Ariel Winter (born January 28, 1998) is an American actress and singer. She provided the voice of Princess Sofia on Sofia the First. She is also well known for many of her other works, such as Alex Dunphy on the ABC TV show Modern Family and the voice of Marina the mermaid in Jake and the Neverland Pirates.
Biography[]
Winter was born in Fairfax, Virginia, the daughter of Chrisoula "Chrystal" (née Batistas) and Glenn Workman. Her mother's family is Greek. Winter obtained her first entertainment industry job in a Cool Whip commercial at age 6. 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 Disney Channel animated series Phineas and Ferb, she voiced the character of Gretchen before she won the regular role of Alex Dunphy in the ABC TV show Modern Family, which premiered in 2009. She has continued to work in TV animation, including the voices of Marina the Mermaid on Disney Junior's Jake and the Never Land Pirates and Sofia the First.
Winter has appeared in several films, most notably in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and also Speed Racer, Duress, Opposite Day and the Nickelodeon sequel 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. She also lent her voice to minor 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. The series premiered in January 2013 on Disney Junior.
Winter has made a music video cover of Taylor Swift's "I Knew You Were Trouble", uploaded on YouTube on January 23, 2013. Recently, Winter and singer-songwriter Jackson Guthy made two music video covers, Gotye's "Somebody That I Used To Know" and Owl City and Carly Rae Jepsen's "Good Time", which garnered over 140,000 views on YouTube within the first 10 days of release. Winter reprised a recent role as Dora The Explorer in a 3-part parody miniseries by website CollegeHumor.
Filmography[]
Films[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Kiss Kiss Bang Bang | Young Harmony Faith Lane | |
| 2006 | Bambi II | Thumper's sister | Voice role |
| Curious George | Kid | Voice role | |
| Ice Age: The Meltdown | Additional voices | Voice role | |
| Grilled | Dolly | ||
| 2008 | One Missed Call | Ellie Layton | |
| Horton Hears a Who! | Additional voices | Voice role | |
| Speed Racer | Young Trixie | ||
| 2009 | Tales from the Catholic Church of Elvis! | Little girl | |
| Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete | Marlene Wallace | Voice role | |
| Life Is Hot in Cracktown | Suzie | ||
| Duress | Sarah Barnett | ||
| Opposite Day | Carla Benson | ||
| Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | Additional voices | Voice role | |
| Afro Samurai: Resurrection | Young Sio (English dub) | Voice role | |
| 2010 | Killers | Sadie | |
| Nic & Tristan Go Mega Dega | Lisa | ||
| DC Showcase: Green Arrow | Princess Perdita | Voice role | |
| 2011 | The Chaperone | Sally | |
| Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension | Gretchen / Additional voices | Voice role | |
| Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred | Talia Libo | ||
| 2012 | Excision | Grace | |
| ParaNorman | Blithe Hollow (young) | Voice role | |
| Batman: The Dark Knight Returns – Parts 1 & 2 | Carrie Kelley/Robin (voice) | ||
| Sofia the First: Once Upon a Princess | Princess Sofia | Voice role | |
| 2013 | Dora the Explorer and the Destiny Medallion | Dora | YouTube short film series by CollegeHumor |
| Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright | Chrissy Damon | Voice role | |
| Sofia the First: The Floating Palace | Princess Sofia | Voice role | |
| Tad, The Lost Explorer | Sara Lavrof | Voice role | |
| 2014 | Mr. Peabody & Sherman | Penny Peterson | Voice role |
| 2015 | Safelight | Kate | |
| 2016 | Elena and the Secret of Avalor | Princess Sofia | Voice role |
| 2017 | Smurfs: The Lost Village | Smurflily | Voice role |
| Dog Years | Lil | Filming |
Television[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Phineas and Ferb | Gretchen Additional voices |
Voice 10 episodes |
| 2008 | Ghost Whisperer | Natalie | Episode: "Imaginary Friends and Enemies" |
| 2009 | ER | Lucy Moore | 5 episodes |
| 2009 | Penguins of Madagascar | Little girl | Voice Episode: "What Goes Around / Mask of the Raccoon" |
| 2009–2020 | Modern Family | Alex Dunphy | Main role 250 episodes/11 seasons |
| 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 | Winx Club | Macy | Episode: "Macy" |
| 2012 | Young Justice | Queen Perdita | Voice Episode: "Coldhearted" |
| 2013-2018 | Sofia the First | Princess Sofia | Voice |
| 2016 | Milo Murphy's Law | Jackie | Episode: "The Wilder West" |