Ariel Winter
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| Ariel Winter | |
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 Winter at the 37th Annual Gracie Awards in 2012 |
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| Born | Ariel Winter Workman January 28, 1998 San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress, singer |
| Years active | 2005–present |
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| www.arielwinter.net | |
Ariel Winter Workman (born January 28, 1998), known professionally as Ariel Winter, is an American teen actress and singer. She is best known as the lead character in Disney's Sofia the First and as Alex Dunphy in the TV series Modern Family for which she, along with the rest of the show's cast, won two Screen Actors Guild Awards for Best Ensemble in a Comedy Series.
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Career [edit]
Ariel Winter obtained her first entertainment industry job in a Cool Whip commercial at age six.[1] 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" and "Sofia the First".
Winter has appeared in feature films, most notably in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and also 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.[2] She also lent her voice to characters in the animated films Bambi II and Ice Age: the Meltdown.
In 2012, Winter was cast as Sofia, the lead character in a new Disney animated franchise Sofia the First.[3] The series premiered in January 2013 on Disney Junior.
Winter has made a video cover of Taylor Swift's "I Knew You Were Trouble", uploaded on YouTube January 23, 2013.[4] Previously, Winter and singer-songwriter Jackson Guthy made two video covers, Gotye's "Somebody That I Used To Know"[5] and Owl City and Carly Rae Jepsen's "Good Time",[6] which garnered over 140,000 views on YouTube within the first ten days of release. On March 14, it was announced that Winter would reprise her role as Dora The Explorer in a three-part parody mini-series by website College Humor.[7]
Personal life [edit]
Winter was born in San Diego, California, to Crystal and Glenn Workman. She is of Greek descent through her mother. She is the sibling of actress Shanelle Gray and actor Jimmy Workman.
Filmography [edit]
Film [edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2005 | Kiss Kiss Bang Bang | Young Harmony Faith Lane | |
| 2006 | Bambi II | Thumper's sister | Voice |
| 2006 | Curious George | Kid | Voice |
| 2006 | Ice Age: The Meltdown | Various characters | Voice |
| 2006 | Over the Hedge | Voice | |
| 2006 | Grilled | Dolly | |
| 2008 | One Missed Call | Ellie Layton | |
| 2008 | Horton Hears a Who!' | Various characters | Voice |
| 2008 | Speed Racer | Young Trixie Shimura | |
| 2009 | Tales from the Catholic Church of Elvis! | Little girl | |
| 2009 | Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete | Marlene Wallace | Voice |
| 2009 | Life Is Hot in Cracktown | Suzie | |
| 2009 | Duress | Sarah Barnett | |
| 2009 | Opposite Day | Carla Benson | |
| 2009 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | Various characters | Voice |
| 2009 | Afro Samurai: Resurrection | Young Sio | Voice |
| 2010 | Killers | Sadie | |
| 2010 | Nic & Tristan Go Mega Dega | Lisa | |
| 2010 | DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection | Princess Perdita | Voice |
| 2011 | The Chaperone | Sally | |
| 2011 | Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension | Gretchen Various characters |
Voice |
| 2011 | Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred | Talia Dawg | |
| 2012 | Excision | Grace | |
| 2012 | A Thousand Words | Lila | |
| 2012 | ParaNorman | Blithe the hollow kid | Voice |
| 2012 | Batman: The Dark Knight Returns - Part 1 | Carrie Kelley / Robin | Voice |
| 2012 | Sofia the First: Once Upon a Princess | Sofia | Voice |
| 2013 | Batman: The Dark Knight Returns - Part 2 | Carrie Kelley / Robin | Voice |
| 2013 | Truck Stop | Kate | |
| 2014 | Mr. Peabody & Sherman | Penny Peterson | Voice |
Television [edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2005 | Listen Up! | Little Girl | Episode: "Last Vegas" |
| 2005 | Tickle U | Pipoca | |
| 2005 | Freddie | Hobo | Episode: "Halloween" |
| 2006 | Monk | Donna Cain | Episode: "Mr. Monk and the Astronaut" |
| 2006 | So NoTORIous | Little Tori | 5 episodes |
| 2006 | Jericho | Julie | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2006 | Bones | Liza | Episode: "The Girl with the Curl" |
| 2006 | Nip/Tuck | Kid | Episode: "Reefer" |
| 2007 | All of Us | Episode: "Artificial Intelligence" | |
| 2007 | Crossing Jordan | Gwen | Episode: "Faith" |
| 2007 | Shorty McShorts' Shorts | Taffy | Voice Episode: "Flip-Flopped" |
| 2007 | Criminal Minds | Katie | Episode: "Seven Seconds" |
| 2007–present | Phineas and Ferb | Gretchen Various characters |
Voice 10 episodes |
| 2008 | Ghost Whisperer | Natalie | Episode: "Imaginary Friends and Enemies" |
| 2009 | ER | Lucy Moore | 5 episodes |
| 2009 | The Penguins of Madagascar | Little girl | Voice Episode: "What Goes Around / Mask of the Raccoon" |
| 2009–present | Modern Family | Alex Dunphy | |
| 2011 | Jake and the Never Land Pirates | Marina the mermaid | Voice 15 episodes |
| 2011 | R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour | Jenny | Episode: "Fear Never Knocks" |
| 2012 | R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour | Gracie | Episode: "Headshot" |
| 2012 | Young Justice | Queen Perdita | Voice Episode: "Coldhearted" |
| 2013 | Sofia the First | Sofia | Voice |
Video games [edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2010 | Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep | Young Kairi | Voice |
| 2012 | Final Fantasy XIII-2 | Mog | Voice |
Shorts [edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2013 | Dora the Explorer and the Destiny Medallion | Dora | Premiered online on March 19, 2013 |
Awards [edit]
Won [edit]
- 2012 - Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (Modern Family)
- 2011 - Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (Modern Family)
- 2010 - Young Artist Award for Outstanding Young Performers in a TV Series (Modern Family)[8]
Nominated [edit]
- 2011 - Young Artist Award for Outstanding Young Ensemble in a TV Series (Modern Family)[9]
- 2010 - Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (Modern Family)
- 2012 - Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actress (The Chaperone)[2]
References [edit]
- ^ "It's Evening in America". Vanity Fair. May 2012. Page 159.
- ^ a b "33rd Annual Young Artist Awards". YoungArtistAwards.org. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
- ^ "Ariel Winter Will Voice Disney’s New Princess "Sofia The First"". Retrieved September 23, 2012.
- ^ "I Knew You Were Trouble (Taylor Swift cover) by Ariel Winter".
- ^ "Gotye - Somebody That I Used To Know (Official Video) Jackson Guthy & Ariel Winter".
- ^ "Owl City and Carly Rae Jepsen - "Good Time" (Video w/ Lyrics) by Jackson Guthy and Ariel Winter".
- ^ "No Joke! CollegeHumor Makes Dora the Explorer Miniseries Based on Fake Trailer". 19 March 2013. TV Guide. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- ^ "31st Annual Young Artist Awards". YoungArtistAwards.org. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
- ^ "32nd Annual Young Artist Awards". YoungArtistAwards.org. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
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- 1998 births
- 21st-century American actresses
- Actresses from San Diego, California
- American child actresses
- American film actresses
- American people of Greek descent
- American television actresses
- American voice actresses
- American video game actresses
- Living people
- Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Screen Actors Guild Award winners
