Ariel Winter

Ariel Winter is an American actress, born Ariel Winter Workman on January 28, 1998, in Fairfax, Virginia. She began in television commercials at the age of four and moved into guest roles on network shows before settling into the work that made her widely known. From 2009 to 2020 she played the sharp, studious Alex Dunphy in the ABC sitcom Modern Family, and with her fellow cast members she shared the Screen Actors Guild ensemble award for a comedy series four years running, from 2010 to 2013. Alongside her screen acting she built a substantial voice career in animation, including the title role in the Disney Junior series Sofia the First, Penny Peterson in Mr. Peabody and Sherman, and Carrie Kelley in the animated film Batman: The Dark Knight Returns. Her live action film work began with Kiss Kiss Bang Bang in 2005.