Anne Winters (actress)

Anne Winters

Winters in November 2012
Born Anne Christine Winters
(1994-06-03) June 3, 1994
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Occupation Actress
Years active 2009–present

Anne Christine Winters (born June 3, 1994) is an American actress. She is known for her roles in the FX drama series Tyrant as Emma Al-Fayeed, and the ABC crime drama series Wicked City as Vicki Roth. She also starred in the films Sand Castles (2014), Pass the Light (2015), The Bride He Bought Online (2015), and Mom and Dad (2017).

Early life

Anne Christine Winters was born in Dallas, Texas to Karen and Harry Winters.[1] She grew up in nearby Lewisville. Winters was educated at Prestonwood Christian Academy, a private Baptist school in Plano. When she was ten years old, Winters sang a solo at the American Airlines Center to a crowd of over 24,000 people. She originally planned to attend Southern Methodist University for her college education, but chose instead to relocate to Los Angeles in order to pursue her acting career.[2]

Career

Winters made her film debut as Young Kathleen in the straight-to-DVD film A Christmas Snow. She then appeared in the straight-to-DVD film Cooper and the Castle Hills Gang. In 2013, she guest starred in the Disney Channel sitcom Liv and Maddie as Kylie Kramer, appearing in the episode "Steal-A-Rooney". From 2013 to 2014, Winters had a recurring role as Kelsey in the ABC Family/Freeform drama series The Fosters.

From 2014 to 2016, Winters starred in the regular role of Emma Al-Fayeed in the drama series Tyrant,[3] created by Gideon Raff for the FX network.[4] She was credited as a guest star during Tyrant's second season, appearing in only four of the 13 episodes, and continued her role in the third season. Winters starred in a leading role in the 2014 independent drama film Sand Castles, opposite actors Jordon Hodges and Clint Howard. She won the Leonardo da Vinci Horse Award for Best Ensemble Cast at the MIFF Awards with her co-stars.[5] Also in 2014, Winters starred as Kelly Decker in the action film Fatal Instinct.

In 2015, she appeared as Gwen in the faith-based film Pass the Light, directed by Malcolm Goodwin. She also starred as Avery Lindstrom in the Lifetime television film The Bride He Bought Online, directed by Christine Conradt. That same year, she was cast as Vicki Roth in ABC's crime drama series Wicked City.[6] Winters co-starred as Valerie York in the NBC pilot sequel to the teen drama film Cruel Intentions, alongside the film's original star Sarah Michelle Gellar.[7] Winters won Best Supporting Actress at the 2016 Nice International Film Festival for her role in the drama film The Tribe.[8][9]

She will star opposite Nicolas Cage and Selma Blair in the upcoming thriller film Mom and Dad.[10] Winters will have a lead role in the go90 drama series Zac and Mia, portraying cancer patient Mia Phillips alongside Kian Lawley's Zac Meier.[11] She is also set for a recurring role in the second season of Netflix's drama series 13 Reasons Why.[12]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2009 Gloria Student Short film
2010 A Christmas Snow Young Kathleen
2011 Cooper and the Castle Hills Gang Lauren
2014 Sand Castles Lauren Daly
2014 Fatal Instinct Kelly Decker
2015 Pass the Light Gwen
2015 The Bride He Bought Online Avery Lindstrom
2016 The Tribe Sarah
2017 #REALITYHIGH Holly Completed
2017 Mom and Dad Carly Ryan Completed

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2013 Liv and Maddie Kylie Kramer Episode: "Steal-a-Rooney"
2013–2014 The Fosters Kelsey 6 episodes
2014–2016 Tyrant Emma Al-Fayeed 16 episodes
2015 Wicked City Vicki Roth 8 episodes
2016 Cruel Intentions Valerie York Unsold pilot
2017 Zac and Mia Mia Phillips Upcoming series
2018 13 Reasons Why Chloe Upcoming season

Awards and nominations

Year Association Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2014 Leonardo da Vinci Horse Awards Best Ensemble Cast Sand Castles Won [5]
2016 Nice International Film Festival Best Supporting Actress The Tribe Won [9]

References

  1. ↑ Schrader, Adam (January 14, 2016). "21-year-old Lewisville native Anne Winters pursues acting dream in Los Angeles". The Dallas Morning News.
  2. ↑ "Vicki Roth played by Anne Winters". ABC.com.
  3. ↑ Nededog, Jethro (August 26, 2013). "'Borgias' Noah Silver to Co-Star on FX's Howard Gordon Pilot 'Tyrant'". TheWrap. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  4. ↑ Levine, Stuart (December 10, 2012). "FX nabs 'Tyrant' project from 'Homeland' pair". Variety. Retrieved August 25, 2013.
  5. 1 2 "Sand Castles (2014) Awards". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
  6. ↑ Petski, Denise (March 11, 2015). "Dilshad Vadsaria Joins Fox's 'Frankenstein'; ABC's 'The Adversaries', 'The Catch', 'LA Crime' Add Cast". Deadline.com.
  7. ↑ Schrader, Adam (March 18, 2016). "Lewisville native Anne Winters to play in 'Cruel Intentions' sequel on NBC". The Lewisville Texan Journal. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Best Supporting Actress – Nice IFF 2016". Film Fest International. March 17, 2016. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
  9. 1 2 "Nice IFF 2016 Awards Winners". Film Fest International. May 14, 2016. Retrieved May 31, 2016.
  10. ↑ Schrader, Adam (September 9, 2016). "Anne Winters cast in thriller, 'Mom and Dad'". The Lewisville Texan Journal. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
  11. ↑ Petski, Denise (March 20, 2017). "YouTube Star Kian Lawley & Anne Winters To Topline 'Zac And Mia' YA Series On Go90". Deadline.com.
  12. ↑ Wagmeister, Elizabeth (August 8, 2017). "'13 Reasons Why' Adds Seven New Actors for Season 2". Variety. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
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