Biography
Who is Ariel Winter?
Early life and family
Ariel Winter was born on January 28, 1998, in Fairfax, Virginia. Her parents are Glenn and Chrisoula Workman. She has Greek ancestry from her mother and German ancestry from her father. Ariel has two older siblings named Shanelle and Jimmy who are also actors.
In 2012, Shanelle filed for guardianship of her sister because she alleged their mother was abusive. A court granted this request in 2014 and removed the mother's guardianship. Ariel later declared she was officially emancipated in 2015.
Acting and voice work
Ariel Winter is well known for playing Alex Dunphy in the show Modern Family between 2009 and 2020. For this work, she won the Screen Actors Guild Award for the best ensemble in a comedy series four times. She was nominated for a Young Artist Award in 2012 for her role in The Chaperone.
Ariel also does extensive voice acting. She played Sofia in the series Sofia the First starting in 2012. Other voice roles include Gretchen in Phineas and Ferb and Marina in Jake and the Never Land Pirates. She voiced characters in films like ParaNorman and Mr. Peabody and Sherman. In 2026, she played Cognita in Clash of the Thundermans.
Personal life and education
Ariel Winter attended Campbell Hall School in Los Angeles and graduated in June 2016. She planned to study law at the University of California, Los Angeles. She began her studies there in 2017 but took a hiatus in 2018 for her career.
She holds a purple belt in taekwondo and is a member of the Greek Orthodox Church. In 2015, she had breast reduction surgery to fix back pain and physical discomfort. She spoke about this experience in Nightline and Glamour magazine. She wore a Romona Kaveza gown to the 2016 Screen Actors Guild Awards to show her surgical scars.
Relationships and activism
Ariel Winter was in a relationship with actor Luke Benward from 2020 until August 2025. Before that, she dated Canadian actor Levi Meaden for three years. Those two split in 2019 after living together in Los Angeles.
Ariel works as a decoy for SOSA to help catch child sexual predators. She advocates against childhood abuse. This passion comes from her own experiences growing up in the entertainment industry.
Birthday and age
Ariel Winter was born on January 28, 1998, which makes Ariel 28 years old today. That birthday falls under the Aquarius sign. Ariel shares the date with 32 other famous people.
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