Ariel Winter (born Ariel Winter Workman, January 28, 1998) is an American actress, singer, and voice actress. She is best known as Alex Dunphy in the TV series Modern Family, as well as the voice of the title character in the Disney Junior show Sofia the First. Winter and her Modern Family castmates have won four Screen Actors Guild Awards for Best Ensemble in a Comedy Series.
Winter was born in Los Angeles, California on January 28, 1998, the daughter of Chrisoula "Chrystal" (née Batistas) and Glenn Workman. She is sister to actress Shanelle Workman and actor Jimmy Workman. Her mother's family is Greek.
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 ER. 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 TV 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.
I used to go to sleep at night
So thankful for my simple life
Up at all the stars I would be gazing
An ordinary girl it seems
But never in my wildest dreams
Could I imagine something so amazing
It happened in an instant
Everything changed
Now my whole life is rearranged
It's time to rise and shine
Wake up and make the day mine
In this brand new world
I'm at the starting line
But I know deep down that it will all be fine
'Cause I'm gonna rise
And shine
And suddenly out of the blue
I woke up to a dream come true
Then if just a dream then please don't wake me
To the castles swipe away
Became a princess in a day
Now I'm wondering where this road may take me
It happened in an instant
Everything changed
Now my whole life is rearranged
It's time to rise and shine
Wake up and make the day mine
In this brand new world
I'm at the starting line
But I know deep down that it will all be fine
'Cause I'm gonna rise . . .
So much to learn
So much to be
And I can't wait to find the key
It's time to rise . . .!
It's a brand new world
And I'm at the starting line
But I know deep down that it will all be fine
'Cause I'm gonna rise
Right before their eyes
I'm gonna rise . . .
And shine . . .
Rise and shine