Gallery Photos - Ariel Winter, American actress

Ariel Winter is the stage name of Ariel Winter Workman (born January 28, 1998), an American actress. She is best known for her current role as Alex Dunphy in the TV series Modern Family, for which she has won a Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Ensemble in a Comedy Series, along with the rest of the show's cast.

Ariel 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.

Winter has appeared in feature films, most notably in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, co-starring Robert Downey Jr, Val Kilmer and Michelle Monaghan, but also in Speed Racer, Duress and Opposite Day. 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 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. The series will premiere with a movie due for release in late 2012. The television series is set to premiere in 2013 on Disney Junior.

Winter also landed the role of Carrie Kelley/Robin in the two part animated movie adaptation of The Dark Knight Returns. Part one was released in the US on September 25, 2012. Part two is expected to be released in early 2013.

Winter is the sibling of actress Shanelle Gray and actor Jimmy Workman. On October 3 2012, Winter temporarily entered the care of her older sister after allegations that her mother, Chrisoula Workman, physically and emotionally abused her. Workman denies the abuse allegations. Gray seeks permanent guardianship and financial control over Winter, as per a filed guardianship petition.