Background
Winter was born in Los Angeles, California on January 28, 1998, the daughter of Chrisoula "Chrystal" (née Batistas) and Glenn Workman. Her mother"s family is Greek.
Winter was born in Los Angeles, California on January 28, 1998, the daughter of Chrisoula "Chrystal" (née Batistas) and Glenn Workman. Her mother"s family is Greek.
She is best known as Alex Dunphy in the television series Modern Family, as well as the voice of the title character in the Disney Junior show Sofia the First. 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 Or Tickle U On Noggin, Freddie, Monk, Bones, and Emergency. 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 television animation, including providing the voice of Marina the Mermaid on Disney Junior"s Jake and the Never Land Pirates.
In 2012, Winter was cast as Sofia, the lead character in a then-new Disney animated franchise Sofia the First. The series premiered in January 2013 on Disney Junior.
She also lent her voice to characters in the animated films, Disney"s Bambi II and Blue Sky"s Ice Age: The Meltdown. Winter has appeared in feature films, most notably in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and also in Speed Racer, Duress, Opposite Day, and Fred 2.
Foreign her leading role in the film The Chaperone, she was nominated at the Young Artist Awards 2012 as Best Actress in a Motion Picture.
Screen Actors Guild Young Artist Awards.