life

In October 2012, her sister Shanelle Gray filed to become guardian of Winter, alleging their mother had been physically and emotionally abusive to Winter. In August 2013, Winter's brother, Jimmy Workman, filed to have Winter removed from Shanelle's care and custody granted to him instead. On May 5, 2014, the court ordered permanent guardianship to Gray and removed Winter from her mother's guardianship permanently. Gray and Winter's mother later released a statement stating "The family has moved beyond the conflict." On May 15, 2015, Winter declared on Twitter that she was officially emancipated.

In August 2015, Winter said that she had undergone breast reduction surgery in June to reduce her breast size from a 32F to a 34D.

Winter has been in a relationship with Laurent Claude Gaudette since October 2013.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Accolades

Screen Actors Guild Awards

Young Artist Awards

References

1. ^ "Ariel Winter". TVGuide.com. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
2. Rowley, Alison (November 10, 2012). "Ariel Winter's grandfather: 'I never witnessed any abuse'". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on November 13, 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
3. Lee, Ken (December 12, 2012). "Ariel Winter to Stay with Sister, Dad to Oversee Estate". People. Archived from the original on July 7, 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
4. "Helen G. Batistas Obituary". The Washington Post via Legacy.com. Archived from the original on July 6, 2015. Retrieved September 18, 2014. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
5. "Ariel Winter- Interview with the Modern Family teen star in LA for MTV Greece" (Interview). Interviewed by George Satsidis. YouTube. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
6. "It's Evening in America". Vanity Fair, May 2012, p. 159.
7. ^ "33rd Annual Young Artist Awards". YoungArtistAwards.org. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
8. "Modern Family's Ariel Winter, 14, 'removed from home amid allegations of abuse'". Daily Mail. November 8, 2012. Archived from the original on May 16, 2015. Retrieved May 16, 2015. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
9. ^ 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. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
10. 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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
11. Radloff, Jessica (August 13, 2015). "Exclusive: Modern Family's Ariel Winter Opens Up About Her Decision to Have Breast Reduction Surgery". Glamour. Archived from the original on August 13, 2015. Retrieved August 12, 2015. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
12. https://instagram.com/p/9AM8FEkxb9/
13. https://instagram.com/p/9AMc7HOys9/
14. http://www.people.com/article/ariel-winter-celebrates-2-year-anniversary-boyfriend-laurent-claude-gaudette
15. "31st Annual Young Artist Awards". YoungArtistAwards.org. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
16. "32nd Annual Young Artist Awards". YoungArtistAwards.org. Retrieved March 31, 2012.

External links

• Ariel Winter at IMDb
• Ariel Winter on Twitter

• 1998 births
• Living people
• 21st-century American actresses
• American child actresses
• American film actresses
• American television actresses
• American voice actresses
• American video game actresses
• American people of Greek descent
• Project Runway (U.S. series) judges
• Actresses of Greek descent