Ariel Winter is an American actress. She is best-known for portraying "Ellie Layton" in the 2008 film, One Missed Call (2008), and for the character of Alex Dunphy on Modern Family (2009). Winter also had a recurring role in the TV series, Urgences (1994) as "Lucy Moore", the daughter of Hedy Burress's character, "Joanie". She also voices "Gretchen" in Phinéas et Ferb (2007).
Gorgeous, perky and adorable are just a few words to describe young Ariel Winter. She was born in Fairfax, Virginia, to Chrisoula (Batistas) and Glenn Workman. Her maternal grandparents were Greek, and her father is of English and German descent. Ariel started her acting career at the age of four. Ariel can be seen in the supporting role of "Lila", opposite Eddie Murphy and Kerry Washington in the DreamWorks comedy, Mille mots (2012), about a man who finds out he only has 1,000 words left to speak and then he'll die.
Ariel has had a recurring role on the final six episodes of Urgences (1994) as "Lucy", a young girl whose mother is brought into the ER in need of a heart transplant. She also appears in the thriller, Duress (2009), opposite Martin Donovan. Best-known as "Trixie" in Warner Bros.' Speed Racer (2008), Ariel's other credits include the film, Super Kids (2009) and Nic & Tristan Go Mega Dega (2010).
Ariel always wanted to act. She can remember wanting to enter the TV set and actually explore Dora l'exploratrice (2000). After noticing her daughter's passion for the craft, Ariel's mother started to research and found her an agent. She landed her first paying job immediately in a Cool Whip commercial and hasn't stopped working since!
Ariel's past credits include guest-starring roles on the hit TV shows, Esprits criminels (2005), Preuve à l'appui (2001), Nip/Tuck (2003) and Bones (2005). Feature credits include a lead role in the hit thriller, One Missed Call (2008), in which she plays the killer of the film. In addition, Ariel is the voice of Gretchen on Disney's hit show, Phinéas et Ferb (2007), voiced a supporting character in Horton (2008) and played "Thumper's sister" in Bambi 2 - Le prince de la forêt (2006). She started her motion picture career at age seven in director Shane Black's hit cult film, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005), starring Val Kilmer, Robert Downey Jr. and Michelle Monaghan.
When she is not working, this Virginia native is an avid singer and has a band, with her best friend, called "WickedSweet". They've already recorded their first CD. Ariel also enjoys hanging out with her three dogs -- Pebbles, Hercules and Cher -- jumping on her trampoline and going to the movies with friends. Even at her young age, Ariel is aware of dangers to our environment and is involved in environmental charities to promote a greener living.
